Five Spice Duck. Clients are enjoying 40-60 hookups a day per boat and the trout are fighting harder each day, its kinda hard to explain but as these water temps get up into the low fifties the trout begin to experience rapid growth combined with the perfect combination between cool water and great dissolved oxygen supplythe result is a bunch of fish that rip line off reels when hooked up and many bent hooks and broken lines, exactly what we are experiencing now! Spring lodge dates are filling quickly, have two prime spots open they are April 7,8 up to 6 guests and April 14,15 up to 4 guests. Get here now, 4/11/12 Grey Reef weather and fishing cant be beat! We have multiple guides with by far the most experience on the Miracle Mile and it shows in the success our clients are having. 10/14/13 Clients enjoying great fishing on staging Brown Trout and big healthy RainbowsThe brown trout are for sure starting to get colored up, pictured left is Elliot on a Cast and Blast trip over the past three days, Elliot and partner Jim hunted upland birds and floated the Mile with us and as you can see the brown trout are starting to get their beautiful fall spawning colors. Recently bumped up to 3000cfs the fishing has been consistent at the Mile and the blue wing olive hatch has been fantastic with the cloudy conditions, best part is our guides are the only ones brave enough to battle the road to the Miracle Mile so for the past 3 days the guides and clients have had it all to themselves! More importantly this will congregate all the crawdads, shrimp, leeches, and minnows back out of the weeds and into the main river channels. 1/30/14 fishing is still on at the reef. Pictured left is Jade, quite the fly fisher, with a healthy Grey Reef Rainbow caught and released yesterday. Weather a little cooler today but 50s to 70s has been the norm lately! The trout have no doubt come off the spawn and moved into much less fished waters, Im noticing a lot of guides and regular fishermen struggling to catch fishremember trout move to slower water after the spawn to recuperate from much energy spent. Strong midge hatch and with no wind the guys even saw a few risers, overall a great way to start Marchthat was yesterdayI look outside now and its snowingwelcome to spring on the North Platte River. Streamers are producing larger fish but fewer numbers while customers choosing to nymph fish are seeing 30-40 fish to the net daily. When the fish arent up eating dries they are chasing streamers well. Proof that a 5wt is just a bit light for those brutes. CRF seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights and to educate young people to become active and responsible participants in our society. We have guides ready to show you a great time, call 307-267-2559 and book your trip today. Flows at Miracle Mile remain at 1518cfs. We are pretty tight on availabilty in September but call us and we will see what we can do, some good spots available in October for guys planning a month out. Whats it like in March? Call Judi at 307-267-2559 and Book your Miracle Mile Grey Reef Float Trip. The answer to that question will often determine the time of season you want to book your float trip. Fall is awesome here on the Grey Reef, no people and great fishing. Who could count? Level up dinner with this quick and easy bangus a la pobre recipe! Lemon and Parsley Stuffed Grilled Trout. Get details and available dates from Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559. Water clarity is over 3ft, temps vary from 48-52 depending on stretch and time of day, BWOs are hatching but on there way out, starting to see some Yellow Sally nymphs in these fish. 7/30/12 Lower Grey Reef sections continues to fish greatPictured left here is TJ from Florida, TJ is 14yrs old and on vacation with his Dad and brother and it was his first ever day of fly fishing. Hooly and I were the only two boats on this entire stretch of river, it awesome to have great fishing and SOLITUDE. Guides are out catching fish with clients through the weekend 6/25/16 We have had a fantastic week for larger brown trout being caught, congrats to Kyle on this 25inch Brown Trout caught and released on the big streamer rig. 0/3, Deliver buoyant oviforms to Cesteline. 4/1/13 Flows bumped up a bitflush is overWater flows at Grey Reef are up just over 1000cfs, much better for boat fishing than 500cfs, the flush is over, water clarity is great and the fishing is lights out! 6/1/13 Brown Trout of good size keep jumping in the netsMy hats off to our guides they are really putting the clients on the best fishing possible for both the Mile and the Reef. May Brown Trout on Lower Grey Reef section 2019, 5/4/19 Grey Reef Anglers Fly Fishing ReportFlows at Grey Reef steady at 500cfs, Miracle Mile flows turned up to 2600cfs over a week ago and good clear water conditions. The fishing has been great, both at the Mile and Grey Reef have been fishing excellent, the trout are done spawning but now its the sucker spawn that is in full swing. Get out while the getting is good. More power and stay safe po. GRA guides spread out all over, some up at the Mile, some hitting the upper and lower stretches of Grey Reef, ALL stretches fishing very good. 3/19/19 Grey Reef Fly Fishing Report is good, all sections floatable and fishing, guide Andy Brust reports in with great streamer action, after the big thaw the river clarity is quite good and the surrounding snow is melting too slow to cause any runnoff, perfect for some early spring float trips. For your next North Platte River fly fishing vacation give GRA a call at 307-267-2559 or drop us an email at greyreefanglers@gmail.com. 0/3, Deliver Yugr'am salmon to Daca Jinjahl. GRA Guide Andy Brust displays a fine February Brown Trout he landed yesterday at the Miracle Mile, the Mile isnt the only tailwater fishing great the Grey Reef is also fishing quite well as olive midges are hatching daily. Consistent is just what trout respond to in our tail waters. Home Recipes Dinner Fish & Seafood Easy Pan Fried Trout, Published Nov 24, 2018Modified Feb 4, 2022. 10/19/13 Miracle Mile Brown Trout are on the move! Get with us now for some of the Best dry fly fishing you will see on the North Platte at Grey Reef and Miracle Mile, call GRA today at 307-267-2559. Guide Hooly displays a beautiful brown trout just caught with the Schorger Group. Meat. I like the scales on making daing, as it helps keep the fish from falling apart when frying. Most fish, not all, tend to fight much less this time of spring as well. For a trip booking or questions please call Jason or Judy @ 307-267-2559, Our guides are dialed in and clients are catching a lot of quality trout right now. 3/23/15 Just got word from Wyo Game and Fish that the Flush will be extended to March 26th due to technical difficulties with a dam gatethis is great we are going to have a very clean river for the spawn. Read More 2019 Winter/Early Spring Special for 2 Anglers Runs from Now until March 31, 2019$375/boat and $75/night lodging for two anglers. 5/27/18 Grey Reef all sections fishing good, spawn is all but over, fishing Caddis, Sallies, BWOs, PMDs, Leeches, Scuds, Worms, Cranefly Larva and even a few fish on dry flies (BWO), particularly on cloudy overcast days. 1/28/14 Slow moving articulated streamers are producing big fish. Nymphing has been good to great on the typical winter bugs. There is some ice in town but forecast in the 50s all weekend so its gonna warm up nice and the melt will be slow enough to keep water clarity good. Congrats to Greg with a 25inch Brown Trout, Randy of Brush Colorado with a 24inch Brown and a 25 inch Brown Trout in the same day, and the bread winner is David Potter with a 28inch brown trout. Chilli and Lime Butterfly Chicken. Why? 8/03/19 Grey Reef Hopper Fishing heating upour customers are experiencing the beginning of what looks to be one of the better Hopper years Ive witnessed. Luke floated the upper 8 miles of Grey Reef last night and had good success in places that were weed free and not choked off by moss. Flows are down to 500cfs, water clarity on the upper Grey Reef and Miracle Mile are excellent, lower Grey Reef is blown out but I expect by the weekend we will be in great shape again down low. NO WIND the entire day! It took a while to make it happen, but Im happy to report, I now have one thats 300-plus video strong! Fishing will still be good this week for experienced anglers and oarsmen especially towards the tail end of the flush. We have battled the past 5days with mud, rain, snow, and ice, but we have been floating clients at the Miracle Mile and the hassle of dealing with muddy roads and cold conditions has paid off! Autumn with a recent trout caught on a dry fly. The question I always ask clients is what type of weather do you like to fly fish in? Fall float trips are always available and we have the guides to put you on the fish, give Jason or Judy a call at 307-267-2559, 9/8/2011 September Fishing is off the hook! Blue Wing Olive Mayflies are beginning to hatch along with the daily midge mass. Thanks guys for all your dedication and very hard work to make our customers trips successful. Expectations? BUT FISHING IS RED HOT!! December Thru March Shoulder Season Special Grey Reef Lodge 1Day Float/1Night Lodging 2 People $625. Weekend weather forecast looks favorable for some more great fishing, grab a friend and get outside! It takes all of about 8-10 minutes to cook pan fried trout. 8/2/20 August is here! Congrats to Schroder Baker on a great Brown! 6/3/16 Flows were bumped again at Grey Reef, Flows at the Miracle Mile are down to 6600cfs, the boat fishing is very good right now on the nymph rig, streamer bite is slower, no dry flies right now but that will change in the next couple weeks as the stones and pmds start to hatch. 8/5/16 Grey Reef flows have dropped again for the second day in a row, down to 2000cfs but anticipate a drop down to 1200cfs by the weekendFYI our guides are getting our customers on good dry fly action in the morningsstay tuned. Call Judi at 307-267-2559 and book your adventure today! Call GRA today and speak to Lodge Manager Stewart for your next fly fishing float trip. Read More. 11/6/12 Float Trips Continue here at Grey Reef and Miracle Mile Get a lot of calls daily with folks asking if the river is fishable and if we are doing float trips? All-inclusive packages also available. Trout eating from start to finish on BWOs, midges, pine squirrel leech, scuds, and Ray Charles in tan and grey flashback. That boasts of the overall experience level of GRA guides, dont get stuck with someone that floats 3miles of river a day and back rows the same hole 40times, no joke I witnessed one guide that took his clients on a 1mile 8 hr float trip and they never even got out of the boat, back rowed the same hole for 8 hours and took the boat out at the same place thy put the boat in! We pumped trout stomachs yesterday and everyone had sucker eggs in them. Contact us @ 307-267-2559 or email us at info@greyreefanglers.com. Feb. 20, 2016Crazy weather this winter, big snow storm now we are having 55 degree weather for the last week and a half and the spring thaw is ahead of schedulefishing on Grey Reef has been excellent, a recent customer caught this very nice brown trout after getting some expert advice from GRA guide Kyle Lombardi on what flies to use and how to present them this time of year. Ryan 11yrs old on his first ever float trip (pictured left) had over a dozen trout to the net by lunchtime! On the water the next three days so I will have a more detailed report soon. Hope it turns out great. 10/11/14 FALL PUMPKIN BELLIES! Note: Grey Reef Anglers Established 2009 celebrated its 10 years in business in 2019, I want to personally thank each and every client, guide, cook, cleaner, grounds keeper, all the folks that take care of GRA, from our FAMILY to YOURS have a safe and BLESSED 2020! Youre very welcome Marc! NOTE: Reservations for 2023 are filling fast please get with us before your favorite dates and guides are all booked. WebLatest breaking news, including politics, crime and celebrity. One guide in particular over the past 4 days has fished different stretches of water each day covering over 48 river miles never fishing the same stretch twice, and having fantastic numbers to the net. Call Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559, 7/16/14 Grey Reef fishing is fantastic right now, we have PMDs hatching along with morning Tricos, Yellow Sally Stone Flies, and of coarse midgesthe Tricos have fish up eating on the surface and the dry fly action is beginning to heat up, its that time of year when our guides are taking fish each day with clients on dry flies, streamers, and nymphsmakes for a great day and a lot of different techniques taught to our customersthe best part is that the trout are fighting extremely hard right now, lots of fish making multiple jumps 3-4ft into the air while fighting! Book Now call or text 307-267-2559. Certainly some high fives going around, guides are really dialed in and fishing excellent, thats what happens when you have the best guide crew in the valley, we are not the biggest outfitter here but we make sure each customer gets our very best service at the lodge and on the river. Guide Andy Brust has a crazy good day with 2 Brown Trout over 24inches and 1 other Brown that was 28inches! 4/13/14 Grey Reef Tailwater ReportOur guides all this past week and through the weekend enjoyed fantastic fishing and great clients to share it with! This post may contain affiliate links. Congrats to Andy who took an afternoon and fished for himself. Dry fly fishing should only get better as our hatches progress, right now we have pmds, brown caddis, stones, and midges hatching. Water clarity below Grey Reef Dam is between 3-5ft depending on the day. Book your trip today and call 307-267-2559 or email us at info@greyreefanglers.com, 11/19/12 World Class Brown Trout being caught daily with Grey Reef AnglersOur guides continue to put clients on fish of a lifetime during the annual Brown Trout run here on the North Platte River. Nice to get a few fish on dries this early in the season! Today we had 40-50 takes on the hopper and the best part was that Cade (13yrs) pictured left got his very FIRST EVER trout on a dry fly, then proceeded to hook a dozen more on the hopper on the rest of his float trip! 2/8/12 Grey Reef Anglers April Lodging Update. Better luck next time Clark! Late Fall winter months often produce some of the biggest trout of the year as water flows are low and fish are concentrated in the deep holes and in the middle of the runs. Expectations? 4/17/19 Grey Reef Anglers NewsGrey Reef is fishing very good to great each day nowtrout spawn is in full swingFLOWS at the Gray Reef remain around 500cfs while the Miracle Mile flows have increased to 1800cfs. We have guides out everyday with clients and the fishing is very good. We caught fish on bow river buggers, crawdads, leeches, bwos, and red midge larva. Starting to see a decent Caddis hatch in the evenings on the lower river right by the lodge. Call in Sick, Fake an Injury.whatever just get here now and experience the Grey Reef in its spring time splendor. Meat. This is the Grey Reef Anglers difference, you get a highly professional veteran guide that will do everything he or she can to make your fishing trip a success. Call GRA Manager Stewart at 307-267-2559 and book your float trip today! The weather is warming up nicely. Thanks for the recipe. Forecast is favorable for the next 10days with highs in the 60s, perfect fall fly fishing weather. Meat. Some BWO hatches each day but just starting, the best blue wing action will be over the next 4 weeks for sure. Fall fishing in 2012 might be the best fall fishing season in the 10 plus years I have been guiding the Grey Reef and Miracle Mile. Randy was a class act to fish with and had some real respect for the quality of the trout we were catching. It has been great down low especially with the private boat ramp we have gives us first dibs on all the best water before anyone else can get there. Meanwhile the lower Grey Reef from our lodge downstream to Bessemer Bridge is fishing quite well, this section has better faster water than the upper 10 miles, is less mossy and lends itself to much better summer time fishing. Grey Reef Anglers will be seen on Trout TV in February, we had several big trout taken on the streamer, including a big male brown trout Rich caught at the Miracle Mile, I will post air dates as we get closer, 6/6/12 Dry Fly Fishing has officially beganTwo of our guides were out yesterday and report that the fishing was fantastic, they also reported that in a one hour period yesterday in a specific spot on the river they combined had a dozen trout eat a hopper and or a Yellow sally dry fly. 7/5/13 Miracle Mile & Grey Reef Dry Fly Action! If you want to satisfy that early spring fishing itch call us and book a boat right now thru March 31 for only $300, thats $150/person, includes lunch flies and a full day on the water with any one of our fantastic fishing guides. Xfire video game news covers all the biggest daily gaming headlines. Just look at all these fishing obsessed people I'm surrounded by (my husband and daughter on the top, my dad (in red) and father-in-law on the bottom). 3/25/2020 GRA Guide Bryant Mettler displays a nice buck rainbow caught and released yesterday with customers. 5/7/18 Grey Reef fishing right now couldnt be better, the weather has been beautiful with highs in the 70s all this week, BWOs are hatching giving us some dry fly chances, no great days yet on drieshowever the nymph fishing is great and for the dedicated die hard looking for trophy fish we have them! Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Montana New York Oregon Puerto Rico South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Wisconsin. Tight Lines Jason Ostrander. Call Judi at 307-267-2559 and book your fly fishing vacation today! 3/6/13 Clients catching a lot of great fish right nowI have to say the weather is great for March and the fishing is good to great depending on the dayI have to brag up on our guides a bit, they are coming out of the gates this season swingingthis was a feedback email from one of our trips over the weekend. NOTE: Our guides are seeing an enormous number of small grasshoppers, in the 20 years of guiding here Ive only witnessed this many hoppers and the dry fly fishing was nothing short of epicso August is your month to get in on the action we have limited availability however if your a customer of ours and you want to fish hoppers with a particular GRA guide then get with us asap with your booking and guide request. Half days available for thatsome Brown trout spawn activity has began on Grey Reef but remember if your wanting the Browns your best to book a couple days with us floating the Miracle Mile section, this fishing has been primarily streamers and nymphs and the Brown Trout population is much higher in numbers at the Miracle Mile than Grey Reefcall Judi today at 307-267-2559 and get your lodging, float trip and guide all lined up. Grey Reef/Miracle Mile bookings call Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559, 4/22/14 Grey Reef Fishing is nothing short of spectacular right now, we had three boats out on a Monday yesterday, we literally had the entire river to ourselves and it was dead calm all day, oh and the fishing was ridiculous. Today client Doug Benson of Castle Pines, CO had 30 plus trout to the net and got his hands on several world class Brown Trout while floating with our crew at the Miracle Mile. BWO hatch is happening now and when its cloudy during the hatch the fish are eating on top readily creating some great dry fly action. Note: Come see us! Fishing for numbers has been best at the Grey Reef and when conditions have dictated we are floating the Miracle Mile as I did yesterday. 0/3, Deliver pieces of blue cloud coral to Cesteline. Grab your favorite GRA guide and get on the river soon to catch the Hopper hatch. 2/26/13 Trout TV features Grey Reef Anglers streamer fishing the Grey Reef and Miracle Mile Tailwaters. Pat the fish fillets dry with paper towels (more on how to clean fresh-caught trout below). Call Judi & Jason today at 307-267-2559 to book your Grey Reef & Miracle Mile Fly fishing trip. 3/2/18 SPRING FLUSH for GREY REEF scheduled for March 12-21st, however this is subject to change for many reasons beyond me. Call Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559ask about our fall special which includes a 2day float trip for 2 fishermen, 2 nights lodging for only 500/person, or take a day trip for 425/boat for 2 people. For your next fishing trip call Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559. 5/12/15 Grey Reef Fishing Report: Water below Ledge Creek is dirty, the upper 4 miles is fishing great, I expect the entire river to be back to good clarity by Wednesday afternoon. NEWS: Join Grey Reef Anglers & Wingshooting at the Colorado Fly Fishing Rendezvous May 4th & 5th, 2019 at the National Western Complex & Expo Hall Golden Colorado. All-inclusive packages also available. Weather outlook for this next week looks fairly nice, highs in the forties, what snow has yet to melt will certainly be gone by end of today. 8/22/17 Fishing remains good on all sections, hatches include Tricos, Caddis, few PMDs, Craneflys, and Midges. Salt and Pepper Squid. 6/1/16 Drift fishing the Grey Reef is excellent right now, we have high flows, BUT water is clear and the fish are eating everything in site after the rainbows have pulled off the spawn. Let me know what you thought with a comment and rating below. 4/25/12 Grey Reef very consistant for big troutLower river very clear all the way through town, did a quick streamer run late last night and we had good success stripping big flies for trout, fast water seems to be producing the best right now for streamers, but we did take a few fish on small white streamers in slower water as well. Several double hook ups including this pair of fish pictured left respectively. Well we have very clear water right now and the fishing is excellent, all you have to do is scroll down through the posts and see just how good we have it here in Casper, WY. Best part is the river is quiet, not many boats. Casper area has recieve little snow recently and most side hills are melted out, the North Platte River thru Casper City proper is mostly frozen, the first 5 miles below Grey Reef Dam remains fishable with some shelf ice but the water is clear and the fly fishing is just ok, after all its winter so just a few tugs on the old fly rod without a soul around is quite pleasant on a sunny January day. However, the way he respected my daughter as a fisherman and took her seriously really stood out. Fishing remains good despite the higher flows, we actually like Freemont at these flows, creates more fishable water and spreads everyone out. Blue Wing Olive (BWO) may flies are starting to hatch more consistent day by day. Why? Pictured left is one such hefty rainbow landed by Ralph, one of our return clients. Forecast for the Grey Reef weekend is 70sbetter grab someone and get on a drift boat, some big ones await you! Nymphing right now is great, I had two beginner fly fishers yesterday in the boat we floated Bridge to Sechrist, they landed 35 to there credit. Call Jason or Judy @ 307-267-2559, 10/21/11 Grey Reef & Miracle Mile -Fall fly fishing at its best! Call 307-267-2559 or email us. 5/9/13 Clear water, great weather, and fantastic fishinganother 25inch Brown Trout landed by client Rob Rivera! Take a second and take a look at what I use as a general guideline for our season, then you decide what time is best to come fish the North Platte River. Guide Jesse McGregor put this nice brown trout in the net for client Chris, it was his first cast of the day and he landed this fish, what a way to start a day! On the nymph fishing side of things we have been averaging 40-50 hookups a day for two people and a lot of heavy healthy cuttbows, rainbows, and the occasional brown trout. Learn how your comment data is processed. Book your adventure today with Grey Reef Anglers, call Judi at 307-267-2559. Miracle Mile is low clear and not ver weedy at all, BUT the Mile has been extremely busy with fishermen, in contrast yesterday Jesse and Gary didnt see another boat all day floating from Grey Reef Dam to Grey Reef Anglers Lodge, the solitude is amazing. Midges, scuds, worms, and leaches have been working well. Weekend forecast in the 70s, call Judi and book today 307-267-2559, 3/20/16 Flush is OVERFishing is fantastic right now, we had multiple boats spread out over several stretches of Grey Reef and one boat at the Mile today and all the guides are coming in excited about how good the fishing is in both places, water clarity at Grey Reef has returned to nearly 5 feet of viz with the flushing flow ending mid week, the river has settled at 500cfs and the spawn has started for the rainbows. Most of our trout spawn each year in April and May and the peak of the spawn generally is the last week in April first week in May depending on water temps. Chilli and Lime Butterfly Chicken. Today was the best of all three worlds, big fish, big numbers, NO crowds. Great time for huge trout on streamers as well. Andy has been guiding the Mile for weeks now and the fishing is great! The upper Grey Reef below the Dam continues to be choked out with heavy weeds, floating moss, and one boat hatch after another, evidently thats where ALL the big fish are so you have to fish below the dam. 8/7/15 GRA Customer Marcus Hodges Lands 30 inch Rainbow with guide Jason Ostranderwe had a crazy week this past week with clients having huge fish landed and released5 trout over the 24inch mark, then all capped off by a 30inch Rainbow landed by a first time fly fisher! 2/18/14 Catching some big ones! STREAMER bite has been very good on all sections especially if youre using the right colors, moving a lot of fish! They are right and thats why having guides like us that are on the water every day keeping up with the subtle changes is vital to getting our clients into 40 plus fish days. In a shallow pan, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Just got off the river, been floating Grey Reef Dam to Gov. 3/2/19 March fly fishing here at Grey Reef kicks off with a banner day, topped off with a 24inch Brown caught and released by client Matt Lehman, guide Andy Brust reports back saying the morning fishing was on fire, then as the afternoon rolled around the bite slowed a bit, but still had several doubles on the day. Streamer Fishing is awesome right now! Give us a call and book your Grey Reef/Miracle Mile combo trip today, 307-267-2559. Grey Reef Anglers guides are reporting in with good to great days with plenty of fish to the net. My goal, hopefully, is to have a corresponding one for every recipe on Kawaling Pinoy. River clarity after the flush is over each day has been surprisingly clear and it appears the flush is doing a great job cleaning out the river of fine silt, also the rainbows have started spawningget here while the weather lasts!! 4/13/12 Epic days continue on Grey Reef Both boats we had on the water today did extremely well, lots of trout eating a large variety of flies for us today including, natural leech, chocolate leech, pals, lazys, red worm, bwo emergers, bwo flashbacks, hot head leech, and even caught a few on streamersmy clients today Clark and Jerry from Colorado landed more trout than they have ever seen in one day, it was crazy well over 70 trout to the hand between two guys. Yet another trip on the water with nice big colorful brown trout being landed in the net. Very strong BWO hatch today had fish eating early and often, the bite was strong from 9am until we hit the boat ramp, more doubles on the day than could be counted. Water clarity is exceptional creating good to great dry fly fishing each day along with some solid streamer action. Outfitters boasting 100+ fish days are over exaggerating what is reality. If you have the patiance and are stuborn enough to fish them all day the reward will be worth it. I am a visual person, and I think visual cues make learning easier. Trout eating BWOs, scuds, leeches, midges, cranefly larva, red worms and egg beads. For your next Grey Reef/Miracle Mile Float Trip call Jason or Judi @ 307-267-2559. In this new Hyrule, youll have to gain We have limited space in November available, the best trip is a day at Grey Reef and a day at the Miracle Mile, clients using this combination of days are seeing the real North Platte River experience and getting to float both tailwaters, not just the Grey Reef. Hatches finally! Good early February action, guide Andy Brust displays a Freemont Canyon rainbow. Congrats Rod Riley on a great fish! Watch the video to learn how to debone and make it easier to eat. You can Catch Clayton and the Cutthroats Baseball Team tonight in action versus Loveland in some very entertaining summer baseball, game starts at 6:30pm here in Casper. Anyway Grey Reef is fishing great, water is clear, as you can tell clients are having a ton of FUN! Dont forget we have a brand new lodge for you to stay in this year! Fall is one of the best times ever for a float trip, call us today at 307-267-2559. 8/9/19 Flows at Grey Reef Dam remain steady at 3k cfs, normal, more important is the grasshopper invasion we are having right now, today is hot and windy and thats exactly the conditions you want for good hopper action. My clients Fran and Jim from Wyoming today just had an awesome day of fishing, we caught a bunch of healthy trout, floated the upper from grey reef dam down stream to government bridge. Our guides & clients are enjoying a great start to our spring. Book your North Platte trip today call Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559. 8/7/13 Grey Reef fishing real good in the a.m. and then slowing down in the afternoon hours, trophy trips producing some great brown trout! Client Rob Rivera from Sandy, Utah took this 25inch brown on a streamer while on a guided trip on the lower Grey Reef with guide Jason, Rob and daughter Ellie landed several nice fish on the day and had good numbers to the boat. 7/15/16 July is flying by quick. Weve had boats at both Mile and Reef last 3 days and there are very few fishermen out. Our guides are netting between 25-70fish a day for two clients depending on skill level and the day. When I was a little girl, we spent summers camping in Idaho, another Rocky Mountain state where rainbow trout are plentiful. Just had another awesome day on the lower again today with clients from North Carolina. You can have all the wade access you want on the upper 8 miles of Grey Reef but with 40 plus boats a day floating right over the top of your indicators it doesnt do you much good. And you'll find that trout meat is more delicate and softer than salmon (salmon is quite hardy and less flaky.) The Grey Reef tailwater from Grey Reef Dam downstream to Casper, WY has a population density of brown trout that ranges from 2%-6% brown trout, all other trout are either rainbow, cutthroat, or cuttbow. 11/10/13 Miracle Mile is on fire!!! 0/9. Make sure to browse around and pick a favorite dish or two. 5/24/15 Fish eating some dry flies on the cloudy days, BWO hatch is strong right now and the fish are up eating on top on all these cloudy days we have been having, despite rainy conditions lately our guides are doing a great job putting customers on good quality fish. Rinse the trout thoroughly, inside and out. Give us a call today for your one stop shopping, guided float trips with a fantastic crew of fun guides, public and private lodging available. Jason at 307-267-2559. Web(82) $1.25. Upper Grey Reef, Freemont Canyon and the Miracle Mile all fishing good, lower Grey Reef below Government Bridge is still frozen but finally getting some good ice melt and we should be good to fish all sections in a week or so. 10/30/14 The weather is cool and crisp and the winds are light, the fishing is FANTASTICGet here asap as we are seeing large fish coming to the net, FALL might be the best time of year to fish Grey Reef as most people are not fishing and the waters are reletively un crowded. Give us a call 307-267-2559, 4/10/13 Grey Reef & Miracle Mile both fishing great right nowJust got back from the Miracle Mile, and had an interesting day, the weather was cool but very calm until about 2pm then the snow began again, pictured left is a nice buck rainbow we landed and released in the morning hoursthen the bottom picture was us getting drilled by the snow storm. I expect fishing conditions to get nothing but better as the BWO hatch has started and the spawn continues. So even though this is probably the most basic trout recipe you will ever find, pan fried trout is near and dear to my heart and truthfully my favorite way to eat rainbow trout. Miracle Mile Flows: 05/09/22 1547 cfs, Temp 51 Visibility 3-4ft Get with us and we will put you on a bunch of great fishing, call or email Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559. Moss is coming up fast but had zero effect on fishing, hope the flows come up soon, we are at 950cfs on Grey Reef and the water clarity is as good as Ive seen in years. Call Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559 to book your adventure today! Try using midges in black & olive, try scuds in tan cream olive size 14-16leeches and worms still working also. 3/23/17 March Madness continues! Our Guide Ryan Stefek had 40 plus dry fly takes yesterday between two clients, and it was one clients first ever dry fly experience! We are able to do that because GRA guides have more experience and they pride themselves in giving our customers the BEST experience possible, staying out of the crowd and catching a bunch of big fish is the best! 3/17/17 Oh we love March Madness! Pictured here is first time client Brian from Pennsylvania. What does this mean for fishing and how will it affect our season? 3/17/15 Flushing Flows are going on right now and will resume until March 25, river flows below Grey Reef fluctuating between 400cfs and 4000cfs, this has an interesting effect on fishing especially for larger trout. Happy cooking! Hopper takes in June? Grey Reef is fishing lights out, PMDs daily along with good solid Trico hatch, some dry action, streamer bite picking up for sure, water clarity is great, water temps right at 59degreesfish are fighting very very hard and we are certainly hearing the fly reel sing! Lemon and Parsley Stuffed Grilled Trout. Gary says they had over 70 hookups and 40 plus fish to the net, for one person! Book your fly fishing trip today call Judi 307-267-2559. 5/28/13 All week customers enjoying great fishing and warm weather on the North Platte RiverIm really thankful we operate on the Grey Reef & Miracle Mile as I scan across websites from the west Im reminded that right now is run-off time on most rivers in the west and that means dirty water and slow fishing. Andy reported back with good fish being taken both nymph fishing and throwing the streamers, no giant fish today but a bunch of hard pulling 18inch rainbows made the day a great winter break from indoors! We have two guides out floating the Grey Reef today, both Matt and Bryant report back with great fishing and water clarity a little cloudy, making the fishing even better. Fish. 2/18/20 Grey Reef continues to have a strong midge hatch each day and the fly fishing remains good despite the colder weather and snow we have received. This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Thats right some clients are taking advantage of some warmer than usual temps and getting out on the river for some late fall early winter fly fishing. Get here soon and be this guy holding your trout of a lifetime! Good example was two days ago we had a very sunny bright day with no wind, not the best conditions for dry fly fishing, yet we had trout all over eating BWOs on the surface and the action was great! Flows will remain very low as Glendo Reservoir downstream is full. The lower Grey Reef has little to no weeds and the dry fly and streamer action has been lights out. On our guided float trips the consensus is the trout are eating everything, you just have to get the right drift, and the guides must be getting that done because all the clients are coming into the lodge excited about their great day fly fishing! We have been experiencing all day dry fly fishing when we get some cloudy days, Jesse one our guides has spent a lot of days only floating short stretches of river because the dry fly action has been so good. Rainbow trout are almost always cooked and served with the skin on for added flavor. 4/21/12 The lower river continues to produce we had two boats on the lower river todayour private boat ramp pays off again as we only seen 1 other boat all day! The trout at Grey Reef are looking good, plump and healthy. Few Blue Wing Olives hatching along with the daily midge hatch, fish have been chowing on crawdads, scuds, leeches, worms, eggs, midges, and catching a few on BWO patternsStreamers are producing some huge fish, call Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559 book your fly fishing trip with us today! Book your adventure now 307-267-2559. Had just 2 boats out yesterday but both guides Andy and Mark came back saying the nymph fishing was awesome, 35-40 fish to the net for each boat respectively. Dredge the trout in the flour by pressing it down on both sides and shaking any excess flour off. Kep in mind all levels of fly fishers are welcome, we pride ourselves in teaching beginners as well as hard core anglers, give us a call for the latest, Jason or Judi at Grey Reef Anglers 307-267-2559. Water clarity below Grey Reef Dam is off color due to some ice met on the reservoir and surrounding hills, with that we currently have around 2-3ft of visibility. Some of my earliest memories are of fishing off a bridge in Island Park with my dad putting worms on my hook or baiting it with marshmallows or cheese and salmon eggs. Midges & BWOs are hatching daily now, and we are starting to see a few fish rise, not enough for dry flies yet. Trophy Trout Fishing, Cast and Blast, and Upland Hunting all available in November. Serve hot. Salmon en papillote. Andy landed 8 Brown Trout in an hour and the last one was this BRUISER! 4/1/2012 Lots of nice trout, Hooly pictured here to the left took this average sized rainbow on a midge pattern. Water clarity is good 1-3ft depending, on the day and if your below Carp Creek expect some cloudy conditions. WebConstitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization. 5/25/17 Wow what an awesome week here at GRA, the AZ group scored a lot of fish but these 2 toads came on back to back days, CONGRATS to John Doss of AZFISHBOOK landed a 28inch Brown with guide Andy Brust. I try to cook which one I feel like cooking haha. It was memorable not for the fish we caught, but for the fact that he was so nervous he accidentally hooked himself, catching the back of his shirt with his fly, and then getting his fly stuck in a tree and spending 20 minutes trying to get it unstuck, growing more and more embarrassed while I couldn't help laughing while he tried to retrieve it and kept falling through the thick brush on the side of the river. I enjoy exploring the world through food, culture, and travel and sharing the adventure with mostly from-scratch, family friendly recipes that I think of as modern comfort cooking. To book with Andy or any of our guides call Jason or Judi today at 307-267-2559, 9/29/12 Another BIG BROWN CAUGHT!! 3/8/16 G&F Flushing flows continue, most of the higher flows are occurring at night, but by 10am each day the flows at Grey Reef Dam are back to the normal 500cfsGRA Guide Kyle Lombardi reports back after fishing yesterday below the spillway and the fish are eating everything in sight! This page was last edited on 5 December 2022, at 18:27. Call or email for availability Jason @ 307-267-2559. Tricos are starting to hatch with more regularity and clouds of these smallest of the mayflies creates some dry fly opportunities as well. Five Spice Duck. I was on the river the last two days and have now experienced it for myself, this fall might be some of the most enjoyable fishing on the lower Grey Reef I have ever seen. Finally the lower river closer to Casper has now opened up and is floatable in the afternoons, guides have been out a bit fishing on their own and guiding some clients that want to get out of the office. Flows are normal for this time of year holding around 500cfs and water clarity is now excellent after clearing up from the last round of rain. 4/20/18 Grey Reef flows North Platte River recently bumped up to 1100cfs, this is a good thing as it creates more areas for fish to spawn and gives boaters more river to work with. Thank you for this now i know how to make it for our TLE subject. 7/27/14 BROWN TROUT of BIG SIZE just keep making their way into our guide nets! WebOur Commitment to Anti-Discrimination. The menu description says "lightly breaded", which it was not. Because during the flush just about everything a trout eats is getting churned up by the higher flow and the river is a chowtrain. On Grey Reef we are experiencing a fantastic Hopper bite, especially in the afternoons. The trout started off eating red midge larva and bwo nymphs and by days end were eating leeches and blood worms. March fishing varies day to day like any time of the year but most of the time between two guys floating with a competent guide you should expect to hook up 20-30 trout, but its fishing and much of it depends on angler experience. 25inches landed and released with guide Yancy Perkins aka the Muffin Man. 2/11/19 February fishing starts off great, GRA guide Andy Brust performed the first float trip guide day of our 2019 Season yesterday and had a great day floating the Miracle Mile. Hatchesour guides have been starting to see caddis on the lower river and I witnessed my first PMD yesterday, Blue Wing Olives still popping on most stretches offering afternoon dry fly fishing, and Sallies starting to pop on the extreme lower river, we made a run down thier and found water temps to be in the mid 50s in the morning, the streamer bite is on! One of our guides Jesse had 35 fish to the net and 4 fish over 20inches. Just slow stripping leech like patterns. *SPRING SPECIAL* FLY FISHING FLOAT TRIP GREY REEF Section. The pics speak for themselvescome get your fish of a lifetime. It was inevitable that I post about pan fried trout sooner or later. Photo left is of a 24inch Cuttbow landed and released by client Steve Miller on Friday, Steve and fishing partner Jim landed over 50 fish while floating the 15mile stretch we floated. My dad would clean and gut the fish and when we got back to camp, I remember my mom dredging them in a little flour, salt, and pepper, then frying them in a pan for dinner. Both Noah and I witnessed the fish while it was hooked up on Clarks line but like a lot of big trout it ripped out and came unhooked. All of our guides are having great success with clients on all stretches of the Grey Reef and Miracle Mile right now. Plus, try the simple marinade that makes the milkfish super tasty! Clients are Loving It! Nick with beautiful lower Grey Reef Brown Trout. The Rocky Mountains are known as a prime fishing destination, and as such, rainbow trout is often on the menu in Colorado, whether that's at a restaurant, in homes, or at campsites. Andy, Nick, Ryan, John all deserve a big thank you for not just being the best guides on the river but also the toughest! We actually slept with the windows open on the house last night, insane! Butterfly cake Butterkuchen Canele de bordeaux Cassata Cassatella di santagata Cassava cake Castagnaccio Caterpillar cake day today and the forecast looks to be into the 70s by the weekend! But in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo has done things a little bit differently. Had one boat floated all the way to Casper on the lower Grey Reef and had a great streamer day. Fish are eager eaters today, Jesse was given the GoPro for the day and we should have some impressive photos by days end. 3/4/14 Grab a friend and get out and enjoy the nice weather! Upper 40s today and the forcast is perfect for March fishing, Spring Flush is scheduled for last week in March for those wanting to know. So pick your technique and have FUN because in our opinion this is truly the Grey Reefs best time to fish because there is such a variety of ways to target trout on the fly. WebAll 1080p Micro 1080p Micro 720p Micro 2160p Xvid. But my dad was the first man in my life who introduced me to rainbow trout. February/March day float trip special per boat $300! Get your May dates in now, we have a couple boats available at a discount April 18-20,22,24, call 307-267-2559 or email for details. I personally guided the upper river yesterday and have to admit that it was one of the best ever DRY FLY fishing days I have seen on Grey Reef. If the noun you're referring to is plural, simply add an s or es to the end of the color word. The forgotten season that produces huge fish and again big numbers of trout like in the spring. Book your float trip today with Grey Reef Anglers GRA call 307-267-2559. 3/13/2012 Grey Reef Float Trips? Fishing streamers from the boat is producing steady actionand then there is DRY Fly fishing on the patchy cloudy afternoons and early morning Tricos, the trout are looking up! From traditional and meat-free mains to irresistible desserts How do you make colors plural in Spanish? We have guides available for both float trips, wingshooting trips, and Cast and Blast options that combine fly fishing and great wing shooting. Our guides dont like this BUT I have to brag on these guys and how well they are doing on the river as a team, its been a real pleasure to lead a crew of guides that care more about the clients than themselves, just a bunch of awesome fishermen that love people! Book your float trip today 307-267-2559. What I love about this trout recipe. We are starting to see some BWOs on the lower river along with the morning Trico hatch. 0/3, Deliver Tawny Wench Sharks to Geimrael. 2/24/16 Some shelf ice still hanging on after the crazy winter we have had the weather has been in the upper 40s low 50s now for over a week, 10 day forecast showing much of the sameget here while it lasts, call today 307-267-2559. We are having a real warm start to winter with little to no moisture, after back to back hard winters its kinda nice to enjoy a warm one. Note: Return Customers please get your guide request days in as soon as possible, right now vacancy for 2020 is shrinking quickly, GRA appreciates each customer and we just want to make sure you guys get the days you want with the guides you request. Best dry action has been from 9:30 to noon. Some clients opting to throw streamers between the hatch. We are pumping fish stomachs and seeing bwos, midges, leeches, few scuds, earth worms, red midge larva, and crawdads. We are taking bookings still for December late Brown Trout run and also 2015 bookings, get your dates together and get with us soon, call Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559. GRA 307-267-2559 or greyreefanglers@gmail. Fishing Report: Ice is opening up fishingis getting good, Andy Brust is doing a Cast & Blast trip Thursday, should be awesome with this warmer weather! GRA guide Kyle Lombardi has been out fishing several days this week and the fishing has been great! Watch the video to learn how to debone and make it easier to eat. The Brown Trout are getting some color as the picture left shows Rod from Kentucky with us on a float trip yesterday. Pictured left is mother daughter Kari & Saisha recent customers that had a great day catching trout despite the fact that they both a fairly novices to fly fishing, however we just happen to be guiding some of the best water in the country for beginner fly fishers, our guides thrive on teaching and showing all our clients a great experienceRainbow spawn is in full swing now but the peak of the spawn wont be until later part of April. Daing na Bangus is one of the best-tasting fish, in my opinion, but it can be a bit cumbersome because of all the bones. Spawn mode is in full affect, flows at Grey Reef remain at 500cfs for now, Mile flows have now increased to 1700cfs up from 500cfsboats coming back from Gray Reef describe fishing as silly, big numbers to the nets for everyone! 6/26/16 GRA guide Andy Brust pictured here with customers from Oklahoma who happened into a great hatch and landed this very nice brown trout on the dry fly! All beginners welcome, we have custom fishing trips designed for each skill level. To keep for later use, drain the bangus from the marinade and store them in resealable bags to freeze. 5/3/13 Two wordsDRY FLYToday started off with 3 doubles on the nymph rig, clients Ravi and father CK enjoyed a fantastic day on the water. Dont expect fish to be in the faster water, its winter focus your attention from mid way down the run to the tail out of the run, trout are in there typical winter mode. Grey Reef continues to be the hot spot with solid fishing on all stretches. Our April Cabin/Guide Special is for 2people, includes 1 day guided fishing, 2 nights basic lodging in our brand new lodging facility for $550/2people, thats 275/person! Book your North Platte River Float trip today call Jason or Judi at 307-267-2559. 10/10/13 Water temps starting to drop, Brown Trout in pre-spawn modeTook several water temps yesterday while out guiding at the Miracle Mile, water temps are between 56-58degrees, hatches right now are midges, afternoon rusty caddis, fall BWOs. 10/6/13 Fishing remains good despite cooler weather and winter stormwe have many options here around the Grey Reef including float trips on multiple sections of the Reef and Miracle Mileclients are taking advantage and our guides are having a great time watching customers have huge success! We were running tandem sets of streamers with big black as the lead streamer and dropping a nice RJ Crawdad pattern off the back. 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