Monthly Archives: December 2022

I have always enjoyed the sound of rain, but not so much last night. It was monsoonal! Sheeting, pelting, fat drops! People say to me, “well at least we are getting water”….What I know, is we lost 6″+ of our … Continue reading →

A classic example of what I call a flash melt. Starting at 47cfs and rising to 550cfs in 24hrs near town. A night of rain on snow, is all it takes. The river will continue to come back down to … Continue reading →

When you watch weather closely, for what seems like a long time…..you can sense the fall of the barometer, and feel the “warm before the storm”. The amount of warm, is relative to the weather that’s coming next. Looking to … Continue reading →

The cold temps we’ve been having, are taking a break for a few days. Mid-twenties at night. Close to forty deg. during the day. Borderline tropical….The river is pretty iced up…..even down below in the canyon. The snow has settled … Continue reading →

Continuing education….a peek at what I call a flash melt…..from 140cfs to 220cfs and back to 120cfs in a couple days. A little rain changed the snow pack as well, made it denser, and a better pack for later. We … Continue reading →

Looking like winter more and more…but mostly it’s coming in small amounts. 3″ from all night, and less than two feet on the flats in town. Rain yesterday melted some we had, and it caused a small spike in flows … Continue reading →

This is the first real blaster storm this year. I think the more snow we get, the happier the fish will be next season. Going to be very few people out on the water this weekend…bet you have it all … Continue reading →