Winter Holding On

Finally a week of winter weather in Wolf Creek. A week of snow and cold. A week of icy roads in the canyon and the results you might expect.

A week of quick morning visits to the shop to check voicemails and plumbing prior to afternoons spent back home on the couch watching Olympic hockey and not feeling guilty about being closed because there isn’t a soul on the river this week.

It’s a welcome taste of winter at the perfect time. I’m enjoying the respite as I’m sure the fish are as well.

I’m sure we built a bit of snowpack which is good for all of us who rely on water to live or make a living and I wish I could say we were just getting started but alas, it looks as though the mild weather will return next week with high temps back in the 40’s and 50’s and overnight lows in the 20’s and 30’s.

Expect a bump in traffic next week as we move towards the normal beginnings of the spring campaign.

Fishing should be good with the return to warmer weather so we’ll be back in the shop with more normal hours starting this Sunday. We’ll be open 8-12 on Sunday and 8 – 4 on Monday – Saturday as dictated by the weather. Remember, here at Wolf Creek Angler, in the winter darkness of the canyon we’re still at least a month out from seeing any sunlight so it does make it difficult to hang around for eight hours in the cold darkness knowing that just down the road the river is currently bathed in warm sunshine.

We’ll be providing shuttle service whenever we can which should be much more frequent from here on out. Again, depending on the weather!

Winter lodging rates remain in effect through the end of March, just $149/night for a bungalow with a kitchenette, a $100 savings off of normal season rates.

We are running a guide trip and lodging special through the end of March with two nights of premium lodging and a full day guided trip for one or two anglers for just $850.

We’re loaded up on Pill Poppers and Sowbugs which are all you really need at this point but should you look to switch it up from what every other angler out there is using we’ve got bins full of bugs that will get the job done whether nymphing, swinging or targeting fish on dries.

Spring shipments are starting to trickle in so while I’ve never been a fan haggling on prices, if there is ever a time to do it that time is now when we’re looking to move the old to make room for the new.

Sit back and enjoy the remainder of the Winter Olympics this weekend and we’ll see you back on the MO next week.