There is some opportunity to fish dry flies as pods of fish can be found eating midges particlarly on the warmer days. 

Nymphing is the most productive method this time of year. Unless there is a heavy midge hatch going, most fish will be tight to the bottom, so running a tightline or indicator rig is the key. Patterns like the TJ Hooker, Pats rubber legs, double bead stone, and even bugs that border on being streamers like the Chicago ovwercoat or the classic wooly bugger are very productive. On clearer sunnier days smaller nymphs with a bit of flash can be productive if larger patterns aren’t producing, and the abundance of whitefish certainly breaks the monotony.

Streamer fishing has been spectacular this winter. Without much ice on the surface there’s a lot of spots that can be fished that are usually covered with flowing ice this time of year. Rarely do we get such accessible streamer fishing in January. Much like the nymphs, big dark contrasting patterns fished low and slow. Slow swinging a Sparkle Minnow or a dungeon is a killer way to be targeting the largest fish in the river right now.