THE LATEST NEWS and advice on fly fishing, fly fishing gear, fly fishing trips, and fly fishing books and media.High Snowpacks Promise Long Trout Season in Western U.S.
Ed Dentry reports that in Colorado snowpacks in almost all areas are nearing 100% of average, with many areas reaching far above that level. "The heartiest heaps are in southern Colorado: upper Rio Grande, 163 percent; Arkansas, 155 percent; San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan, 152 percent; Gunnison, 145 percent. Northern Colorado also has been dealt generous snow: upper Colorado River, 129 percent; Yampa and White, 112 percent; North Platte, 111 percent; South Platte, 110 percent." In the Rocky Mountain News.
Meanwhile Montana is looking at a similar picture, with snowpacks near or much above average in most districts.
What's it all mean for trout and trout anglers? A healthy scouring of streambeds, plenty of water for spawning fish, a season that will stretch into fall, and maybe even a quieting of the fight over resources that has marked recent summers.
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Snow pack levels are great in many locations but befor you make your plans cheek your specific area.
This may help with how to find and understand the information.
http://streamsideadventures.com/tips-and-techniques/snow-water-predicting.html
Posted by: STREAM SIDE ADVENTURES | March 5, 2008 11:11 AM