Reply by: Flyrodn      Posted: 4/29/2012 2:48:22 PM     Points: 48461    

I've personally never had a bad day fishing for grayling there. If you're speaking of fishing the spawn, within a few weeks of ice-off. Very likely in May this year.

 Reply by: Steelhead      Posted: 4/29/2012 5:29:49 PM     Points: 875    

july 4th weekend, like clock work

 Reply by: smitty4thgen      Posted: 4/29/2012 9:30:02 PM     Points: 1346    

I would usually agree with Steelhead on "normal" years but due to such dry and hot conditions I would imagine late May or 1st week in June. I will try to keep everyone up to date on ice off.

 Reply by: Steelhead      Posted: 4/30/2012 2:54:27 PM     Points: 875    

inlet area has some open water now

 Reply by: bronc      Posted: 4/30/2012 3:14:38 PM     Points: 1080    

Anytime you can get a fly in the water and the wind isnt too bad you are going to catch grayling at joe wright.

 Reply by: Clayfisher      Posted: 4/30/2012 4:17:54 PM     Points: 50    

Thanks are there any suggestions on what flies to use up there this time of year. When I went in July last year we were using grasshoppers and a red Micromidge. Thanks

 Reply by: KingFisher13      Posted: 4/30/2012 4:23:21 PM     Points: 92    

Keep in mind the inlet area is closed to fishing to protect spawing fish. Don't fish that area

 Reply by: TroutLion      Posted: 4/30/2012 7:38:08 PM     Points: 560    

Normally early July, but if we stay on this current weather trend, look for good action by mid-June. Float it if you can, but if not, there are a number of good areas to fish along the route 14 side, all the way from the dam to the inlet. The grayling take pretty much anything a brook trout would take, but occasionally they really key on something. A couple of years ago, they were completely keyed onto ant patterns in mid-July, as the wind was dropping a lot of ants off the pine and spruce onto the water near the shorelines. There are also some real nice cutthroat, rainbows and lake trout too.

 Reply by: The_Flyfisherman      Posted: 6/7/2012 8:46:49 PM     Points: 30    

from what i hear fishing usually does well during the spawn in the inlet and outlet which is in mid june to early july i believe

 Reply by: bronc      Posted: 6/8/2012 7:32:38 AM     Points: 1080    

Lime trude, green humpy, royal coachman, adams, or parachute adams have all produced up there for me consistently.