With the expected temperatures to be above zero degrees myself and my friend headed down south. Other than the 100 km/hour wind warnings we were looking forward to getting some fishing in during these winter months. Both of us have always fished the Crow during the summer months so we had little idea what to expect. We got there fairly fast passing pulled over semi’s and trailers. We rigged up and focused on deep slow water fishing midge rigs and swinging small streamers. Both were not productive. We moved spots further upstream and with little daylight left we changed up our game plan and fished larger nymphs deep. Within a hour we both landed some beautifully colored rainbows over 18 inches. The next day we woke up to a few inches of snow up in Elkford and we were out the door coffees in hand. We arrived at the river with about 2-3 feet visibility and 1 foot higher water levels. Throughout the day we successfully fished large nymphs with over 10 fish landed, a handful over 18 inches. Fish were holding deep troughs and seams. Overall a great escape the from the city and the cold winter months.
Troutfitters Team
