Now that the snow has quickly disappeared, snowshoes aren't necessary to get to the streams any longer. And though water is overflowing the banks, this, too, shall pass. As soon as the water drops, fishing will be great. Whether you are a worm fisherman or a fly fisherman, water conditions will just get better. The water temperature has reached the mid-forties, so the flies are starting to hatch.
Aquatic insects are one of the trout's primary diets.
From the early nymph stage of development through hatching on the surface, trout feed on flies. Here in the early spring, the wet fly fisherman can be very successful. At certain times of the day, the Blue Duns, Blue-winged Olives and Quill Gordons are hatching. These May flies must be fished slow and deep, drifting freely and naturally in the current. Some fly fishermen prefer to use nymphs.