One of the best times of year for fishing at East Lake is when the kokanee start moving towards the shallows for spawn and the trout follow them! We are noticing that kokanee are not totally out of the depths or pushing into the shallows yet. This should happen anytime. This has caused the Fall …
The fishing up at East Lake has been pretty decent, despite the colder weather, water clarity and water temps. Seems like it takes awhile for the fish to start moving and eating, so being there super early is not necessary. The callibaetis hatch came off late in the morning and lasted for some time. A nice …
The fishing at East Lake has been great! The weather is nice, the smoke is there, and so are the crowds. At least over the holiday weekend, they were. There have been several nice callibaetis hatches come off through the day. The morning hatch coming off as early as 8am and last for about an …
The fishing at East Lake has remained pretty decent throughout August! The smoky sky and the eclipse crowds over the past few weeks have left East Lake rather empty. It seems as the terrestrial fishing has pretty much shut off for the year. We are focusing on deep water chironomid fishing at this point. We …
Crane Prairie- The water temps on Crane are definitely starting to rise. Fishing early in the morning and late in the afternoon can be effective in the shallows. If not, fishing the channels during the heat of the day will be your best into getting into some fish. Make sure you check the weather report …
Despite the crowds and the daily paddle board hatch on East Lake, the fishing has been great. If you are fishing along the East shoreline, fishing with callibaetis spinners and brown caddis on top will prove to be effective. The callibaetis spinners and brown caddis are coming off in the morning with the hatch lasting a …
East has been a bit tough for the bigger fish. Cali hatch has been great in the mid day. Fish not really on them on the bright blue days. If we get some cloud cover that will all change. Indicator fishing off the hump or on the east shore in 13 ft with small 16 …
Fishing has been a little tough the past few days. We have been getting lots of small fish with subtle bites while fishing under the indicator.We fished in close to the boat so we would not miss strikes. Leaving the indicator away from you can lead to missed fish. Callibaetis dries come off around 11-2. …
Update from the field from our guides: East Lake is fishing well fishing with a dry Cali with a dropper under. Cali cripple with a sz 18 Dark Assasin. Nymphing with a sz 16 pheasant tail with a red wire wrap black Chironomid produces. Also, stripping buggers still produces nice trout off the banks and …
The dry fly fishing has been nothing less than epic! We have had killer days fishing black ants on East Lake and we have been getting similar reports from customers at the shop. If you are heading to East, you will need some black ants in your arsenal. If the ant bite is not on, …
