Lower Oldman River, April 15, 2012

I spent the afternoon on the Lower Oldman river. It snowed the night before and was cloudy when I first arrived there and just above 0 C. I was hoping some good fish would be up on dries mid-afternoon as there was little wind. No such luck. I walked a lot and only saw one decent fish and hooked it briefly. Midges were the main hatch. Some sporadic small fish rises here and there. The water was as low as I have ever seen it and silty/off colour but alright to fish. There was also an extremely low flow rate. The water temp. was 38F...still cold. Hopefully fish will become more active in the next week or so as late April and especially early May can offer some great dry fly angling prior to run-off and increased discharges from dam. Swallows were picking off midges on the water and provided some entertainment.