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SPRING HOURS: 9am TO 6pm DAILY

Report Date: 5/2/2025

Current Conditions: 

Tarryall reservoir has been fishing very well since ice off. The class of fish is really good as well with a lot of 16-20 inch fish being caught. The fishing has been good from shore, but we are seeing them venture out a little more now. This can be a great low key option for the stillwater angler. The pike bite has been slow, but this should improve as the water temps warm a bit.

Hatches:

Early season stillwater (ice off) there are not many bugs active. We are seeing a good number of midges on the smaller side (16-18) Here soon we should start seeing the giant buffalo midges here (12-14) Once you start seeing those you can bet the fish are keying in on them. Scuds, leeches, and even eggs are all good patterns to focus on.

Tactics:

Move around. We are seeing productive zones change frequently. Dont be opposed to exploring different parts of the lake right now.

Tips:

Dodge the wind! Really pay attention to the wind forecasts and plan your day around that. While we do want a little bit of wind and chop on the lake, it can quickly become too much up here. The wind happens fast!

Weather:

Short Term-  Today through Sunday will be pretty nice. Temps will be warm and in the upper 50's for highs. morning lows are still in the 30's so something to be aware of. Starting on Sunday afternoon a large disturbance will enter the area. This is a classic spring storm and even has the potential at some good snowfall in this area. At any rate, we will definitely see some precipitation here. This storm looks to be sticking around for most of next week as well. Temps will be cool next week and in the 30's and 40's for highs. The wind does not look like a factor though and we could see some great fishing conditions.

Long Term-  Looking past next week and heading into that weekend (5/9), things will rebound to right around seasonal averages. Temps will kick back up into the 50's and 60's and precipitation chances will lessen. Overall, this is a great scenario for the start of May here. We are not warming up too fast and this is helping stretch our declining snowpack a little longer. This is a key factor in helping our drought conditions heading into the summer. Long range forecasts are still predicting a hot and dry end to spring and start to summer. As always, take these long range forecasts with a giant grain of salt.

NOW BOOKING STILLWATER TRIPS FOR SPRING 2025. WE ARE FILLING UP FAST!

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.  Ice off 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.

• Lightspeed leech, olive-brown, sizes 14-16
• Slapshot scud, orange-grey, sizes 14-16
• Crystal chironomid, size 18
• Mini leech jig, black, green, sizes 14-16
• Jumbo Juju Chironomid, black, size 16
• Balanced leech, black/green, sizes 12-14

• N/A

• Dungeon, white/natural, size 4
• Double Gonga, Rainbow. Size 4
• Slumpbuster, natural and darker colors. Sizes 6-8