December 20, 2025
We received an early holiday gift in the form of some long awaited rain. The cfs came up and the runoff added some much needed color to what's been a month or more of gin clear water. The fish responded in typical fashion and their cooperation was welcomed. The forecast predicts rain throughout the next week, which means the river should be in excellent shape come January. GUIDE TIP: When fishing an indicator rig, speed trumps power in your hook set. A fast hook set picks up the slack and draws the flies into the fish's mouth. An overpowered hook set pulls the flies out of the fish's mouth, sending the line, indicator and flies rocketing back at you, behind you or, if on the Trinity, 20' into the trees. If you end up on the other side of the boat, you take yourself out of the game for a short time but if the result is a tangle or a skyward launch into the trees, you lose significantly more fishing time. Who wants that! Speed over power.