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The Idaho one seems pretty out of date (”when the Harriman Ranch opens June 15…”)
Just checcked this site out. They could only find 5 rivers in all of California to give a report on?! Like Philip says, they seem to be out of date or just plain wrong. I fished the American on Tues and the flows were closer to 5,000 cfs. Put the fish down. I’ll stick to my other sites for more accurate reports.
I think the reports are solid. Like Guido, I have a lot of sites that I check for different regions and some for saltwater and some for freshwater and a whole slew of sites that range from blogs by people who fish a certain region a lot, fly shops who update reports as often as possible, guides who update their sites and so on and so forth. To date, in my experience, its virtually impossible to nail “reports” 100% accurately – and I don’t expect them to be accurate. If I check my resources for a Bluefin Tuna bite or striped Bass bite .. conditions change by the hour and I don’t take the report at 100% absolutel face value. It’s fishing and things change, quick. So, if I can glean a good amount of information that is reasonably timely and I can perhaps understand if the fish are around and in what general vacinity, what nymphs are working, what hatches went off last week, if the permit have moved up the flats, if the steelhead have made a good push up river or if the bluefin tuna have arrived in cape cod bay and what bait they are feeding on etc…… it is a good report. I used this tool to fish the rapid river in Maine last week and it definately provided some helpful info in terms of knowing that the stoneflies were starting to come off and black spotted caddis. So, in fairness, I can’t say that I have ever seen or heard of any reporting mechanism that is 100% accurate all of the time. Infact, I have had friends call me when getting off the water and give me a first hand report of superp fishing on XYZ striper flat … only to go to that same flat 4 hours later and be fogged in, unable to sight fish and get skunked. I happen to like this tool because it according to the 80/20 rule (which I believe in) it is very timely, the reporters chosen are legitimate sources who virtually live on the water system for which they report on … and its just another tool to compliment the entire internet which I use when planning a trip. I don’t ever go to just 1 place for everything … The internet is big (really big) and part of what I like to do is check hundreds of places. This is one of those places and to date its been pretty good for me according to the 80/20 rule … and I believe that everything in life eventually follows the 80/20 rule. It’s a good resource for me and it works for me to the degree I expect it to work and I think its a valid resource. Thanks.
This site has been good for me… Like the comment posted above, right down to the point and dead on accurate reports are very difficult to find. What I have found is that the reports have been updated with in the week or so (in my area CO) which is a lot better then going to various outfitter sites and finding reports that are outdated by months and somethimes years. The site also provides information to whom posted the report and if the report has not been updated in a week or more a phone call can always be place to the report provider. I will continue to check it for general reports for certain areas and base my decisions on the information availible. Tight lines.