The catching has really picked up recently. A few nicer sized fish are showing in the counts as well.  We are getting a mix of rainbows, & smaller browns.  Streamer fishing using Loebergs, Punk Perch, & Spruce-A-Bu’s with a moderately weighted sinking tip can be a good call for winter fishing. Flows have lowered to winter drought releases, & are very low. Wading the WT section below PVR at this level is very easy. Water temps have dropped into the low forties. Under these conditions the fish will migrate into the deeper pools and runs. You will continue to see small mayflies (tricos), midges, & last generation blue winged olives (BWO) present below the dam at PVR through the winter months during warmer periods. Have some #18/20 light bodied adults. Light & dark assassins #18, 16; or FB pheasant tails for nymphs, #18 & 20. Trico mayflies are very small- #20-24 and can be difficult to see. I suggest you use a dry/dry rig with the lead fly being a Stimulator, larger caddis; or mayfly adult pattern 2-3 feet from the point fly. Fall caddis is pretty much over.  Nymphing with crystal olive caddis larva, assassins, and broken back midges are also good when the hatch is off. Dry/dropper bead head rigs can be effective in the riffles during the hatches.

This fishery remains open year around. Special regs from the footbridge at Pleasant Valley campground to the fishing monument 4.7 miles downstream.