I guided Crane again a few days ago. it was cool to have a couple of young guys who withstood the very bad weather and caught a bunch of fish on Chironomids and Black Hale Bopp Leeches and a fly they tied on a jig called a Little Bastard. Pretty sweet to see the line … Continue reading Cascade Lakes fishing report 6/10/19

Hosmer was good for us this week with Callibaetis hatches and fish looking up. Chironomids under an indicator with a Pheasant Tail dropper worked well for us too. There were a number of Water Boatman skimming the surface and taking flight yesterday, and some splashy rises that looked like the fish were chasing them down. … Continue reading Cascade Lakes report 5/31/19

Hosmer is accessible from the South today, and all the way around tomorrow. No report yet. Road to East Lake is opening tomorrow. I am 99% sure the boat ramp at the resort is going to be open. I doubt EL CG ramp is free of snow, and not sure about Hot Springs or Cinder … Continue reading Cascade Lakes update 5/16/19

I was on Crane a few days ago and besides millions of annoying midges in my face, fishing was good on Leeches on a Hover Line. Lots of rainbows in the 12 to 16" range. We also got some fish on Chironomids and that is a constant at CP all spring and summer. I hope … Continue reading Cascade Lakes report 5/7/19

Crane has been producing well but seems like a lot of small fish (12-14 inchers) with occasional big kids coming to play. Leeches and Chironomids so far are the best way to hit them. An all red #16 ice cream cone is #1, #2 is black and red #14 and balanced leeches have been great. … Continue reading Lakes 5/1/19

I heard some good reports from Crane Prairie and South Twin this week! Both places on Leeches (especially Balanced Leeches). At Crane, bring a bug net for your face (Simms makes a great bug hat with a mesh netting face mask) or at least a Buff and some long sleeves and gloves to keep the … Continue reading Cascade Lakes fishing report 4/24/19

I took the day to go drive around the lakes on 4/18/19 and I wanted to see how it looked up there with snow levels and water temperatures where I could get accurate readings from the shoreline. I think opening day on Monday is going to hold a lot of promise for some good fishing, … Continue reading Lake report 4/19 for Opening Day 4/22

for those of you interested, here is an aerial photo of Crane Prairie and Davis Lake from Sunday taken by my friend Jack. Still pretty wintery up on the lakes. I would imagine CP will make the April 22nd opener, but my guess will be the main boat ramp at the resort will be the … Continue reading Cascade Lakes Fishing Report 3/26/19

October is tough to call the reports on the lakes. Weather changes fast, as do conditions. I haven't been to East in a couple of weeks due to a few things going on, but I've talked to some customers who've been and overall I'm hearing its kind of slow up there. Kokanee are spawning so … Continue reading Lakes Fishing Report 10/3/18