We finally had a real old school winter in the Cody area this year. With all that snow comes alot of dirty water in the spring, it also means lower water temps in august and better fishing through late summer and fall, Our spawning grounds will get a good flush which means more wild fish for us all. We all need to take a close look at the practice of fishing to spawning fish, I don't  think most people realize what's going on so they fish as they always would, not knowing they're wading through the spawning beds, dislodging the eggs and putting the fish in stressful situations. To identify a spawning bed can take a well trained eye, but if you see fish in a large group interacting with each other, chasing each other or slapping their bodies against the bottom of the stream, your probably on a spawning bed. If you have any questions about this issue or would like more detailed info on how to identify a spawning bed, call us at 307-587-2757. I can easily walk up to a spawning fish and catch it with my hand, that tells you these fish are genetically programmed stay in that spot until their work is finished. Some of these critters can be caught over and over in the same session, and that's simply not good for the fish.