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April Steelhead Report
With over 1000 Steelhead in at the Sawtooth Hatchery our season is in full swing. With night time temps in the high 20′s the water is clear. There are plenty of fish throughout the system and we expect the next couple of weeks to be prime fishing. Steelhead season on the upper Salmon River closes on April 30th.
Jane McCoy
McCoy’s Tackle and Gift Shop
WARM RAIN DRENCHES SKI TRAILS FRIDAY NIGHT
A steady heavy rain fell all through the night from Friday into Saturday in the Sawtooth Valley. Sun was shining again on Saturday morning but the temperature was already over 40 degrees by 9 a.m. and heading to pass 50. Unfortunately, that leaves the ski trails ungroomable for today as they meltamorphize on their own ... Read More →
Wet weather express hits ski trails on last weekend of grooming
A wet weather express is blowing through the Sawtooths on Friday, the 30th of March… grey skies extend down to the valley floor, snow falls fitfully with an accumulation of a couple inches by 10 a.m. and the temperature already well above freezing. This weather pattern threatens to continue through this weekend, our final weekend ... Read More →
Steelhead Fishing Report
Steelhead fishing is in full swing on the Upper Salmon River near Stanley. Water temps have been running at 36 degrees. Fish and Game counts report that average fish catch rates are at 5 hours per fish. Fish are throughout the river system with the majority of fish below Sunbeam. McCoy’s Tackle Shop in Stanley ... Read More →
Sun morphs ski trails
On Saturday morning, ski trails were groomed at both Park Creek and Alturas Lake. On Sunday morning, a brilliant warm sun rising in the clear blue sky began its daily morphing of those trails. In the early morning they are pretty hard and icy but by 10 a.m. the temperature can hit 40 and the ... Read More →
