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Hatch Chart Adjustments (Upper Delaware, NY/PA)
The unseasonably warm winter may push up this Spring's hatching activity.  Hopefully we will get some cold weather coming soon to push us back into a normal spring pattern.

“This will be an early season” (Catskills, NY)

Due To Warmth (Upper Delaware, NY/PA)
Will someone PLEASE explain to me why I am wearing shorts in the middle of March? We are already over 70 today, and it looks like we will get to 77 or so in ambient air temp. Bugs have been reported from about 12:00 to 3:00, and our first ‘magic hour’ flush happened last night at 6:30 or so.

“Hendricksons are close” (Au Sable, MI)
it’s all about to change. Hendricksons are close. Check out the guide trip special. http://www.oldausable.com/services-23.html  I’ve been looking for rising trout, checking water temperatures, and studying nymphs. They are so close to emergence. Water temp’s have topped 50 degrees in most stretches for the last six days and the Hendrickson nymphs have super dark, nearly black wingcases.

“It's close.  It's real close.” (Au Sable, MI)
The big question every year is whether or not the bugs will be early.  This year it's quite clear that they will be.  The next question has to do with hendricksons.  And yes, those will be early too.  [spring shot below]

Olives (Bighorn, MT)
we are starting to see the water temps up a bit to get our Blue Winged Olives coming off.

“Spring is popping!” (Frying Pan, CO)
Midges are very active, and more fish are rising every day.

“It’s all open now” (Yellowstone)
River wise, pretty much open river wide as far as we know, talking to Toots at B&G River Shuttle it sounds like the river is open and guys are even putting in and floating up in Paradise and doing the Bird Float, so it's all open now!

March Madness (San Juan, NM)
We've got our own form of March Madness going on right here at the San Juan. Lots of Spring Breakers and Weekend Warriors, suiting up and  double checking their equipment in the parking lots and putting all they've got into the preparation for battle with their adversaries of elusive rainbow and brown trout.

March Madness Promo (Yakima, WA)
March madness is here!  Our guide staff is willing to buy your gas if you come out fishing with us before March 31st.

Spring Fever Clinic (Truckee, CA)
[the kind with rubber walls?]

High Desert Drama (San Juan, NM)
Gotta love spring time in the high desert. 60 degree weather one day to rain/snow and wind the next. Such is life here. At least the fishing is still good.

Piscine Hitman (Trinity, CA)
He has fish named and numbered in the famed “Society Pool”.  He is on the water almost daily. Believe me you don’t want to fish behind him. 

“Miracle March” Needed For Klamath? (CA)

“The last thing a bug sees before chaos” (Sacramento, CA)

“Massive Caddis Hatch” (Owens, CA)
Get up here and get some of this Caddis fly hatch but I’m warning you, if you smile too big you will find out what a size 14 Caddis tastes like

“Matching the hatch?  Not so much” (Sacramento, CA)

“On like Donkey Kong” (northern California)
What was looking like maybe a tougher season (due to low flows) has just turned around and it should be, as they say: “On like Donkey Kong” soon!

Porn-egon (Oregon)
Now it was Taylor's turn to get tight to a winter steelhead, as Rob was totally stoked to pull out a fish from the swollen water that the recent weather has pumped into the river.

Video footage

Surly Spey Casting Wisdom (Oregon)
(Interview with Mike Maxwell, first steelhead speyfisher)
“Fish the water, and stick to your effective range,” he said. “An angler only really has control over his or her presentation within two to five rod lengths.”
“But Mike, I was instructed that your rods and lines were meant to throw lines of six to seven times the rod length.”
“That’s bullshit. Absolute bullshit! Whoever told you that was an idiot.”

Cranky Thoughts (Yakima, WA)
Well the wind has been awful and today is no different.  Fishing is supposed to be fun, not something to be endured with a clinched jaw, hell that's what the dentist is for. And what is with the gas price?

Lucky Guide Marries Up (Montana)

…and avoids grizzy

Nice Office View (Owens, CA)

Nearby Fly Shop For Sale (Bishop, CA)
I have reached that magical age of retirement and it is time to move on to more fishing, fishing and more fishing.  I want to thank all of you for your support over the past 23 years. For it was you, that made it possible for me. As a child I always wanted to own this business and it came true. This could be your childhood dream come to also… If you have ever dreamed of owning your own fly shop in a beautiful location like the Eastern Sierra, opportunity is knocking at your door now. I want to retire and move on so I am motivated to sell. Please call me at 760-937-2067 or email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to start your dream come true.

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