Soda Butte Creek has had another off fishing week this past week,  due mainly to the cold evening water temps and run off issues.

Flows near the Lamar Ranger Station were 61 cfs this morning at 0345, with today’s average 39 cfs.  Flows had settled down a bit after the big spike on the 20th, though run off from snow melt the past few days have pushed flows up and dirtied things a bit again.

The automated temperature measuring at this station registered water temps below 34 degrees at least 3 of the last 7 nights - no wonder hatches have basically died off over here.

We agree with Walter Wiese at Park’s that cold evening water temps have almost shut down the hatches - with the great things happening on the west side of the Park now, you’ll be much more productive over there.

This final week we’d suggest you don’t bother, there’s just such better fishing on the west side that it in all likelihood just won’t be worth your time. 

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