The majority of our resident Brown Trout population has finished spawning and seem to have switched the feed bag on full power. The redds they worked so hard on are still there and very easy to see so give them a very wide birth. Fishing is best mid day from Avon to Dotsero with great fishing throughout.  You can find open water and less pressured fish lots of places this time of year but one of our favorites is the Gypsum Ponds State Wildlife area. Look for fish to be concentrated in winter lies like runs and pools but don’t hesitate to look in the riffles for hold overs from the spawn. Midges, Eggs, Stones and small Mayfly nymphs are the menu for the next 5 months or so, have fun.

Our private water remains open bank to bank and continues to produce. Get on this while you can, most of the property is tough to fish during the heart of the winter.