Temperatures didn’t budge much today, remaining around 20 F for the majority of the day.  Things got off to a quiet start this morning, with just another handful of anglers, waiting out the early morning slush.  All anglers were fairly brief in the outings, but rewarded for their attempts today despite the temperatures.

15° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:22am

Sunset: 5:13pm

998 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

Back to snow, with steady, light snow showers for most of the day. Overall, a bit cold, but with little to no wind it definitely made for a good day on the water for the handful of anglers that decided to join us.  Reports from the anglers we spoke with indicated a bit less activity, compared to what we saw over the weekend.  About half of our anglers today were able to get on the board, with a few ‘2 for’s being reported.  While the other half of our anglers were unfortunately not as successful in their outings.  With temperatures on a steady decline, we will likely have some slushy days, and bring the long awaited, first shelf ice of the season. The release from the dam is currently scheduled to remain at 750 CFS until 11:59 PM tomorrow 1/31/23.

27° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:23am

Sunset: 5:12pm

1020 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Snow

Another day with temperatures into the high 30's and light and intermittent rain showers for the better part of the day. The fact that it is rain and not snow with temperatures near 40 for this time of year is amazing. We'll take it. We had about two dozen anglers take advantage of the conditions today and of those that I spoke with I would characterize the day as "very good". As I said I didn't speak with everyone and there were a few that failed to get into fish, but that was the exception and not the rule. Most got into multiple fish; characterized as fresh, bright, and full of energy. 3 for 6, 0 for 3, "at least six and lost a bunch"1 for 7 and one for 7. The bite was real light today which explains good numbers of fish hooked but not a good proportion landed.

38° / Rain

Sunrise: 7:24am

Sunset: 5:10pm

1020 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Rain

CFS at the dam 750, CFS at the Pineville gauge 1030 - air temperatures started at 35 degrees early this morning, rose to a high of 43 degrees at 1:30 PM, then has been slowly dropping since to it's current 36 degrees - skies remained overcast, we had a slushy couple of inches on the ground from overnight falls, and small (short-lived) waves of small grapple (miniature snowballs) and sprinkles of rain moved through this morning, but the afternoon was clear of any type of precipitation - a calm morning changed to winds picking up just a bit late morning, apparently blowing straight up the river, which caused a bit of difficulty with drifts - we had 27 guests join us, with perhaps ten accessing from other points than the Welcome Center - I spoke to several guests who came off the river fairly early this morning, to warm up, get some food, tackle, etc., before heading back out - the initial reports were that there had been no action whatsoever . . . however, at 10:45 AM one guest came up, all smiles, reporting 2 / 5 Steelhead, all bright chrome, drifting blue egg sacks under a bobber - 10:50 AM a trio of guests came off the run - all they would say was "we did well . . . OK" . . . 12:30 AM a single guest reported 1 / 1 Steelhead drifting a pink egg sack under a bobber in the upper section - at 1:45 PM a sole guest reported 2 / 3 Steelhead bottom bouncing egg sacks in the middle section (he "usually does much better" each outing) - at 2:55 PM a pair of guests reported 1 Steelhead between them, swinging an egg patterned fly in the middle section - 3:45 PM a guest reported 1 / 1 on a nice 28" Domestic Rainbow in full colors, as well as 1 / 1 on a 25" Brown Trout, swinging flies in the lower section - at 3:55 PM two veteran anglers reported each scoring double-digits for Steelhead, a mix of dark and chrome, drifting eggs under a bobber in the middle and lower sections - at 5:25 the last two guests came off the run - they reported 2 / 3 and 1 / 2 respectively, all Steelhead, drifting beads under a bobber - the forecast for tonight is: Snow showers will become more widely scattered overnight. Low 27F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 50%. The forecast for tomorrow is: Rain likely. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

34° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:25am

Sunset: 5:09pm

1020 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

Just a few anglers joined us on the run which, quite frankly, surprised me. Temperatures in the upper 30's to near 40, overcast skies with no precipitation. Water a little high but really not that bad. No slush. No shelf ice. Pretty good Steelhead weather any time of year but for the end of January? What more can you ask for? All anglers were able to bring fresh Steelhead to hand (which included one angler that stopped by for the last hour of the day). Best of the bunch went 6 for 7, which is a really good day. With dropping water and temperatures in the mid-30's tomorrow, I would think it would be a good day to be on the run. Water will be dropping to 750 cfs from the dam at 9:00PM this evening and the current flow at Pineville is 1310 cfs.

33° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:26am

Sunset: 5:08pm

1310 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

We had blustery conditions on the run today, yet we still had a number of anglers try their luck. Reports varied but some anglers were able to get into a few steelhead even thought the weather drove them off by mid afternoon. We picked up about 5 inches of snow in the last 24 hours but many areas are windswept.

28° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:27am

Sunset: 5:06pm

1330 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Snow

Angling improved today despite the impending weather front. All the guests we've spoken with have reported success, of course some better then others. As of 3:30pm we're receiving a steady snowfall, with 8-12" of snow possible. The snow will turn to rain later  tonight and will likely make things messy in the morning. Please use caution if you plan to visit us tomorrow! The release from the dam is scheduled to remain at 1,000cfs through midnight tonight and the Pineville gauge reports 1,330cfs.

31° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:28am

Sunset: 5:05pm

1330 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Snow

It was a quiet day on the run, a handful of anglers had the place to themselves and reported a challenging day with the higher flows. A tug on the line and one steelhead brought to hand is the report as of 3pm.  The release from the dam is scheduled to remain at 1,500cfs through midnight tonight. We picked up a couple inches of snow over the last 24 hrs, but nothing that impedes walking the trails. We may pick up another 1-2 inches of snow over the next 24 hrs.    

29° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:29am

Sunset: 5:02pm

1850 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

CFS 1500 at the dam, 1860 at the Pineville gauge - air temperature started out at 33 degrees first thing this AM, rose to our high of 38 degrees, and is currently 35 degrees - our skies were overcast the entire day, winds were light, and there was only occasional, very brief snowfall - 12 guests joined us today, starting just after opening to 1 PM - at 11:15 AM the first guest came off the run - he struck out bottom bouncing an egg patterned fly in the middle section - at noon a pair of guests reported no success drifting beads under a bobber - at 1 PM we at last received some good news - one guest reported 2 / 3 for dark Steelhead, with the miss on a nice Brown Trout he was able to see before it cut loose - at 1:24 PM a guest reported no luck, however he stated he was swinging flies, without a sink tip . . . shortly after, a guest reported 0 / 1 on a "large Steelhead" while drifting beads under a bobber - at 2:55 PM a guest reported 1 / 1 Steelhead drifting an egg patterned fly (peach with tinsel) under a bobber - at 3:19 PM a guest reported "same as yesterday" (he was top rod and did well enough) and shared pictures of a nice chunky Steelhead and Brown Trout from today - at 4:45 PM our last guest off the run reported 3 / 5 "decent sized" Steelhead drifting eggs under a bobber - forecast for tonight: Snow this evening will give way to lingering snow showers late. Low 31F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. Forecast for tomorrow: Overcast. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.

35° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:30am

Sunset: 5:01pm

1860 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Snow

CFS at the dam 1500, CFS at the Pineville gauge 1920 as of 3:15 PM - air temperature started at 31 degrees, climbed to a high of 39 degrees - an overcast sky all day, very light winds, occasional frozen mist falling, all made for a relatively pleasant Winter day to be outdoors - we had 11 guests join us on the run, starting just after opening time to early afternoon - the first pair of guests came off the run at 10:45 AM, reporting one Steelhead between them, drifting a frosted orange 10mm bead under a bobber - another guest, on their heels, reported 1 /2 Steelhead drifting a bead under a bobber and drifting a Maribou jig - a solitary guest came up at 11:30 AM and reported 0 / 2 drifting egg sacks under a bobber - the next two guests came off the run at 2:30, with both reporting 0 / 1 - a guest who came off the run at 4:10 PM, who had arrived after noon, reported 2 / 4, including a nice 6# Brown Trout (I saw the picture) and a Steelhead - he stated he had done better the last two days - the last wo guests came off the run at 4:30 PM - one reported bringing a small Brown Trout to hand, the other just had a "tug" (but was "taking it easy today") - most of these guests covered as much water as possible, on the North shore - another guests fished the South shore and reportedly (secondhand) did well enough - the overnight low will be 29 degrees, and the forecast for tomorrow is: Cloudy early with periods of light rain and snow later in the day. High 39F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80%.

31° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:31am

Sunset: 5:00pm

1910 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds