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Good luck to all, the fishing right now is pretty killer just about everywhere in AZ, UT, and CO |
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Thanks for the great post Terry. I enjoy reading and learning about the Colorado. I love JW Powell's journal Exploration of the Colorado River and its Canyons. I have rafted the Grand Canyon and Catarack Canyon. Hiked the Canyon. Fished the Winds. Fished and skied Powell since 81 but never fished the Ferry. I once read a book where a guy went and found the Source of the Colorado in the Wind Rivers and followed it to the sea (which doesn't exist anymore because it peaters out). Worst decision ever made was to introduce the Tamarisk trees to prevent bank erosion and has now infested almost every major waterway. That’s what happens when you introduce nonnative habitat into eco systems. It's interesting to hear the viewpoints of the Fish and Game and the Natural Resources because I have family on both sides. I know there is a lot of legislative power fighting over this water and for many fish and ecosystems are their least concerns. I'm just excited to fish it in three weeks!!!!
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Effectiveness of the Tamarisk Leaf Beetle is still being tested. http://www.tamariskcoalition.org/BeetleMonitoring.html
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I hope 10 years from now we're not trying to eradicate the leaf beatle that was introduced. I hope it works!!! I heard they have even used diesel fuel and the tamarisk still comes back. Thank you for the post.
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Went to the ferry this past weekend. Caught lots. Caught the bigger fish on weighted line sinking. Here are two of the better ones. Zebra midges size 16 worked. Some had multiple colors of zebras and seemed to do juat a bit better. Love the Ferry! Walk-in fished very well too!
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Having just gotten back from the Ferry, I thought it would be a good time to read all 6 pages of this post. I have always wondered why there don't seem to be very big fish there.
Excellent write up Terry, You said: "It dawned on me that the river was suddenly healthy and it had to be a result of the large water inflow into Lake Powell the previous year and the reason that our fishery had been doing so poorly for the past several years was the fact that there was hardly any water inflow into Lake Powell (compounded by the erratic and extreme experimental Trout Suppression Flows); the lake and river WAS STARVING FOR NUTRIENTS!!!" This is an interesting point. If this is true, I can only imagine what harm will be caused when zebra muscles take over lake Powell like they have from Mead down stream. If they aren't there yet, its only a matter of time.
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hi when is a good time of year to fish lees ferry i was thinking about going up there allso do i need any special permit to fish there
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Fishing license.
Take a look at the weather, if it suits you, its probably a fine time to fish there. There's all kinds of info around about what works during what time of year. |
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Check the Lees Ferry Anglers homepage.
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