• Avg Water Temp: 64 F
• Best Fishing: Surface to 10 ft
• All ponds are OPEN and fish are active!

The fish are still shedding their summer doldrums but can't make up their minds as to what to eat. Take a look at the files that got hits and make up your own mind.

The fish healthy and fight hard which is a problem. They don't seem to have the stamina. I guess it takes time swimming around chasing minnows to build up their conditioning. BE CAREFUL! Don't fight the fish to exhaustion.

When it comes to handling fish that we plan to release, a few basic practices will go a long way. Same goes for capturing that moment in photographs. Here are a few simple things to consider the next time a fish comes to hand and the camera comes out.

1. Make sure your camera is ready to go!

2.  “Three, two, one, lift, and click!”

3. There are times when conditions simply will not allow for a photo, and that releasing a fish soon as possible is the priority.

You Should! HEAT KILLS!

Run a mile in 90+ degree temperatures then put your head in a bucket of water. How long would it take to recover? Scott Simko notes that the mortality rate for released fish has been on the rise. He goes on to say: "During and a few hours after members have left the club I'm seeing floating trout that have been released and thought to have survived. And these are only the ones that I see. I can only imagine the number I don't see because they sink to the bottom or are picked off by the birds."

Pine and Birch remain open for fishing    but if you fish be prepared to take your fish home.

To be successful fly fishing on Stillwater, you must develop a sixth sense for what is happening below the surface.