The afternoon weather looks warm the next ten days at Six Lakes as we head into March. This warm afternoon weather will bring the ice off the lakes in the next two weeks. We are excited for early spring fishing this March and the long spring fishing season at Six Lakes. In this blog we will share some of our favorite spring fishing tips for flies and fishing techniques at Six Lakes Fishing Preserve.

The cool weather in the spring and the cold water in the lakes make the metabolism in the trout a little slow, so fish are still moving slowly in the early spring and staying deeper in the lakes. The key to success in early spring fishing is to fish deeper and move flies slowly. In March and April fishermen that fish flies along the bottom of the lake and move the flies slowly will be rewarded with actively feeding fish.

There are many great fly patterns for spring fishing. Here are some of our favorite fly patterns for success in early spring fishing. Woolly buggers are some of the most versatile fly patterns in the world. Black and rust brown are two of our favorite colors for early spring fishing.  Woolly buggers fished on a sinking line and jigged slowly along the bottom of the lake will imitate leeches and crayfish crawling along the bottom of the lake and fish will pick them up. A small red midge or red copper john dropped off the back of a woolly bugger about two feet will imitate a blood worm on the bottom of the lake and will increase the number of fish you catch. 

Balanced leeches are also a very effective fly pattern in the early spring. Black or dark purple balanced leeches dropped off a strike indicator five to ten feet and cast toward rising trout or along the edge of weed beds is a very effective way to fish in March and April. 

Red midges and sno cone chironomids are also very effective patterns in the early spring on Utah lakes. Dropping a red midge or sno cone chironomid off a strike indicator about five to eight feet and casting toward rising fish or fish feeding on the edges of weed beds will work well in the early spring. 

We hope to see you this March or April for some early spring fishing at Six Lakes Fishing Preserve!