Forresters’s Bighorn Fishing and Wingshooting Blog

*Current Report*
The river is clear and is fishing great. The river fished very good
during our warm spell from the 17th to the 23rd. With the weekend being
as busy as some days in April. The shuttle people did as many shuttles
from A to 3 mile, as they did from A to Bighorn over the weekend.
However, there are very few people on the water during the week.

*Special Report*
Flows are at 2,435 cfs.

*One-Week Fishing Forecast*
This weekend is looking good. With expected temps in the upper 40’s and
maybe very low 50’s. However, sometimes if this happens the wind will
blow non stop!!

*Hatch Info*
Midges 

*Hot Fly Patterns*
Black and red Midges in both wraped and bead head size 18-20. Brassie
red 18-20. Black quills in 18-20, Ray Charles in orange, pink, gray or
tan (16-18), tan, grey, or pink soft hackle sowbugs in (14 16 and 18)
scuds in tan or pink in 14-18), baetis Wonder Nymph in 18-20, Worm in
Micro2 Tone in  brown/orange.
Steel Worm in Fire Orange, and Red/Wine.

*River Flows*

Pool Elevation is 3630.6 Feet
Pool Elevation to Fill 9.4 Feet
Reservoir Storage is 965437. Acre-Feet
Reservoir Storage to Fill 104592.0 Acre-Feet
Reservoir Inflow is 1941.4 CFS
Reservoir Outflow is 2335.6 CFS
Reservoir Active Conservation Pool is 90.2 % Full
Reservoir Flood/Surcharge Control Pool is 0.0 % Full
Mean Daily Flow Below Afterbay Flow is 2436.4 CFS
Mean Daily Canal Diversion is 0.0 CFS
Mean Daily Total Flow at Afterbay is 2436.4 CFS
Current Flow Below Afterbay is 2434.5 CFS
Current Canal Diversion is 0.0 CFS
Current total Flow at Afterbay is 2434.5 CFS

Water Temperature
44 degrees at the Afterbay 45 degrees at 3 mile