The only weather where I don't enjoy fishing is when my guides freeze up every cast

Oct 16, 2024
10:19:36am

letthewookieewin Walking Carpet

Otherwise, fishing is better than not fishing. Winter fly fishing can be great on days above freezing. The fish stack up in predictable places and are pretty easy to catch.

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Time

Weather and fishing

dingus79 All-American

9:53am

Depends on where you are fishing. I like heavy wind when I’m fishing Pyramid

PhilPete

9:56am

So you like the wind pushing into the shoreline? That's a bear to cast into the wind, I guess no indicator fishing at

dingus79

9:58am

our best day on Pyramid was in like 50 MPH winds. Insanity. Every outhouse on the shore got blown into the lake.

dryflyelk

10:10am

nuts!

dingus79

10:21am

Good it was blowing *toward* the water for you! That kind of wind and still being able to get your line out is

mvtoro

10:48am

Pyramid Lake fishing is insane. You have to really want to catch fish to

UNLVcougar

10:40am

RE: Pyramid Lake fishing is insane. You have to really want to catch fish to

mvtoro

10:50am

Walk out into the cold salty water in the dark with air temps below freezing. Dig the legs of a paint ladder into the

mvtoro

11:00am

…but you can catch fish like this:

mvtoro

11:02am

That's awesome!

UNLVcougar

11:03am

Did you mount him? What was the weight and length?

UNLVcougar

11:13am

36”. Released. But I’ll eventually paint him when I’m caught up on commissions. (I’m a full-time flyfishing artist…

mvtoro

11:24am

Do guys wear dry suits out there?

UNLVcougar

11:04am

Just waders, layers, waterproof outer layer. If you do it right, you’re good.

mvtoro

11:09am

My experience has been mostly lake and stream fishing in Utah

OU Cougar

9:58am

Good point! I’ve had rainy days where the trout were stuffed full of earthworms that were probably washed in. Literally

mvtoro

11:27am

If rain is knocking bugs into the water they may go on a feeding spree. Just

hadmonster

9:59am

My FIL and his friends all live in Utah and are big fishermen.

BYU Sportz Fan

9:59am

Fish will feed aggressively in the fall in preparation for winter, maybe since it's been warm they have not felt the

dingus79

10:01am

The fall BWO hatch hasn't turned on due to the warm weather. Unsure if the bugs will react as quickly as Friday. I think

GfB

10:08am

Last Friday when I went on the middle provo I caught most of my fish on this...

GfB

10:20am

Euro or bobber?

dingus79

10:23am

I euro nymph it but works under an indicator. Just forgo some or all of the splitshot. I fish a 14 for weight and 16-18

GfB

10:30am

Euro nympher. 🤨 User notes updated.

mvtoro

10:42am

Haha tbf I carry my dry fly rod too. And dry dropper most of the year on my 10' 3wt. 😁

GfB

10:44am

Just playing. My probably-most-skilled fishing buddy is a hard-core euro nympher. But he’s a competition guy too, so it

mvtoro

11:08am

I primarily fish in the spring and fall.

Corn

10:00am

What about after it passes?

dingus79

10:02am

Fall is just a good time to fish. I think you'll be good.

Corn

10:04am

True, true

dingus79

10:14am

Weather matters for sure. For fly fishing for trout on streams….

docrick

10:19am

I’ve heard exactly what you’re talking about in terms of Stillwater fishing and barometric pressure, but haven’t seen it

mvtoro

10:06am

Interesting about mayfly wings, I probably have read it somewhere before. I know snow doesn't seem to stop mayflies or

dingus79

10:21am

Yeah I can’t say for sure if it’s affecting the actual hatch rate, or time on the surface, or just the fish directly,

mvtoro

10:28am

Interesting observation, my best BWO hatch was on the Lower P. in sunny weather. It started great but then all

dingus79

10:37am

You *were* sick. You had a fever… and the only prescription was more blue wing.

mvtoro

10:44am

No hard and fast rule. Depends on location and time of year. Fish typically prefer the weather that people do -

dryflyelk

10:11am

The only weather where I don't enjoy fishing is when my guides freeze up every cast

letthewookieewin

10:19am

This was the subject when I was the guest on Tom Rosenbauer’s podcast. I thought it was somewhat ironic since I was

mvtoro

10:22am

Those podcasts are great, I'll have to try and find yours ha ha

dingus79

10:24am

He’s such a good dude, and makes it easy. But I thought it was silly that with all the subjects we could have discussed

mvtoro

10:34am

For sure. Ice in the guides is my only no go. No such thing as bad weather

docrick

10:23am

Maybe I'm making this up but it seems textured fly lines seems to break up some of the ice, but probably a non factor

dingus79

10:26am

When it’s super cold, some textured lines are even worse because they carry more water into the guides as you strip,

mvtoro

10:29am

That makes sense

dingus79

10:42am

I do like recoil guides on freezing days though. You can just grab the blank and run your hand down breaking up all the

mvtoro

10:31am

It's usually not what weather is best for fish

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