Next summer is shaping up as another great water year out west and in particular for the northern Rockies. Obviously there is really no way of accurately predicting the amount of snow but all indications are pointing towards another good water year. La Nina is back which was one of the main reasons for last year's great snowpack. Current long range climate outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center are forecasting the likelihood of above average precipitation across large portions of the west. Unfortunately, along with that is a good chance that the south central and southwestern states' drought will continue.
In Yellowstone this past summer, there were still numerous snow banks on the higher north-facing slopes into August and the Tetons still had plenty of snow at that late date.
A second consecutive year with better than normal water will mean lots of big healthy trout in the future and as a good fisherman, I'm hoping for another epic snowpack. Start planning your trips west now but stay flexible as a heavy snowpack could again seriously delay the start of the best fishing...
David
ReplyDeleteBreathe taking scenery. I envy you to be able to just pick up and go to these places and fish and better yet take in some out of this world views. It brings back the days when I was single and could just pick up and go anywhere to fish. Thanks for sharing
Here in Nor-Cal, we had a few patches of snow that never did melt. We've had some snow this year, but need a bunch more.
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