The early season fishing here on the Bow has really started to pick up. Customers and employees alike have been getting out and having a fun time doing so. The browns have been eating quite happily and have even been taking the occasional dry fly. At this time, the rainbows have started to move out for the spawn. This has allowed a lot of the brown trout to spread out and move into some fishy spots that might usually be occupied by a rainbow. During this time of the season, it is important to go over everything. You never know where you might find your next fish of a lifetime.

The best plan of attack for chasing the trout is to go sub-surface. When choosing what style you want to attack with, your options are going to be either streamers or nymphs. There is a multitude of rigs that can be used to catch fish right now but when breaking down the two most popular fly categories there are rigs that stand out more than others. They are going to be as follows. When dealing with the nymph rigs right now our top suggestion is going to be utilizing the drop-shot rig (aka, the pickerel rig). With this type of rig, we suggest starting with a baetis nymph as your top fly. And, when speaking to the bottom fly, our top suggestion would be a bloody black leech with the second most popular choice being the Reese's Pieces Worm. When dealing with streamers, the best has been the double leech rig either on the slow swing or as of late, the fast retrieve has got the job done as well. From there, the options are endless! If you want to try and hunt snouts, there are the occasional trout that is rising to a cluster midge or BWO and that is only going to pick up we can assume. And maybe the small stuff isn't your jam, that's okay. There have been a handful of trout caught on the big meat as well!

Keep in mind, that these are suggestions based on the current conditions. There is a decent amount of moisture coming through this week, so come the weekend the fishing could drop down action-wise but it would still be worth giving it a shot if you have the itch.

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