River Report and Fishing Conditions for February 12 to 18, 2010, Northeastern West Virginia

River Report: This coming week should be better than this past week. Snow is forecast off and on over the next week. Friday and Sunday should be clear and warmer and will be the best time for fishing this week. The tail waters are back to normal water levels and have good clarity but have some ice forming. The headwaters are slightly above normal levels but clear and the ice is at about 30%. The feeder creeks are at normal water levels and most have edge ice at this time. Some tail water areas will start to receive ice flows this week. Most of the tail waters are fishable; Upper and Lower Shavers Fork, Cheat, Lower Glady Fork, Lower Dry Fork, Lower Laurel Fork and the Greenbrier. Early this week will not be too productive but there are still plenty of fish in the streams. Some of the outer areas, If you are heading to Laurel Fork Campground Area or Spruce Knob Lake, you may not get there. The roads have about 20 to 30 inches of snow on them and travel is very slow.

Fishing conditions: Fishing in the tail waters will be more productive by the weekend. Overall, this weekend and late in the coming week will be the best time to be out on the streams with the variations in water temp from the snow. The water level and clarity will are better now but will decrease towards the middle of next week. The temperatures are forecast for the high 20s, over the first part of the week and warming up into next week. The stocked fish were active early last week, as well as the native fish. Icing and ice flows will extent into the next week but should start to thin off by the end of the week. All of the fishing was sub-surface, big bugs and sinking lines. With spring stocking in full swing, there are new and active fish out in the streams. Fishing pressure should be light this week. A good mix of colors for your streamers and nymphs should be working well this week. Beadhead buggers and beadhead nymphs are still the best two flies for the week. Darker colors are working well this week with the clear water. Work the pocket waters and move on if you want to have some good success.

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