Where to Go Tarryall Reservoir

Report Date: 1/13/2026

Ice fishing season is here!!

Current Conditions: 

The ice on Tarryall has been the best and most consistent in our area. We are seeing around 6-8 inches of ice here and conditions are pretty stable. The fishing has been good all over the lake. We are not fishing all that deep right now with most of the action happening at 10 feet or under.  We have people monitoring the ice pretty much daily right now and will stay up to date with the ice conditions all throughout the winter and spring.

Tactics:

if you are going out on the ice, be sure to use a spud bar before every step. Its also a good idea to wear some sort of floatation device in case you fall through. It only takes a few minutes to become hypothermic. We do expect ice conditions to deteriorate over the coming weeks due to wind and warm weather.

Tips:

If you are not marking or getting into fish, move! We have actually been using traditional flies a lot out here. Balanced leeches, scuds, etc. have all been producing.

Weather:

Short Term-  Warmer than average and dry. Thats the forecast. Unfortunately, there is no end in sight for our warm and dry weather. This persistent high pressure ridge has moved back into the west and will deflect any storms or weather far away from us. Temps this week will be in the upper 40'5/low 50's and there is no precipitation in the forecast. Temps will cool a bit towards the end of the week, but things will be quiet and dry overall. Not good news for our record low snowpack. To look at the silver lining here, at least its going to be really nice fishing weather!

Long Term-  The longer range forecast doesnt hold a lot of hope for snow, for anyone. We will have a large lull in snow which will negatively affect our overall already low snowpack. Best case scenario is we see some changes towards the very end of the month. For now, it will be more of the same. Highs will be warmer than average and we could see a fair amount of wind. Lets hope February can bring us some resolve to our sad snowpack conditions.

 NOW BOOKING ICE FISHING TRIPS FOR WINTER! ( TBD on start date due to ice conditions) ICE FISHING IS A GREAT WAY TO FISH THIS LAKE AND CAN BE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR ARSENAL. LEARN FROM AN ORVIS ENDORSED PRO THIS WINTER!

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