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I am headed up there Thursday morning. I have fished the special red zone from bridge to bridge that covers Evening Hole and The Bluffs. Where is Spillway Creek? Should I start there in the morning?

Spillway is just upstream from where you were. There is the area I call the old fart hole right by the road (lots of people just sit and park and fish with powerbait there) Upstream of there is what I've always referred to as spillway creek, all the way up to, well... the spillway. Several points to go in.

As to when to fish, I usually start in the Evening Hole and then move up, but anytime is good. Sometimes it's determined by water clarity.

I know where the old fart hole is that you are referring to. Which side of the river do I want to be on as I walk upstream from the old fart hole?

Walk up with the river on your left. Please leave some fish, as I plan on being there Friday

I will let them know you are coming.

Me too. [censored] man, is EVERYONE going to be there?

Baby trout. They stocked 35,000 of them. They are everywhere you go. Can't miss them.. I hope the vid quality is good, I'm just now messing around with the GoPro.



A spawning colored up Rainbow Trout just chilling.



Fat trout caught my my client Monday.



Monster Male Rainbow Trout on a Near Deer.



Eggs and Near Deers were all we threw at them. Caught well over 30 trout each on Monday. Never even thought of a tally. I was messing with the go pro. The next ones will be edited.. The park was void of people. We saw one other fly fisherman and a flywoman. Baby brown all over the place. They will eat anything small enough to fit in their mouths.

Strong fish!

That's a big rainbow.

I love these new fish from the new hatchery. They fight a lot harder than the AK fish. The fish are way more active now thats the water is chilled off the summers heat. If you like dragging a Woolly Bugger, now is the time. They are smashing them. Nothing has changed. Near Deers, Black and Red Zebra Midges, Woolly Buggers olive, Grey RS2's #22. At the end of the day, my camera was out of juice. And, wouln't you know it, the trout turned on like wild fire. Caught over 30 near the Evening Hole within an hour. Met one of our Lurkers here, who was camping with his dog, and he got in on the fun. I now have an extra battery for the GoPro so I can get the entire day on video. Talley was over 50 bows and 1 baby brown.





My guys had a blast and stayed the night and caught a bunch before the rain hit.

I had a trip cancel for this Sunday AM. If you would like to go, Ill do $150 2 people 4-5 hours. Email me, call me, pm me, or text me. Spinning Gear or Fly Fishing

Totally agree with this as well. The December stocking put a bunch of fat, healthy, hard fighting trouts in the river. Is the flow out of spillway creek still a bit low?

I wish I would have seen this earlier because I really thought about heading up there today!

Tips at Zone III



Put Tia on an 18 incher in the Evening Hole.

Started at the bottom of the Evening Hole and power fished all the way to the Spillway. We threw Pink San Juan Worms w/ a Grey RS2 #22 dropped from it/ Olive Woolly Buggers/ Near Deers. (90% came off Near Deers.)



My client for the day, (above) Landed over "120" trout from 8-5 pm. We stopped counting at 120ish trout and it was only 3 pm. The trout were fighting over the flies as soon as they hit the water. If one pulled free during a fight, another trout would pick it back up immediatly. When we found a Woolly Bugger bite, as soon as the fly hit the water, 8-10 trout would come fight over it. This is when I got mad. The GoPro was in the truck and so was my phone. Would have been some great footage.

As we were landing fish after fish after fish, a group came up with a kid. I asked the little guy if he wanted to take a shot at it and catch a fish. 1st cast he did. And the second cast. And the 3rd cast he caught one, lol. The river was on fire!



Called Brad and told him what was going on down there and he drove up today to fish the hot spots I told him about. Tried to text him to see what his talley was, but no answer so far.