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The big news over on the Lamar is a small lightning strike started fire on Druid Peak. When the official press release came out yesterday, officials said the fire was less than a half-acre in size, but is expected to grow slowly. Firefighters are keeping an eye on it. Just a heads up.
From a fishing [...]
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The Lamar has been shaping up nicely. Flows are coming down and the water is clearing up. There is over a foot of visibility right now. Expect the river to keep coming down, but the rains will muddy her up for a while.
The water is still high and cold, but we are starting to see [...]
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While conditions are improving on the Lamar, there are still better options open at this point. The river is flowing at just over 2,100 cfs as of this morning, which is still pretty dang high. Clarity has been improving, meaning it is no longer the chocolate milk it was a short while ago.
I have heard [...]
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The Lamar is still running at over 3,600 cfs, with it remaining over the 80th percentile for flows this time of year. It could be fishable in some places in a week or so, but don’t even think about it now.
Damn.
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The Lamar has come down a little bit over the past few days, but is still running high and dirty. If you feel that you absolutely have to fish the river, try dragging some big, buggy nymphs near the banks. Other than that, give it a little more time.
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As you can see from the flow chart, flows on the Lamar have dropped quite a bit in the past week. The river is still pretty muddy according to a friend of mine who was down in the area a few days ago. If the trend continues, the river could be fishable in a few [...]
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Enough Said.
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The Lamar is still blown out. Damn.
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The Lamar is in sorry shape right now. Flows are at about twice their normal levels. The river won’t be fishable for another month at least.
I am sure this knowledge won’t stop at least the most adventuresome souls from going to see if conditions have improved over night, and I don’t blame them. Hell, if [...]
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