Miracle Mile Fishing Report

Miracle Mile Fishing Report November 2019

Flows at Kortes Dam are fluctuating around 538 cfs. 

Be sure to check daily flows before your outing here:https://www.usbr.gov/gp-bin/hydromet_dayplt.pl?kowy&q

Fall fishing at the Miracle Mile has been fair to good during October/November.  Many trophy size rainbows and especially brown trout, have graced the nets of anglers.  Colder water and air temperatures have improved the bite significantly.  Fish are aggressive and fighting hard.  Nymph fishing with two fly rigs and swinging big streamers has been the ticket.  Mid day Blue Wing Olive and Midge hatches have been heavy producing pods of fish rising.

Best Five Flies For November

Hot head egg sucking leech

Pink/ Purple Squirmy worms

Red Lazy midge size 18-20

Juju baetis size 18-22

Wd-40 brown size 18-20

Best Streamers

Barely Legal olive/white

Head Banger Sculpin

Sex Dungeon black/tan varigated

Platte River Spider

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Fall brown trout spawn

While it is an awesome spectacle to see 25-30 inch browns spawned up below the dam this time of year, we encourage anglers to NOT target or sight fish to spawning brown trout on their beds.   Out of respect for one of the best trout fisheries in the world, please practice steward of the land techniques and always catch and release.  Its simply not worth it.