I'm gonna say the creek will probably need a one more day. But I haven't checked yet. The water was still way to hot this weekend. Though the temps are very cold at night the Otter is a huge drainage and takes awhile longer. Please use your discretion. Take a thermometer. It will be great fishing this week. Lots of caddis. But my favorite is fishing Streamers this time of the year. Our shop is 75 yards from great fishing on the Otter, so stop in and let us set you up with some great patterns and you can walk down from here.

The creek is starting to respond to the cooler temperatures. Although on a warm day it climbs over that 70 degree mark. We have seen some morning temps below even a 67, below the NH confluence. This is without a doubt a time to start paying close attention to the creek and it's temps. As soon as it starts to get to that low to mid 60's mark, expect the fishing to become very good for trout. People are still doing very well for bass and more and more Pike are starting to be caught. I really enjoy starting to work more streamers this time of the year on the creek.

The Otter, for the time, will be a great option. We had lots of water get pushed through and cool off the system. This also got the Isonychia's really going too. Flip a rock on Otter Creek, Pulp Mill especially, and you will see the Iso nymphs doing their, hot skillet dance on the underside. The rain also got another wave of Golden Stones to hatch. Keep an eye on the Otter, This small time period of cooler water should be a great time to get into fish, but do keep your thermometer handy. Remember, if you intend to release fish DO NOT fish when the water is warmer then 70, I'll say 69.

Otter Creek is too hot to fish for trout until we get a signifigant rainfall. If your fishing for bass or pike your probably going to be a ways away from the dams. Which you should be so you don't hook trout.

It's no secret that the Otter has fished very well this year. But spells of warm weather like this week will slow the Otter down a bit. The hatches I've seen on the Otter during this warm weather are just at dark and after. I usually take a head lamp with me and fish a bit after dark. A few times the water got to warm so I let them be those nights. If you haven't tried fishing the Otter before 7am in the summer yet, this is the week. You might just surprise yourself with what the fish are doing. A solid hatch of Cream Varient white mayflys have been hatching in the evening.