****************01/14/2025 DELAYED OPENING UNTIL 08:00 AM DUE TO WEATHER************   It appears that the bulk of the action was in the middle to the upper ends of the run today, with egg sacks the primary bait, most everyone caught and landed fish today. The weather today was variably cloudy with snow showers. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40%. For tonight will be cloudy with snow. Low 23F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 80%, 3 to 5 inches of snow expected. Heavier amounts in persistent snowbands. And for tomorrow snow during the morning will transition to snow showers during the afternoon. High around 25F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 3 to 5 inches. Higher wind gusts possible. The flow out of the Dam remains at 350CFS thru 7pm on the 14th. The flow will increase to 750CFS from 7pm thru 11:59pm on the 14th.

CFS at the dam 350 until midnight tomorrow, CFS at the Pineville gauge constant at 512. Air temperatures were 30 degrees Fahrenheit at opening, rising to a high of 34 degrees around 2 PM, before beginning a slow drop to what will be our overnight low of 28 degrees. It was overcast all day, with very light breezes, and sporadic bands of very light snow that briefly fell without any significant accumulation; we remain at about 3" to 4" of snow on the ground. Roughly half of our daily angler limit of guests arrived today, trickling in from just after opening until as late as 1 PM. The few guests, in the first group who started checking off the run at 1 PM, until 3 PM, fished only a couple of hours each, but were each still able to bring a couple of Steelhead to hand, in the 5 # range. There was a lull until near 4 PM, then anglers started coming off the run in fairly quick succession, near dusk, reporting an half-dozen to double digit Steelhead, most in the 5# range, with a couple in the 10# range. An often heard comment was "It was a good day!", with "One right after the other!" a very rarely heard comment by one late check-in guest. The Steelhead ranged from chrome through typical and into beginning to color up. Egg sacks, under bobbers, or bounced on the bottom, seemed to be the favored "go-to" techniques today, producing all of the fish reported, excepting one guest who was also double-digit successful with both eggs and beads, as well as swinging an egg sucking leach fly.  It should be noted that, although there was negligible slush in the water today, there were chunks of ice floating down the river, causing hazards to anyone standing or wading in the water, and the chunks have choked the river to the point that below the Tree Hole is unfishable (essentially, from the Upper Clay downriver).  Tomorrow's forecast is: Variably cloudy with snow showers. High 34F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.

A light snow fell pretty much all day high 27F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%. The weather for this evening will have considerable cloudiness. Low 22F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. And for tomorrow it's forecasted to be cloudy. High 33F. Winds light and variable. The flow out of the Dam remains at 350CFS thru midnight on the 12th. A couple of anglers hit the run today. The water clarity was good, little to no slush, but there's some shelf ice. One of our season pass holders, mentioned that the bite was soft and the fish were on the bottom. Although there were only a few anglers, everyone had some success, a good day on the river.

******************OPENING AT 9AM ON 01/11/25 DUE TO LOW OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES*************** The weather today was mixed, some clouds and blue skies late morning to mid afternoon. High 28F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. This evening more cloudy skies with late-night snow showers. Low around 20F. Winds light and variable. Chance of snow 50%. Snow accumulations less than one inch. Tomorrows weather is forecasted to be cloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 29F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. The flow out of the Dam will be dropped to 350CFS at 9pm this evening and remain there through midnight on the 11th. Fishing today was challenging with the cold temperatures and the slush in the water. A few anglers braved the elements with one angler going 1 for 1. Anglers noted that there was shelf ice and the water was somewhat stained. This afternoon the amount of slush improved, a few anglers had some success. One season passholder commented that with the low humidity and not much wind made for a great day on the run.      

CFS at the dam 700, until at least midnight tonight. CFS at the Pineville gauge 859. Air temperatures started at 17 degrees Fahrenheit and only rose to 22 degrees over the course of the day. It was overcast, with relatively light and variable winds, and periodic bands of light snow during the morning hours, with little accumulation. One guest fished the morning for a few hours, without success, and on the way out commented there was slush in the water. Our overnight low will be 13 degrees, with the forecast for tomorrow being: Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High near 25F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

CFS at the dam 700 at least until midnight tomorrow, CFS at the Pineville gauge 859. Air temperatures remained in the low to mid teens all day, with variable winds and occasional gusts, as well as periodic bands of very light snow (perhaps an inch total accumulation) moving through periodically. There has been about 4" total on the ground these past few days. We had no guests on the run today. Forecast for tomorrow is: Mainly cloudy with snow showers around in the morning. High near 25F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40%.

Daily Fishing Report for 1/6/2025-We had a few anglers attempt to fish the run this morning, however with temperatures around 11 degrees, slush / ice was prevalent throughout, from bottom to top and brought our guests back from the river without any hookups.  For tomorrow we can expect temperatures to start in the high teens, staying below 25 degrees for the day, with N / NW winds 15-17mph, and a moderate, changing over to small chance of precipitation. Current flow from the dam is 300 cfs and Pineville gauge is reading 506 cfs.  The dam output is scheduled to stay at 300 cfs through 6:00pm tomorrow evening then increase to 500 cfs until 11:59 pm 1/7/2025.

CFS at the dam 300 until at least midnight tomorrow, CFS at the Pineville gauge 544 and very gradually dropping. Air temperatures started at 29 degrees Fahrenheit at opening time, it is currently 23 degrees, on its way to an overnight low of 11 degrees. All morning and into mid-afternoon we had fairly stiff winds, with occasional gusts, but the winds seem to have abated during the late afternoon. There have been periodic flurries of fine-grained lake effect snow, adding very little to what had already accumulated (about 4" total). We had an handful of guests join us on the run today, checking in from mid-morning through mid-afternoon. Initial reports, from those guests taking a break mid-afternoon and then returning for another try, indicated slush still in the water as of mid-afternoon, gradually thawing out, with ice having built-up into a clot just below the Meadow. Nobody had more than a tug or two at the time of initially coming up. After having ventured back down then up, this time they reported that they each had been able to hook into a few fish, that they were unable to bring to hand, in the middle section. The specific comment was "They're there!". The last few guests, having been the last to check-in this afternoon, came off the run after dark. An incredible report: both had double-digit hookups, and brought Steelhead to hand in the 9-10# range, drifting egg sacks in the middle to upper sections! Tomorrow's forecast is for cloudy skies, high of 17 F, winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

************Change in hours due to weather conditions************

Closing will be at 3 PM on Sunday if no anglers are present.

Opening remains the same at 6:45 AM

Today was windy with some snow showers this afternoon. High 28F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Tonight periods of snow along with gusty winds at times, especially this evening. Low 23F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 3 to 5 inches. Heavier amounts in persistent snow bands. Tomorrow cloudy, high 26F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Fishing today was challenging with the anglers dealing with the wind and a good amount of slush in the water and the wind chill was 14F.  The flow out of the Dam will remain at 300CFS until midnight Sunday.

************Change in hours due to weather conditions************

Closing will be at 3 PM on both Saturday and Sunday if no anglers are present.

Opening remains the same at 6:45 AM

This afternoon a couple of inches of snow fell, temps stayed around 30. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 100%. Tonight Cloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low around 20F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph. Tomorrow becoming windy, with intermittent snow or snow showers becoming steadier and heavier late. High 27F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 70%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. The flow out of the Dam drops to 300CFS at 6 PM this evening thru midnight tonight. There were just a couple of anglers today, slush and some ice from up river was an issue.  

CFS at the dam is 750 through midnight tonight, CFS at the Pineville gauge is 1310. Air temperatures remained in the mid 30s overnight and throughout the day, skies were overcast, winds were variable, at times gusting, and became stronger as the day progressed, we had a mid-afternoon fairly brief flurry of snow that only amounted to a dusting on the ground. A solo guest joined us today, fishing into the very early afternoon. He was able to bring to hand a decent amount of "skippy" Steelhead (4#-5#) in the lower and middle sections. He reported that the water was clear, and their was no ice or slush. Overnight low will be 28 degrees Fahrenheit, with snow. Tomorrow's forecast will be: Variably cloudy with snow showers. Temps nearly steady around 30. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. Be advised that we are currently under a lake effect snow warning until 6 PM this Sunday.  Localized heavy bands of snow (2 to 3 feet of snowfall) may be present in the most persistent bands, exacerbated by strong winds up to 40 mph that may create whiteout conditions.

CFS at the dam 750 through at least midnight tonight, CFS at the Pineville gauge 1350, water temperature 36 degrees Fahrenheit, water clarity was OK - air temperatures hovered in the high 30s, it was overcast and drizzly, with fairly strong sustained winds and occasional gusts, throughout the day - despite the conditions, nearly two dozen guests joined us on the run today, trickling in from just after opening until early afternoon - as these guests began leaving at noon, and into the hours near dusk, reports were positive in that almost all guests hooked into fish, although only roughly three quarters of those who were lucky enough to hook up were able to actually bring the fish to hand - the three exceptions to getting any tugs were two admitted novices "learning" and a self-described "net man" - featured is Stuart with a sample of the Steelhead he brought to hand today - they ranged from "cookie-cutter" chrome to some hefty fish that appear to be domestics - overnight low will be 28 degrees, with about an inch of snow - the forecast for tomorrow is: Partly to mostly cloudy and windy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds W at 20 to 30 mph (winds will increase as the day progresses).