Lees Ferry Fishing Report

December 29th, 2006 by Lees Ferry Anglers

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Date: Friday, December 29th, 2006

By: Natalie Jensen

Today’s Fishing Rating:

Upriver: 5.5

Walk-In: 4.5 (latest)

Key:
1 = Go fish somewhere else
10 = Rent a helicopter and get here now!

Today’s Crowd Rating:

Upriver: 1.0

Walk-In: 1.0

Key:
1 = Sleep late and fish where you want.
10 = Very crowded, get up early!

Today’s Weather:

Previous to today there was some anticipation of sunny conditions, along with cold temperatures. As it turned out the sun didn’t really come out until late afternoon, about 4:00 PM. This morning the lows were around 26 and the high on the day was around 45 degrees.

Today’s River Flows:

Releases from Glen Canyon Dam in December 2006 will average 13,000
cubic feet per second (cfs) with a total of 800,000 acre-feet scheduled
to be released for the month. On Mondays through Fridays in December,
daily release fluctuations due to load following will likely vary
between a low of 9,000 cfs (during late evening and early morning
off-peak hours) to a high of 17,000 cfs (during daylight and early
evening on-peak hours). On Saturdays, release fluctuations will likely
vary between a low of 9,000 cfs to a high of 16,000 cfs. On Sundays,
release fluctuations will likely vary between a low of 9,000 cfs to a
high of 15,500 cfs.

Today’s Fly Fishing:

The water flows were relatively high at first light. It seems that it is coming up fast. On more than one occasion I heard that the river seemed to be at peak flow very early, at 8:00 AM at the dock. Fishing was reportedly tough again today. As I mentioned in yesterdays report, it usually takes about a day for the trout to adjust and settle once we have has a change in the weather (wind, low pressure). If this holds true fishing will be better tomorrow. Egg patterns, ginger shrimp and san juan worms were the flies to make ready.

Today’s Walk-in Fishing:

Sorry no new reports received today. Wind is very difficult at this section, perhaps nobody was there today.

The higher river flow has made the boulder field a definite challenge. The big rock fished pretty well today. San juan worms were the choice fly.

Spin Fishing Report:

A big chunk of lead and a glo bug, or san juan worm has been very productive. This is a sure fire way to hook into a few rainbows when they are holding in deeper water along the main channel.

Projected River Flows:

Releases in January 2007 will likely be very similar to December 2006.
A total of 800,000 acre-feet (an average of 13,000 cfs) are scheduled
to be released in January 2007

Water year 2007 (which began on October 1, 2006) is off to a good
start. Precipitation in the Colorado River Basin in October 2006 was
over 200 percent of average, and Lake Powell increased by 6.2 feet
during the month, in large part due to exceptional precipitation events
in the regions surrounding the lake.

Fishing Forecast

As it stands the fishing has been so good lately and will likely only get better, as we have had calm weather conditions. This along with very low crowds and good river flows will make for some good fishing.

Lees Ferry Anglers - Fly Shop Specials:

*****CLOSOUTS******

*****SAGE RODS- Only ONE XP left. (1) 490 Sage XP Only-$371.00, We also one 690-4 VPS rod @$199.00******

GALVAN REELS-Discontinued- OB-1 spool/clear $56.95, & one OB-4 spool/clear $65.95

SIMMS WADERS- Travel Waders $89.95, Lightweight Waders $109.95, Guide Waders $179.95, Guide Jackets $175.00, Half-finger Gloves $13.00, Womens Classic Guide Waders $180.00, Wading Boots $50.00

PATAGONIA- Deep Wading Jacket was $195.00 now $110.00, SST Jacket only $157.50, Womens Stretch Jacket was $315.00 now $175.00, Womens GO II Pants $40.00, Mens GI II Pants $35.00, Mens GI II Shorts $46.00, Wade Boots $50.00

EXOFFICIO- Mens & Womens Amphi Shorts $46.00

SMITH/ACTION OPTICS POLARIZED SUNGLASSES- 2006 discountinued models at 50% OFF

THOMAS & THOMAS RODS- HS 9′ 6wt 2 piece $270.00

ROSS SPOOLS- 50% OFF

**ORVIS SPOOLS ½ PRICE with the purchase an ORVIS REEL!

***Galvan SPOOLS 50% OFF with the puchase of a reel!

Cliff Dwellers Lodge

Our lodge has rooms with cable TV (20 channels), in-room coffee, and the basic amenities. Choice of rooms are ONE kingsize bed $70 plus tax, TWO doubles $65 plus tax, and TWO queensize beds $75 plus tax for 1 to 2 people. Also our group unit we call the HOUSE, sleeps six with two baths, dining area, kitchen, patio with a view, and cable TV. We are excited about the cool fall season and have some great “black board” specials planned. Patio dining available.(Enclosed in the winter months)

Winter Rates: Starting Monday, December 4, 2006 thru Wednesday, February 28, 2007. All room $50 plus tax for 1 to 2 people. The house will rent for $125 per night for up to six people.

Meet the Guides

THE GUIDES AND STAFF OF LEES FERRY ANGLERS have thousands of days on this water, and over 100 years combined fish-guiding experience. Captains’ Terry Gunn, Russell Sullivan, Jeff English, Kevin Campbell, Skip Dixon, Chad Bayles, Brad Shallenberger, David Dunn, Tyson Warren, Nathan Waggoner, and Rick Smith make up our guiding staff. Lees Ferry Anglers is proud of our flyfishing guide team! Wendy Gunn, David Bruner, Natalie Jensen, Sandy Willie, Aaron Logan, work in the flyshop to provide you with the best customer service in the industry.

Email: anglers@leesferry.com

Lees Ferry Anglers

HC-67 Box 30

Marble Canyon, AZ 86036

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Direct 1-928-355-2261

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Terry Gunn
Lees Ferry Anglers Fly Shop, Guides, & Rentals
Cliff Dwellers Lodge
http://www.terrygunn.com
http://www.leesferry.com
http://www.cliffdwellerslodge.com
800-962-9755

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