Where to Go Tarryall Reservoir

Report Date: 3/10/2026

Current Conditions

Ice off is officially here! Stillwater season is starting about 6 weeks earlier than normal and the fishing has been great. Tarryall is a fun place to fish at ice off. The fish are not all that far out and patrolling the shallows close to shore. The entire lake has been fishing well, but we have seen some great action on the Northwest shoreline by the inlet.

Tactics:

Indicator rigs (shallow) and slow crawling flies have been very effective. Keep those rigs pretty shallow right now.

Hatches:

The bug life is pretty dormant right now. The primary "bugs" have been smaller chironomids, leeches, scuds, baitfish, and eggs

Tips:

You wont have to cast all that far right now. Fish like to cruise very close to shore at ice out.

Weather:

Short Term-  Warm and windy, thats the forecast. Spring time is typically pretty windy up here and the short term forecast is no exception to that. This week we will see high temps clear into the mid 50's. Wednesday will cool slightly and Thursday will be quite windy. Morning lows are not going to be all that cold either and we should see lows in the 20's and 30's. Friday will be gorgeous and a perfect day to hit the water. This weekend will remain warm, but we will see quite a bit of wind. Spring is here folks!!

Long Term-  Next week will be another beautiful week. In fact, we could hit record highs on Wednesday. High temps will be in the 70's in  the latter part of the week. Next weekend looks equally nice, although we may cool slightly. Temps will still be quite a bit above average though. Longer range forecasts are suggesting a pattern change around the 21st, but its still way too far away to tell if anything will come of that. Precipitation chances are pretty much zero for the next 2 weeks. Not good news for our already low and weakening snowpack.

 NOW BOOKING STILLWATER TRIPS FOR 2026! EITHER BY SHORE OR BY BOAT, WE HAVE YOU COVERED.