Bighorn River Fishing Report – May 21, 2009
The flows below the Afterdam are running at 4085 CFS. For nymping, Ray Charles is always a good option in tan, gray, pink or orange. You can also try tan or pink scuds or tan and pink soft hackle sowbugs. For the dry fly fisherman, there are some midges and blue-winged olives that are hatching. Always crossing our fingers for a cloudy day for some great dry fly fishing. Streamer fishing has not been great. The weather this week is looking fantastic. 70 – 75 degees for the next 8 days.
Current Reservoir Data for Bighorn Lake, MT as of 05/18/2009
Pool Elevation is 3620.1 Feet
Pool Elevation to Fill 19.9 Feet
Reservoir Storage is 874204. Acre-Feet
Reservoir Storage to Fill 195825.0 Acre-Feet
Reservoir Inflow is 2668.6 CFS
Reservoir Outflow is 3955.8 CFS
Reservoir Active Conservation Pool is 81.7 % Full
Reservoir Flood/Surcharge Control Pool is 0.0 % Full
Mean Daily Flow Below Afterbay Flow is 4035.0 CFS
Mean Daily Canal Diversion is 209.6 CFS
Mean Daily Total Flow at Afterbay is 4244.6 CFS
Current Flow Below Afterbay is 4053.2 CFS
Current Canal Diversion is 272.2 CFS
Current total Flow at Afterbay is 4325.4 CFS
April Fishing on the Bighorn River
Another great April day on the Bighorn River with our new Canadian friends, John and Ray. Hope to see you next year!
Welcoming and Gracious
From the moment we arrived, JOhn and Rebecca were welcoming and gracious. We had so much fun with all of the crew at Eagle Nest Lodge. I can’t think of one thing that was lacking, except maybe that we didn’t have more time to spend there. Travis and Dori, Spokane, WA