Winter has returned to southern Wyoming. About 6" of heavy, wet snow has blanketed Laramie, Albany, and Carbon counties and provided a much-needed late season boost to our low snowpack. The Snowy Range is still at a meager 41% of average snowpack for the year, so this certainly doesn't make up for the poor winter, but it does provide a much-needed boost. Temperatures are forecasted to rise throughout the week so expect runoff conditions to start pretty quickly going into the

I would love to say winter is back in southern Wyoming, but that would imply it was ever here. More like winter has finally arrived in southern Wyoming. We have seen some decent snowfall over the past week that should help with our very meager snowpack, although we are still sitting well below average for the year. Flows in the Laramie and Platte River drainages have stalled a bit, but appear to be back on the rise heading into the weekend. Conditions will be very much day-to

Fishing consistency has been starting to pick up and we have had some pretty great days in the past week! We have had fish eating on a little bit of everything, and we are seeing them start to chase and eat streamers with good consistency. Flows are still fluctuating a fair bit with this week's weather and river conditions will remain day-to-day. I expect to see flows dropping over the weekend with water temperatures dropping as well. Fishing action might slow down a bit over

We are in pre runoff mode and seeing some pretty good conditions around the Laramie and Platte River valleys! With some colder temperatures in the forecast, expect flows to drop a bit heading into the weekend, which should improve clarity but will also bring down water temperatures. Fish have started to get into feed mode, but we haven't quite seen that switch get flipped into a springtime smorgasbord. Plains Lakes, the North Platte, and lower elevations of the Laramie River

Fishing season is back in the North Platte and Laramie River valleys! With a historically low snowpack for both of our main watersheds, conditions may become quite tricky later in the season, but the low snowpack could make for an excellent window of fishing before and during runoff this year. The pre runoff window is a great time to get out and throw bring nymph and streamer patterns as flows continue to increase. Fishing conditions have been day-to-day but will continue to

It's looking like 2026 in southern Wyoming will be the story of the winter that never was. We are moving into April with the local snowpack hovering around 70% - indicating a likely low-water year for the Laramie and Platte Rivers as well as major tributaries. We should see some good pre-runoff fishing, and probably some pretty good options during what is likely to be a rather weak and brief runoff period. Snowpack As of right now, we can expect a blink-and-you-might-miss-it

After a far-too-long hiatus from saltwater fly fishing, it took a bachelor party to Louisiana in 2024 to get me back on the bow of skiff. There was a time when I spent a couple of summers in Key West as a camera man on a flats boat, where I quickly became completely enamored with flats fishing, and permit in particular. Our trip to Louisiana was a good transition back into saltwater fishing and it served as a painful reminder that my first and only permit came nearly a decade

It's that low water time of year again. Flows have dropped considerably on the main branches of the Platte and Laramie Rivers as well as...

Summer flows are arriving and we are seeing the main branches and tributaries dropping and water temperatures starting to rise in the...

Great hatches, great flows, and great water temperatures - now is the time to get out there! The North Platte and Laramie Rivers have...

As we head into late June, we are heading towards some of the very best fishing conditions of the year in SE Wyoming! The North Platte is...

Runoff has been on the low side this year with the Laramie and North Platte Rivers already starting to slowly come out of their runoff...

After a considerable delay, runoff seems to be on throughout the North Platte and Laramie River drainages. The main branches and most...

Over the past week we have seen a fairly considerable drop in flows and in improvement in clarity throughout the North Platte and Laramie...

Runoff has been sputtering to a start this week, with flows fluctuating quite a bit from river to river, but the overall trend is...

The Upper North Platte and Laramie River drainages have been holding steady flows and have been in great wade-fishing condition, however...

Laramie River - 5/1/25 It looks like we have a solid wade fishing window on the Laramie and North Platte Rivers going into this weekend....

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Freestone season is officially back in southern Wyoming - virtually all of the water around us with the exception of the high country is...

After holding strong right around 95-100% throughout the winter, some recent dry weather has brought the Snowy Range...