Klamath Basin: , by Dylan Woodrum: Williamson River Report: 3 stars Memorial Weekends marks the beginning of summer fishing in
the basin. It was a cold, wet weekend that put down most hatches on the Williamson
River. BWO were out and a few Golden stones were taking shelter on the banks of
the river. The cold and wet did not, however, put down the fishing. Fish were
stacked in the riffles. Most fish were taken on Golden stone nymphs trailed by
size 14 copper johns. A few fish were swung -up on olive leeches and
softhackles. The water is high and slightly off color which gives us a fighting
chance against these notoriously picky Redbands. Expect the water to remain
high and colored for several more weeks (which is not a bad thing). This weekend
I expect to see the first good hatch of Yellow Sally’s, Ameletus and Golden
Stones coming off.
We have had good fishing Upper Klamath Lake and Agency Lake
the past week. Water tempetures are holding pretty steady in the mid to upper
50’s. The first good batch of Redband moved into Pelican Bay area, producing
good catches. Fish are starting to pod up at mouths of springs. Fishing will
only improve as the warmer weather takes hold. Next 10 open days for Dylan Woodrum: May 4, 5, 18, 19, 25, 26, Jun 2, 17, 20, 21 |