Opening day is here and the fishing is very good around Clearwater Lodge!  I spent a few hours scouting area streams today with Darrin Deal, one of our guide school students from Chico.  Hat Creek was very busy, but we still found a few fish willing to rise to PMD dries around lunchtime.  Burney Creek looked very fishable.  We finished up on the Pit River, where the salmonflies were buzzing around.  I started off with a size 6 stimulator and pulled a great 17" bow out of a nice pocket right away.  What a way to start the season!  Darrin put on a nymphing clinic, hooking one nice rainbow after another.  Fishing should be great this year on all of our fisheries.