NEWS AND ARTICLES

Well folks, the voluntary closure due to water temps downstream of Lusby has been lifted. With the cooler nights, our water temperatures are headed in the right direction, hovering in the high 50s/low 60s. Now, we are still seeing some clarity issues closer to Casper, but otherwise, it’s business as usual. The dry fly (trico) fishing has fired back up; otherwise, it’s primarily a nymphing game. The streamer bite has been hit or miss, but we’d expect it to take off any day now. Other than that, we are still cranking away and looking forward to seeing what the fall brings!

The shop will no longer be selling fishing licenses, so please make sure to have it before you get here.

There have been positive, substantial changes made to our North Platte fishing regs. Make sure you’re up to speed.
***Make sure to click on the link and go to page 17 to read the new regulations***
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33248/download?inline

It’s been a bit since our last fishing report and things have changed. To start, here are our current flows… Grey Reef has dropped to 800 cfs, the Miracle Mile bumped up and is holding steady at 1,500 cfs +/-, and as for Fremont—it has dropped down to 80 cfs. Water conditions are good, especially the clarity on Grey Reef. Now, the big question we’ve been getting is regarding water temperatures. Currently, Upper Grey Reef is in good shape, hovering around the 60°F mark. Our guide crew is taking multiple temperatures daily, making sure it’s not getting too warm. This is definitely the time of year to practice correct fish-handling techniques. Try to keep them in the water and minimize handling; if you do touch them, make sure to wet your hands first. As for the fishing, tricos and caddis are the two main hatches at this point. Fish are looking up, so the dry fly thing is definitely a thing. Nymphs and streamers are working well, so pack the quiver if you’re headed our way.

The shop will no longer be selling fishing licenses, so please make sure to have it before you get here.

There have been positive, substantial changes made to our North Platte fishing regs. Make sure you’re up to speed.
***Make sure to click on the link and go to page 17 to read the new regulations***
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33248/download?inline

Let’s start with a quick flows update; Grey Reef is at 2,200cfs, Fremont Canyon 1,500cfs and the Mile got a little bump and is now hovering around 1,000cfs. Upper Grey Reef is in very good shape and mostly clear, the lower(downstream of Sechrist) on the other hand is off colored. Sallies, PMDs, tricos and caddis are the current hatches. Depending on the day we are seeing a decent number of fish coming up on tricos in the morning. Other than that it’s largely a nymphing and streamer program for the time being.

The shop will no longer be selling fishing licenses, so please make sure to have it before you get here.

There have been positive, substantial changes made to our North Platte fishing regs. Make sure you’re up to speed.
***Make sure to click on the link and go to page 17 to read the new regulations***
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33248/download?inline

Well, Grey Reef experienced a very brief period with flows in the 2,000+ cfs range; flows went up for a day or two and came right back down. We are currently sitting at 1,425 cfs as of this morning. We also got smacked by a couple of substantial rain events that turned the river into a nice shade of Yoo-hoo. At the current flows, it didn’t take Grey Reef long to clear up, and the lower section is currently starting to get itself back into shape. Other than the muddy water blip, fishing has been pretty awesome, and we continue to have lots of options. Dries, nymphs, and streamers are all in play depending on the day and stretch of water. As far as Grey Reef hatches are concerned, we are seeing tricos, sallies, caddis, PMDs, and midges. As for the other two spots, Fremont and Miracle Mile, flows are up to 2,100 cfs (Fremont) and holding steady at 550 cfs (Mile). Mile is in good shape with some stones coming off and water conditions in Fremont are a little off-colored but still very much fishable.

The shop will no longer be selling fishing licenses, so please make sure to have it before you get here.

There have been positive, substantial changes made to our North Platte fishing regs. Make sure you’re up to speed.
***Make sure to click on the link and go to page 17 to read the new regulations***
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33248/download?inline

After another bump in flows on 6/15, Grey Reef is holding steady at 1,000cfs. As for the Miracle Mile it’s still steady at 530cfs +/- and Fremont Canyon is right around 75cfs. We are happy to report that water conditions are good across the board. With the most recent bump in flows, Grey Reef water temperatures have dropped down into the low 50s on the upper river. Bugs are popping-as we are currently seeing tricos, PMDs, sallies, midges and caddis on a daily basis. Our guide crew has been getting them on nymphs, dries, streamers and dry/dropper rigs. It has been a whole lot of fun out there to say the least and with the favorable conditions, there’s a lot of water to fish! We are expecting flows to hold for the time being but if something changes, we’ll let you know.

The shop will no longer be selling fishing licenses, so please make sure to have it before you get here.

There have been positive, substantial changes made to our North Platte fishing regs. Make sure you’re up to speed.
***Make sure to click on the link and go to page 17 to read the new regulations***
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33248/download?inline

Well folks, Grey Reef got its first bump in flows last night around 2 a.m., and we are now sitting at 700 cfs. We already had one guide boat report back, and from the sounds of it, water conditions are still pretty darn good. There’s a little bit of color, but that’s about it, and we expect that to settle as flows stabilize. We are projecting another bump to happen this coming Monday (6/15), with flows expected to settle at 1,000 cfs. This is a great flow! It should set us up for some really fun fishing for the foreseeable future. Tricos, Sallies, PMDs, PEDs, and even a few Pseudos have been popping daily. Again, if you’re headed this way, bring the quiver. Nymphs, dries, and streamers are all in play!

The shop will no longer be selling fishing licenses, so please make sure to have it before you get here.

There have been positive, substantial changes made to our North Platte fishing regs. Make sure you’re up to speed.
***Make sure to click on the link and go to page 17 to read the new regulations***
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33248/download?inline

Let’s start with flows. We’ve been fielding a lot of phone calls regarding current and potential flows. Here’s what we know at this point: Grey Reef is currently at 500 CFS. We are expecting flows to go up at some point over the next few weeks, probably somewhere in the 1,000 to 2,000 CFS range, if we had to guess. As for the Miracle Mile, flows are currently sitting at 500 CFS, and they are expecting it to stay that way for the summer, so there will be no change there. Fremont Canyon should be sticking in that same low-flow range (75 CFS) as well. Obviously, we have not seen flows like this in quite some time, but it has happened before; if we recall correctly, 2009 was very similar in a lot of ways. So, as for the fishing… it’s been pretty fun out there! Single dry, dry-dropper, streamers, or the standard nymph rig—take your pick. We have clear water conditions from Grey Reef to Casper and beyond. Yes, there is some suspended algae and plant matter in the water column, but all in all, it is not that bad. It’s been a really fun season thus far, and we are looking forward to seeing what the summer brings.

The shop will no longer be selling fishing licenses, so please make sure to have it before you get here.

There have been positive, substantial changes made to our North Platte fishing regs. Make sure you’re up to speed.
***Make sure to click on the link and go to page 17 to read the new regulations***
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33248/download?inline

It’s been really fun around here the past few weeks. Water conditions are about as good as gets, very clear and low. We are seeing a little bit of suspended vegetation on Grey Reef but all and all, not that bad. Pack the quiver if you are headed our way. Everything is in play; nymphs, streamers and dries. Light nymph rigs, no need to dredge the bottom. Midges, baetis, craneflies, red annelids, pyralids, stonefly and some PMD stuff is what’s mostly on the menu. Streamers are also another great option, if you looking to be a little more active. Fast, slow and/or a medium retrieve-take your pick. Smaller patterns seem to be more productive but you can throw the big stuff, if that’s more your style. Now is the time to be creative on Grey Reef. If you’re Mile bound it has mainly been a nymphing program with some streamer fishing mixed in. Cardwell/Fremont a light nymph rig has been the way to go with some dry fly fishing sprinkled in. We are expecting water levels to stay the same for the remainder of the month, so let the fun continue!

The shop will no longer be selling fishing licenses, so please make sure to have it before you get here.

There have been positive, substantial changes made to our North Platte fishing regs. Make sure you’re up to speed.
***Make sure to click on the link and go to page 17 to read the new regulations***
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33248/download?inline