California’s fly fishermen are facing a record snowpack and unseasonably cold spring weather — and a sizable spring runoff even that might render a lot of streams and rivers unfishable well into July.
In fact, in the Northern Sierra region — which saw a snowpack of 170% of normal on April 1 — the snowpack/waterpack rating is 253% of normal for this time of the year.
State snowpack/waterpack ratings:
During this year’s extended runoff period, anglers will look to reservoirs, tailwaters and other locations featuring easily fishable, controlled flows.
