Water Conditions:

Closed for season. Opens last Saturday in April, 2009.

Fishing Conditions:

Fishing report from a guest:
"in a word-outstanding. We fished two hours in the afternoon of October 4 at Wall. 10 fish each 10-14inches.

Saturday, October 5 we fished no mans. 10 am to 430pm. Outstanding, first fish on was bigger than 20 it flopped before it could be measured. No fish smaller than 12, all between 14-20; Dave got 28 fish, I got 29.

Sunday, October 6 we fished canyon. 10am to 4pm biggest 20, a couple of 17's. Dave got 39, Steve 18. Was like the Pit.

Where else can you go for this quality of fish and numbers? It is off the charts. Each day we parked and walked down to the end of the beat and fished up the whole beat... tough going but way worth it. The most diverse and interesting water was no mans -- by far. Ledges, pocket water, frog water - everything had fish.

Looking forward to our next trip.

Flies:

?Ģ Superfloss Rubberlegs Brown #6
?Ģ Copper John Red #14 & 16
?Ģ Dark Lords # 12 & 14
?Ģ Black Zebra Midge #16 & 18
?Ģ Stimulators

The Fly Shop's?? Tips: The pocket-water nymphing on this stream can be fantastic. It's definitely the most productive method here. Sometimes we'll carry a sink-tip line and swing streamers in the deeper slots and hook into some large meat-eating fish. Dry and dropper can be deadly at certain times of the year. Stone hatches in the spring can be mind-blowing! The "Coleman Ditch", more like a spring creek, on the property is absolutely loaded with 14-18" rainbows. It's open to all Battle Creek guests who are fishing on the ranch.