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Report Date: 11/14/2025

ONLY HAND LAUNCHED VESSELS ARE ALLOWED. ALL BOAT RAMPS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.

Spinney will close for the season on November 15th

Current Conditions: 

Spinney will close for the season TOMORROW 1/2 hour after sunset(this will include vehicle access to the top lot on the river as well) The lake has been fishing great the last few days. With the water temps cool and in the perfect zone, the bite really turned on. The lake levels are still dropping very fast and that has made finding ideal spots a little more difficult. There are a lot of weeds and more are being exposed each day with the dropping water levels. Move around and find areas that have good openings in between the weeds. Play with your depths on the nymph rigs and space out those flies. Almost everything is nymphing right now but we are seeing some increased action on streamers. With nymphing, depth is going to be the single most important factor right now. We are seeing good success with flies suspended everywhere from just below the surface to just above the bottom of the lake. The mornings have been the best for consistent action.

Hatches:

As expected, the hatches are dwindling down. starting to really dwindle. We have seen and will continue to see increased midge (chironomid) activity. Scuds and leaches are also good patterns to be throwing right now. This is also a prime time of the year to fish streamers. Remember to switch up your retrieve speeds, sometimes they like it fast, sometimes they like it slow.

Tactics:

Focus on mornings or later in the day. Depth of your flies is the single most important component of your fishing right now. Gap those flies out to find the zone faster. This is a great time to get out in the lake in some type of watercraft. Slow crawling your flies can be a deadly technique as well. Sometimes all the fish need is a little  movement!

Tips:

Fall stillwater can be a little slower than summertime. But it can still get really good if you are in the right areas. Covering water will be the most effective tip right now.

Weather:

Short Term-  The warm weather will continue, at least for a few more days. This weekend looks gorgeous and we will see temps in the 60's! Morning lows will cool progressively as we roll through the weekend. Look for lows to be in the upper 20's/low 30's. It should be pretty quick to warm up each day though and we should see the daily highs by about noon. On Sunday afternoon we will see some changes come into the area. This persistent high pressure system will finally move eastward and we will be in line for some more seasonal weather. We should see some precipitation in the area on Sunday evening. It will likely be in the form of wet snow or even rain. By the looks of things, this should mark the end of the warm weather for awhile. Get out the next few days and enjoy it!

Long Term-  As we go into next week, we will continue to see an unsettled and different weather pattern. Initial forecasts had a good amount of snow coming to the area, but as this system gets closer it now looks to be splitting. What this means is we will have colder temps mostly. Precipitation chances will be there but they will be on the low side through next week. Expect highs in the 40's and morning lows in the teens or even single digits. We could see a dusting of snow each night next week, but it wont amount to much overall. The majority of storms that roll through next week will be confined to the central and especially the southern mountains. Looking ahead, it looks like we could dry out again around Thanksgiving. Another stronger system could hit us by the end of the month. But as always, we will have to wait and see how that develops. The good news is that the pattern is changing. As nice as it is to have had really nice weather this time of year, we desperately need the moisture and snow. Statewide snowpack is dismal right now and it will be great to finally get some snow!

 SCHEDULE YOUR FALL GUIDED STILLWATER TRIP NOW! THE FALL IS ONE OF THE FUNNEST (AND LEAST BUSY) TIMES TO FISH STILLWATER!

This is an area we offer guided fly fishing  trips. Angler's Covey is home to some of the best and most passionate anglers in the area.  Fall can be one of the most exciting times of the year to fish stillwater. If you would like to try your hand at  stillwater fly fishing, give us a call! You wont be disappointed.

• Zebra midge, red and black, sizes 16-18
• Lightspeed leach, olive, sizes 14-16
• Hangin with my Chromie-brown, black, red, size 18
• Red Assassin, copper/brown, size 16
• Mini leach, white, size 16
• Balanced leech, black/green, sizes 12-14

• Parachute Adams, sizes 16-18

• Mini Dungeon, barred yellow, size 6
• Barely Legal, olive/white, size 4
• Mini Boogeyman, black, #06
• Wooly bugger, white, sizes 8-12

 NOW BOOKING STILLWATER FLY FISHING TRIPS FOR THE 2026 SEASON! BY BOAT, FLOAT TUBE, HOBIE KAYAKS, OR WALK/WADE. WE DO IT ALL!

This is an area we offer guided fly fishing trips. Angler's Covey is home to some of the best and most passionate stillwater experts in the area. If you have never tried Stillwater flyfishing, you are missing out!

See below for Spinney Mountain Reservoir Map, or CLICK HERE for a downloadable PDF.