Okanogan River Report 02.01.16

Wish I could say it's been a hot time on the ole, cold Okanogan river, but sorry to say right now, fishing has been almost as cold as the days have been. I've been out a couple of time lately with slow results. Don't get me wrong, I've had a few grabs. A couple of them were hard hitting, but for the most part, they were soft. Nothing hooked up for more than a few seconds and I will admit that it was probably more me being a little slow on the hook set than anything else.

Right now, the river has come up due to the snow melt we've been seeing the last few days. This morning, I checked the river flow, which shows that it's holding a little under 2000 cfs. I'll just have to keep watching for it to dip back down to around 1300 cfs, like it was a couple of days ago.

Is it fishable right now? Sure it is - in a few select locations you just have to hunt down. It might require a little more time casting, but that’s ok, after all, that’s why its called fishing. At the very least, we all could use a little more time on the rod casting, it keeps us sharp for when the action heats up.