Left is another brown trout landed on our Thursday afternoon float. Friday I guided down-river for ArkAnglers. The water condition was a little off color but we did manage to land fish.
Today I’m again floating Cambo to Hecla Junction. The thing of note this morning is that the water level has risen quite a bit in the last 24 hours from a low at Nathrop about 550 CFS to almost 900 CFS at 8 am this morning. Looking at the peaks that surround the Arkansas Valley it’s evident that the snow we had last week has already melted. It’s been warm the last couple of days and the increased flow could signal the start of the run off. Another possibility is that some water has been added to the river for the adventure race this weekend in Buena Vista. This morning at 8 am there is a duckie race from BV to Johnson village. It will be interesting to see if the water does drop again or if in fact the run off has begun.
