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Latest Fishing Report

Report Date

Nov. 01, 2009

Flow

245 cfs

Reporter

Tucker Ladd

Overview

Good fishing can be had in the latter part of the day.

Current Conditions

This is that time of year on the Eagle where time of day means everyting. Although conditions may seem ideal to the angler, the fish on this river are very particular about when they will want to feed. On this particular day, I got to the river around noon, wanting to give the water plenty of time to warm up. I fished hard all afternoon with the occasional hook up, but it wasn't until around 4pm that things started to happen and the fish began to feed. Once the conditions were "right" for the fish, I was getting hook ups on every other cast. Nymphing was the most productive technique using a double or tripple fly rig starting with a Stone, and trailing that with a small midge or BWO pattern. Olive was the color de jour, as most of the trout caught were on an olive mayfly pattern. So the long of the short of it, come late and plan on staying late.

Hatches

BWO's, Baetis, Midges

Recommended Flies

Dries:

Parachute BWO 20-22, Parachute Extended Body BWO 20-22, Hackle Stacker BWO 20-22, Parachute Adams 20-24, Adams 20-24, Griffiths Gnat 20-22

Nymphs:

Tungsten Pheasant Tail 12-20, Copper John 12-20 (black, red, green), Pats Rubber Legged Stone (12-14), Tungsten 20-Incher 12-16, Princy Nymph 12-20, Barrs Emerger BWO 18-20, TB's Bad Habbit 18-22 (olive), Ice Breaker BWO 20-22, Rojo Midge 18-22 (black, olive), RS2 18-22 (olive), Tungsten Poison 18-22 (olive, black), Zebra Midge 18-22 (olive, black)

Streamers:

Sculpin Leaches, Marabou Leaches, Crystal Bugger, Slump Buster, Jaw Breaker Jig, Sculpzilla