IMPORTANT!​
​We do NOT sell West Virginia fishing license!

YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE YOUR WEST VIRGINIA FISHING LICENSE ONLINE BEFORE YOU ARRIVE.  THE CLOSEST LICENSE TERMINAL IS LOCATED AT WALMART IN ELKINS WV, 45 MILES FROM ELK SPRINGS RESORT.


GO TO www.wvdnr.gov AND FOLLOW THE LINKS

You will need the following;

• Day License
• Non Resident Trout Stamp
• Conservation Stamp
• National Forest Stamp

Draining from Cheat and Gauly Mountains on the Pocahontas and Randolph County line, the Elk is West Virginia's premier trout fishery with an average of 10,000 fish netted annually to rod and line. It has something for everyone, from slow meandering pools to cataract mountain rivulets yet all areas offer the great chance of meeting a trout. The famous Mill Pool, Sulphur Run, Clay Banks and Angle Hole are just a few of the options open to our clients. Local Knowledge and experience learned over many years give a great advantage when chasing big browns and rainbows, so let us help you to learn how to fish The Elk and meet her trout.

Current Water Conditions

Saturday, January 25
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Tuesday, January 14
Wednesday, January 8
Tuesday, January 7
Monday, January 6
Sunday, January 5
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Wednesday, January 1
Tuesday, December 31
Monday, December 30
Friday, December 20
Thursday, December 19
Tuesday, December 17
Sunday, December 15
Saturday, December 14
Thursday, December 12
Wednesday, December 11
Thursday, December 5
Tuesday, December 3
Friday, November 29

Tuesday, November 26
Monday, November 25
Sunday, November 24
Saturday, November 23
Friday, November 22
Thursday, November 21
Friday, November 15
​The Elk is clear this morning with good flows. Sunny today with temps in the upper 40’s.
Wednesday, November 13
​It was quite cold here with a temp of only 4 degrees. The Elk looks good with good flows and color. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 30’s.
Tuesday, November 12
Good flows and color on the Elk this morning. Cloudy today with a chance of snow showers and temps in the upper 20’s.
Saturday, November 9
Its a little chilly here on the Elk this morning but the river looks great! Partly sunny today with temps in the mid 40’s.
Friday, November 8
It’s a chilly morning here on the Elk with a light dusting of snow. The Elk looks great. Partly cloudy today with temps in the low 30’s.
Thursday, November 7
The Elk looks great this morning with good flows and color. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the upper 50’s.
Wednesday, November 6
Great flows and color on the Elk. Sunny today with temps in the upper 50’s.
Monday, November 4
​Great flows and color on the Elk this morning. Sunny today with temps in the mid 50’s.
Saturday, November 2
Flows are going back down and color improving. Temps in the mid 50’s
Friday, November 1
​The Elk is up quite a bit in flows and muddy after the heavy rainfall we got here yesterday evening. We had our first dusting of snow here this morning. Cloudy today with temps in the low 40’s.
Thursday, October 31
​Good flows and color on the Elk. Rain and high winds expected throughout the day with temps in the low 70’s.
Wednesday, October 30
Good flows and color on the Elk this morning. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the lower 60’s.
Tuesday, October 29
​Good flows on the Elk this morning, but just a little off color. Sunny today with temps in the upper 60’s.
Sunday, October 27
Good flows and color on the Elk this morning. Cloudy today with temps in the lower 60’s.
Saturday, October 26
​Good flows and color on the Elk. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the upper 50’s.
Friday, October 25
​The Elk has good flows and good color this morning. Cloudy today with temps in the mid 60’s.
Thursday, October 24
There was a heavy frost here this morning. Color starting to look better. Sunny today with temps in the mid 60’s.
Wednesday, October 23
Flows are up and a little muddy after yesterday’s rainfall. Cloudy today with temps in the mid 50’s.
Tuesday, October 22
Good flows and great color on the Elk this morning. Very windy here this morning, rain expected throughout the day with temps in the low 60’s.
Monday, October 21
​Flows are up and color is good this morning. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 60’s.
Sunday, October 20
Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the mid 60’s.
Saturday, October 19
There was a heavy frost this morning with temps in the upper 20’s. Sunny today with temps in the mid 60’s.
Friday, October 18
​Sunny today with highs in the mid 50’s.
Thursday, October 17
Cloudy with strong winds today and temps in the upper 40’s.
Wednesday, October 16
Good color on the Elk with flows improving with the rainfall. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the low 50’s.
Tuesday, October 15
Low flows, but good color on the Elk this Morning. Sunny today with temps in the mid 60’s.
Monday, October 14
A chilly start to the morning at only 37 degrees. Cloudy today with temps in the mid 60’s.
Saturday, October 12
​Flows are down and still a little off color. Chance of rain today with temps in the low 60’s.
Friday, October 11
​Flows are down some and still a little off color. Sunny today with temps in the low 70’s.
Thursday, October 10
The Elk still has good flow today with the color starting to clear up. Cloudy today with temps in the low 70’s.
Wednesday, October 9
Good flows still going, but off color this morning. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 60’s.
Tuesday, October 8
Finally got some flow going!! More rain expected throughout the day with temps in the low 60’s.
Friday, October 4
It’s going to be cooler today with temps in the upper 60’s
Thursday, October 3
Sunny today with temps in the upper 80’s
Wednesday, October 2
​Sunny today with temps in the upper 80’s
Tuesday, October 1
Cloudy today with temps in the upper 80’s
Saturday, September 28
​Cloudy today with temps in the lower 80’s.
Friday, September 27
Partly sunny today with temps in the upper 70’s.
Thursday, September 26
​Chance of rain today with temps in the mid 60’s.
Wednesday, September 25
​Sunny today with temps in the mid 70’s
Tuesday, September 24
Cooler today with temps in the upper 60’s
Monday, September 23
​Sunny today with temps in the lower 70’s
Thursday, September 19
Cloudy today with temps in the low 70’s.
Wednesday, September 18th
​Partly cloudy today with temps in the upper 70’s.
Saturday, September 14
​Chance of thunderstorms this afternoon with temps in the upper 70’s.
Friday, September 13
Cloudy today with temps in the upper 70’s.
Tuesday, September 10
Sunny skies today with temps in the mid 80’s
Friday, September 6
​Cloudy today with temps in the lower 70’s.
Thursday, September 5
The Elk is a little off color this morning. Small chance of rain and temps in the upper 70’s.
Wednesday, September 4
The Elk is looking better today with the color clearing up. Sunny today with temps in the lower 80’s.
Tuesday, September 3
There’s a little more flow today after the weekends rain. Cloudy today with temps in the low 80’s.
Friday, August 30
​Sunny today with temps reaching the upper 70’s.
Thursday, August 29
It’s a cool morning here on the Elk at only 51 degrees right now. Sunny today with temps in the mid 70’s.
Wednesday, August 28
Chance of rain throughout the day with temps in the lower 70’s.
Tuesday, August 27
Some rain showers expected throughout the day with temps in the low 70’s.
Saturday, August 24
The Elk is holding on to a milky color, but not much more flow than yesterday. Cloudy today with temps in the low 70’s.
Friday, August 23
We got some more rain last night, but hadn’t brought the river up yet. It’s a little off color but very fishable. More rain expected throughout the day with temps in the lower 70’s.
Thursday, August 22
The Elk could still use some rain, but color staying good. Chance of rain this afternoon with temps in the lower 80’s.
Wednesday, August 21
We got a little rain here yesterday and last night. Cloudy today with a chance of rain and temps in the lower 80’s.
Tuesday, August 20
Chance of rain this afternoon with temps in the upper 80’s.

Sunday, August 18
It’s going to be a nice day here on the Elk. Partly cloudy with temps in the upper 80’s.

Saturday, August 17
Color is looking better on the Elk this morning. Clear today with temps in the upper 80’s.
Friday, August 16
The Elk is starting to clear up a little. Clear skies today with temps in the upper 70’s.
Thursday, August 15
The Elk is still off color with low flows today. Cloudy with temps in the lower 80’s.
Wednesday, August 14
The Elk is very low and off color this morning. Some rain is expected throughout the day with temps in the upper 70’s.
Thursday, August 8
The Elk needs some rainfall for sure. Fishing might be a little tougher right now, but the fish are still there. Temps in the mid 70’s today.
Wednesday, August 7
Flows are still low here on the Elk, but we are expecting a thunderstorm to come through early this morning. Temps in the mid 70’s.
Monday, August 5
Flows are still very low on the Elk. Chance of thunderstorms today with temps in the upper 70’s.
Saturday, August 3
​Still very low flows here on the Elk. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 70’s.
Friday, August 2
Flows are still low here on the Elk. Chance of rain expected today with temps in the upper 70’s.
Wednesday, July 31
​The Elk is pretty low, but some rain is expected this afternoon with temps in the low 70’s.
Tuesday, July 30
The Elk has very low flows but we are expecting some rain this afternoon with temps in the lower 80’s.
Friday, July 26
​The Elk is looking much better today with good flows and green color. Sunny today with temps in the mid 70’s.
Thursday, July 25
Flows have went back down some and color is starting to clear up. Cloudy today with temps in the low 70’s.
Wednesday, July 24
The Elk is still holding good flows but is still muddy this morning. Clear today with temps in the lower 70’s.
Tuesday, July 23
The Elk is up a little in flows and muddy this morning after last nights rainfall. Rain expected today with temps in the upper 60’s.
Monday, July 22
The Elk is up a little in flows and a little milky in color. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the mid 70’s.
Saturday, July 20
​The Elk is down in flows but still holding its green color. Sunny today with temps in the upper 80’s.
Friday, July 19
​The Elk is low in flows but still great color. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 80’s.
Thursday, July 18
The Elk is a little milky after yesterday’s rainfall but still has low flows. Cloudy with temps in the upper 70’s.
Wednesday, July 17
​The Elk is still holding its green color, but flows are low. Rain expected this afternoon with temps in the low 80’s.
Tuesday, July 16
Flows are down this morning with great green color. Cloudy today with temps in the mid 80’s.
Saturday, July 13
July 11
The Elk is still off color, with good flows. Chance of rain today with temps in the upper 70’s.
July 10
The Elk is looking better this morning with good flows and better color. Cloudy today with temps in the low 80’s.
July 9
​The Elk is clearing up a little. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 70’s.
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July 8
The Elk is still out of shape this morning after yesterday’s rainfall. Some rain expected today with temps in the mid 70’s.
July 7
​The Elk is up in flows and muddy this morning. Temps in the upper 70’s.
July 6
The Elk is up and very muddy this morning. Temps in the upper 70’s.
July 5
July 4
The Elk is back in good shape this morning with good flows and color. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 70’s.
July 3
The Elk is off color this morning after yesterday evenings rainfall. Thunderstorms expected this afternoon with temps in the mid 80’s.
June 30
The Elk is milky this morning after some rainfall from earlier. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 70’s.
June 29
​The Elk looks really good this morning with good flows and green color. Cloudy today with temps in the mid 80’s.
June 28
​The Elk is in much better condition this morning with lower flows and good color. Cloudy with temps in the mid 80’s.
June 27
The Elk is down some in flows this morning and color is starting to get better. Cloudy today with high in the upper 70’s.
June 26
​The Elk rose in flows yesterday afternoon and took on some muddy water. Sunny today with temps in the low 80’s.
June 24
​The Elk looks perfect this morning. Cloudy with temps in the mid 70’s.
June 12
Color is improving greatly this morning and flows are going back down on the Elk. Cloudy today with temps in the low 70’s.
June 11
The Elk is up high and very muddy this morning after last night’s rain. Sunny with temps in the upper 60’s today.
June 8
The Elk is a little off color this morning and up in flows a little. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the upper 60’s.
June 6
The Elk is up quite a bit in flows and muddy today after yesterday’s rainfall. A chance of rain expected this evening with temps in the mid 70’s.
June 5
​The Elk looks good this morning. Temps in the upper 60’s with more rain expected throughout the day.
May 30
There was a bump in flow after yesterday’s rainfall and a little muddy in color. More rain expected today with temps in the mid 70’s.
May 29
​The Elk looks good this morning with good flow and green color coming back. Chance of rain today with temps in the upper 70’s.
May 28
​The Elk is up more in flows and a little more off color this morning. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 70’s.
May 27
Flows are up a little since yesterday and water is a little muddy but should be great fishing! Small chance of rain today with temps in the low 70’s.
May 26
​Flows are down on the Elk but still good fishing. Chance of rain today with temps in the upper 70’s.
May 24
The Elk is up in flows a little and has good color. Cloudy today with temps in the mid 70’s.
May 22
Flows are down a little more this morning, but still great color. Sunny today with temps in the lower 80’s.
May 21
The Elk is down in flow but has good color. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 60’s.
May 19
The Elk is in great condition. Chance of rain today with temps in the mid 70’s.
May 18
​The Elk is looking great today with good flows and color. Chance of rain with temps in the low 70’s.
May 17
The Elk is still looking good this morning. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the low 70’s.
May 16
The Elk has improved greatly since yesterday. Flows are down and color is clearing up. Sunny today with temps in the low 70’s.
May 15
​The Elk is down some in flow and color clearing up on the dry side. Sunny today and temps in the mid 60’s.
May 14
The Elk is up in flows this morning and muddy on both sides after last nights rainfall. More rain expected throughout the day with temps in the low 50’s.
May 13
The Elk is up in flows and off color today. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the low 50’s.
May 11
The Elk is looking good this morning. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the mid 60’s. March Browns, Sulphurs, and a few Yellow Sally’s coming off on the river.
May 10
Flows are down a little more today on the Elk. Rain expected today with temps in the mid 70’s.
May 9
Flows are down on the Elk this morning, but still maintaining good color. A chance of rain with temps in the mid 70’s.
May 8
​The Elk is in excellent shape, good water flow and color. Sunny today with temps in the high 70’s.
May 7
The Elk has great water flow and color this morning. More bugs are starting to hatch everyday. Sunny and temps in the mid 70’s.
May 5
The Elk is still holding excellent conditions. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the lower 60’s.
May 4
The Elk is in perfect shape this morning, great flows and color. Scattered showers today with temps in the upper 60’s.
May 3
The Elk is still looking good this morning, good flows and color. Chance of rain throughout the day and temps in the mid 70’s.
May 2
The Elk still has great water conditions. Rain expected throughout the day and temps in the low 70’s. More sulphurs out last evening.
May 1
It’s a beautiful morning with perfect water conditions here on the Elk. Sunny skies today with temps in the mid 80’s. First sulphur hatch of the year took place late last night!!!
April 30
The Elk is getting in good shape with flows still up a little but color is great. Cloudy today with temps in the mid 70’s. Quill Gordon’s being spotted past few days.
April 26
​The Elk is still holding good flows and color this morning. Rain expected throughout the day with temps down in the mid 50’s.
April 25
She’s up a little in flows this morning but still maintaining a good color. Isolated thunderstorms today with temps in the lower 70’s.
April 24
The Elk is down in flows today and a little clearer water. Cloudy with temps in the mid 60’s. Quite a few new hatches going on the last few days.
April 23
The Elk looks great today with good flows and color. Sunny all day with temps in the mid 70’s.
April 20
The Elk has very high flows and muddy after yesterday and last nights rainfall. More rain expected this afternoon with highs in the mid 50’s.
April 19
The Elk has came up some in flows, but still holding good color. Rain expected throughout the day with temps in the upper 60’s.
April 18
The River looks great today with good flows and color. Cloudy with temps in the upper 70’s.
April 16
​The Elk is still up in flows and muddy this morning. Sunny today with temps in the upper 60’s.
April 15
The Elk isn’t looking too good this morning after last night’s rainfall. Scattered snow showers throughout the day with a high of only 40.
April 14
The Elk looks really good this morning. However, scattered thunderstorms expected throughout the day with temps in the upper 60’s.
April 13
The Elk has good flows and color this morning. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 60’s. It’s going to be a great day for fishing!
April 12
The Elk looks really good right now. Thunderstorms expected this afternoon with temps in the upper 60’s.
April 11
The Elk is in perfect condition this morning with good flows and color. Sunny today with temps in the mid 70’s.
April 10
the Elk looks almost perfect this morning with good flows and milky green color. Partly cloudy today with temps in the mid 60’s.
April 9
The Elk is up this morning after some rainfall over the weekend. Flows are up some and milky green in color. Scattered showers with temps in the mid 60’s.
April 7
The Elk looks good this morning. Chance of showers this afternoon with temps in the mid 60’s.
April 6
The Elk is looking better today with a little rise in flows. Cloudy with temps in the mid 60’s.
April 5
The Elk looks good this morning, but flows are down. Light rain showers throughout the day with highs in the mid 50’s.
April 4
It”s a little chilly here on the Elk this morning. Partly cloudy with temps in the low 60’s.
April 3
It’s going to be a beautiful day here on the Elk. Lots of sunshine with temps in the low 60’s.
April 2
Flows are down on the Elk. Blue wing olives, stones and a few caddis coming off. Cloudy skies with temps in the high 40’s.
March 29
The Elk is looking great this morning with good flows and color. Overcast this morning with a slight chance of rain and temps in the mid 60’s.
March 28
It’s going to be a beautiful day here on the Elk. Perfect flows and color. Sunny and temps in the mid 60’s.
March 27
The Elk looks great this morning. Chilly start to the morning at 20 degrees but warming up to the mid 50’s today.
March 26
Flows are down and color looks good on the Elk this morning. Cloudy and temps in the upper 40’s.
March 22
The Elk is in great shape this morning. Chance of snow today with temps in the mid 30’s.
March 21
​Great water conditions on the Elk this morning. Good flows and color. BWO’s and stoneflies coming off yesterday. Chance of rain this afternoon with temps in the mid 40’s.
March 20
Its going to be another beautiful day here on the Elk. Great flows and color. Temps in the low 50’s.
March 19
​The Elk looks good this morning. Flows have went down and color is good. Sunny today with temps in the mid 40’s.
March 16
There’s a light dusting of snow here this morning on the Elk. Cloudy with temps in the low 40’s.
March 15
The Elk looks really good, flows are down some and good color. Chance of showers today with temps in the low 60’s.
March 14
The Elk is in good shape this morning, flows are down and good color. Mostly sunny today with temps in the upper 60’s.
March 12
Flows still up on the Elk this morning, but color is looking nice. Sunny today with temps in the upper 40’s.
March 10
The Elk looks good this morning. Flows up a little and off color. Cloudy and windy today with temps in the upper 50’s.
March 9
It’s a beautiful morning here on the Elk. The water looks great right now. Rain expected this afternoon with temps in the upper 40’s.
March 8
It’s a little snowy here this morning with more mix accumulated throughout the day and temps in the low 30’s.
March 7
​It’s starting to clear up here on the Elk. Water looks good and temps reaching the low 30’s today.
March 6
It’s another cold morning here on the Elk with temps in the single digits. Snow flurries throughout the day with temps only reaching the upper teens.
March 5
​It’s a very cold morning here on the Elk. Sunny skies today with temps reaching the low 20’s.
March 4
The Elk still looks pretty good this morning. Snow flurries throughout the day with temps in the low 20’s.
March 3
It’s starting to snow here this morning on the Elk. The river looks good! Snow throughout the day with temps in the mid 30’s.
March 2
Flows are up just a little more than yesterday, but still has good color. Cloudy today with temps in the upper 30’s.
March 1
Good color and flows on the Elk this morning. Chance of rain today with temps in the lower 40’s.
February 28
​The Elk looks really good today. Chance of showers this afternoon with temps in the lower 60’s.

February 27
The Elk is looking a lot better today. Sunny and temps in the lower 60’s.
February 26
The Elk is looking good again today, flows down and color milky green. Cool with temps in the low 40’s.
February 24
The Elk is up pretty high and muddy after last nights rain. Very windy with temps in the lower 50’s.
February 22
The Elk has went down in flows and color has cleared up a little. Chance of rain today with temps in the lower 50’s.
February 21
​The Elk is up quite a bit after last nights rainfall. Clear most of the day with temps in the upper 40’s.
February 20
The Elk has cleared up on both sides, good flows and nice green color. Chance of rain today with temps in the low 40’s.
February 18
​The Elk is up in flows and off color after last nights rain. Chance of snow showers today with temps in the low 30’s.
February 16
​The Elk looks really good today, good flows and color. Sunny skies and temps in the low 40’s.
February 15
​The Elk looks perfect again with good flows and color. Chance of rain this afternoon with temps in the high 40’s.
February 14
The Elk has cleared up nicely. Cloudy skies and temps reaching the mid 50’s.
February 13
​The Elk has came up and turned pretty muddy on one side. Snow showers throughout the day with temp in the low 30’s.
February 12
The Elk is up a little and off color. 100% chance of rain with temps in the upper 40’s.
February 11
​The Elk is up a little and off color. Rain throughout the day with temps in the mid 40’s.
February 10
The Elk looks good this morning. Clear skies with temps in the upper 40’s.
February 9
It’s a cold morning here on the Elk with temp only at 14 degrees. Cloudy skies today with temps in the low 30’s.
February 8
The Elk water levels are staying the same and the dry branch side is turning muddy. Clear skies and temps dropping throughout the day.
February 7
The Elk is up in flows and starting to turn an off color brown. Rain throughout the day with a high of 65.
February 6
The Elk is raising slowly from the warm temps and snow melt. Rain throughout the day with temps reaching the upper 50’s.
February 3
The Elk looks good today. Snow is starting to melt slowly. Temps in the upper 50’s.
February 1
The Elk looks great. Good flows and color. It’s snowing here and temp at 19 now and reaching the upper 20’s today.
January 31
It has been a very cold morning here on the Elk with the temp at -13. Clear skies and partly sunny with temps reaching the mid teens.
January 30
It’s a very cool morning here on the Elk. Snow flurries today with temps dropping into the single digits.
January 29
The Elk looks nice today with good flows and color. Temps in the upper 20’s with temps dropping throughout the day. Snow accumulation less than an inch.
January 26
The Elk looks much better today. Flows down from yesterday and color looking good. Temps in the upper 20’s.
January 25
The Elk has went down a lot since yesterday and color is clearing up on the dry bed side. Snow today with temps in the low 20’s.
January 24
The Elk is up and muddy this morning after last night’s rainfall and snow melt. Temps in the mid 30’s.
January 23
The Elk looks perfect this morning. Temps already in the mid 40’s.
January 22
It’s a cold 6 degrees here on the Elk this morning. Clear skies today with temps rising back up to the low 30’s.
January 21
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January 17
January 16
January 15
January 11
We are still getting snow flurries here at Elk Springs Resort this morning. The river looks beautiful, temps in the mid 30’s today.
January 10
It’s a chilly morning here on the Elk with temp of only 12 degrees, but the water looks great.
January 9
​The Elk looks perfect today. Cooler temps today with a chance of snow throughout the day.
January 4
There was a heavy frost here this morning. River looks perfect! Chance of rain this afternoon with temps in the upper 40’s.
January 2
The Elk looks great again this morning. Cloudy skies with temps in the upper 40’s.
January 1
The Elk looks great this morning. Cloudy with a chance of rain today and a high of 46.
December 26
It’s a beautiful day here on the Elk. Sunny with temps in the mid 40’s.
December 22
It’s a cold windy morning here on the Elk. Snow throughout the day with a high of 33.
December 21
We got a lot of rain here last night and this morning. More rain expected today and turning into a wintry mix with a high of 48.
December 20
It’s a little windy here this morning with lots of rain in the forecast with a high of 51.
December 19
It’s a beautiful morning here at Elk Springs Resort. Mostly sunny today with a high of 53.
December 18
​The Elk has cleared back up and looks great this morning. Partly cloudy skies with a high of 40.
December 15
The Elk is up this morning with a 100% chance of rain expected throughout the day with a high of 52.
December 14
It’s raining here on the Elk this morning. Temps in the upper 40’s with more rain throughout the day.
December 11
​A little cool here this morning with a temp of 13. Partly sunny with highs in the low 30’s.
December 10
​The Elk looks good this morning with temps in the low 30’s.
December 8
It’s a very cool morning here on the Elk with a temp of 15. Temps getting up to the mid 30’s today.
December 7
Blue skies with temps in the low 30’s today.
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December 6
Very cold morning here with temps in the lower 30’s, but the water looks great.
December 5
​Its a beautiful snowy morning here on the river with snow throughout the day but the Elk looks awesome.
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November 29
Its a cold morning here on the river with a low of 17 and highs reaching the mid 40’s today.
November 28
Still snowing here this morning with more snow throughout the day with a high of 24.
November 27
It’s a cold day here at Elk Springs with snow throughout the day and a high of 25.
November 24
​Rain expected throughout the day with a high of 46.
November 21
​Its a cool brisk morning here on the Elk. Temps in the mid 30’s with a chance of snow flurries this afternoon.
November 20
​Snow is flying here on the Elk this morning. Temps in the mid 30’s.
November 19
Its a cool morning here at Elk Springs Resort. Temps in the upper 40’s with a chance of rain this afternoon.
November 18
​Partly sunny with a high of 54 today.
November 16
Woke up to snow covered treetops this morning. The Elk is up in flows and a little muddy coming out of the spring side. Windy day with a high of 40.
November 15
The Elk is up in flows and milky green color. Temps in the upper 30’s with more rain in the forecast.
November 14
The Elk looks great today. Clear and temps in the mid 40’s.
November 10
Its a cold windy morning here at Elk Springs Resort. Cloudy and a high of 28 today.
November 8
The Elk looks good today. Temps in the mid 50’s and partly sunny.
November 7
​Flows are up on the Elk and running muddy on the spring side. Cloudy with temps in the low 50’s today.
November 3
Flows are up a little and off color today on the Elk. Cloudy with a high of 46 today.
November 2
Good flows and color on the Elk this morning. Cloudy with rain ahead in the forecast with a high of 55 today.
November 1
It’s a beautiful morning here at Elk Springs Resort. River flows and color look really good. Temps in the upper 60’s.
October 30
Flows are up and off color. Sunny with a high of 60 today.
October 29
​The Elk is up and muddy after last nights heavy rain. Temps in the upper 40’s with strong winds and more rain throughout the day.
October 27
Its going to be another rainy day here on the Elk. Water looks great! Temps in the upper 40’s and rain expected throughout the day.
October 24
​Its a chilly morning here on the Elk. Good flows and color. Temps in the upper 40’s and clear.
October 23
Its a beautiful morning here at ESR. Good flows and color. Temps in the upper 50’s and sunny.
October 19
It’s a beautiful morning here on the river. Clear sunny skies and temps in the mid 60’s.
October 16
The Elk is up in flows and muddy after the past few days of rain. Temps in the upper 50’s.
October 12
​The Elk is up and muddy this morning after last nights rain. It’s been a cool brisk morning with temps only reaching 50 today.
October 10
It’s a beautiful morning here on the Elk. Temps in the low 70’s with rain expected this afternoon.
October 7
The Elk looks great today with good flows and color. Temps in the low 80’s and sunny.
October 1
​The Elk looks good this morning with good flows and milky green color. Temps in the mid 70’s with periods of rain throughout the day.
September 30
She’s looking better this morning. Temps in the mid 70’s and clear.
September 29
​Still up and muddy this morning. Temps in the mid 70’s and sunny.
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September 25
​Elk is milky after the past few days of rain. Temps in the low 70’s and more rain ahead.
September 20
​Flows a little better today but still off color. Temps in the upper 80’s and sunny.
September 19
​The Elk is starting to clear up on the dry side. Temps in the upper 70’s with a chance of scattered showers.
September 18
The Elk is up this morning after last nights rainfall. Temps in the low 70’s with more rain throughout the day.
September 17
​Good flows and color on the Elk this morning. Temps in the mid 70’s with rain throughout the day.
September 16
The Elk looks great this morning with good flows and green color. Temps in the low 70’s with occasional rain throughout the day.
September 15
​She's looking better today with good flows and milky green color. Temps in the mid 70’s and clear.
September14
Flows are down on the Elk, but still off color. Great fishing conditions. Temps in the upper 70’s with a chance of rain this evening.
September 13
​The Elk is dropping in flows a little and clearing up on the dry side. Temps in the upper 70’s and sunny.
September 8
​The Elk is up this morning and muddy after last nights heavy rain. Temps in the lower 70’s and more rain expected throughout the day.
September 7
​The Elk is Looking beautiful here today. Temps in the high 80’s and clear skies.
August 31
​The Elk looks great today despite the low flows. Temps in the lower 80’s.
August 26
​Flows are down, but perfect green color. Raining right now and more throughout the day with a high of 77.
August 25
Flows down some, but still great color on the Elk this morning. Temps in the upper 70’s and sunny.
August 21
The Elk is looking good with good flows and color. Temps in the low 70’s with a chance of rain and thunderstorms throughout the day.
August 19
The flows are up this morning on the Elk River and off color. Temps in the mid 70’s with a chance of scattered showers this afternoon.
August 18
Good flows on the Elk this morning, but a little off color. Temps in the low 70’s and more rain expected throughout the day.
August 17
​The Elk looks perfect this morning with good flows and color. Temps in the mid 70’s with a chance of rain.
August 12
​The Elk is in perfect condition this morning with good flows and color. Temps in the mid 70’s with a high chance of rain early this afternoon.
August 11
The Elk is looking great this morning with good flows and color. Temps in the upper 70’s with a chance of rain.
August 8
Flows are looking good and color starting to come back to normal. Temps in the low 70’s with a chance of rain this afternoon.
August 7
Flows are great, but still milky. Temps in the upper 70’s with a chance of rain later this evening.
August 6
The Elk is clearing up and flows are perfect. Temps in the high 70’s and sunny today.
August 5
She’s looking even better this morning with flows going down and color clearing up on the dry side. Temps in the low 80’s and sunny today.
August 4
Water levels going down, but still muddy. Temps in the high 70’s and sunny.
August 3
The Elk is high and muddy after last nights rainfall. Temps in the mid 60’s with more rain ahead.
August 1
​The Elk is up and muddy after last nights heavy rainfall. Temps in the low 70’s and more rain throughout the day.
July 31
Temps in the low 70’s with a chance of rain this afternoon. Good flows, a little off color. Great fishing!
July 30
​Temps in the low 70’s with rain throughout the day.
July 26
Temps in the low 70’s with chance of rain. Good flows, off color from rainfall in the area. Still great fishing.
July 25
​We got some rain last night and this morning. The Elk looks great. Temps in the upper 70’s and a chance of rain throughout the day.
July 24
The Elk looks good today with perfect color. Temps in the mid 70’s.
July 23
Flows down, but color is great. Temps in the upper 70’s with a chance of rain this afternoon.
July 22
​Another beautiful morning here on the Elk. Temps in the mid 70’s today.
July 21
​The Elk looks beautiful this morning with good flows and perfect color. Temps in the mid 70’s with rain throughout the day.
July 17
The Elk is up considerably from last nights rainfall. Temps in the mid 70’s with more rain throughout the day.
July 16
​Temps in the upper 70’s with rain throughout the day.
July 15
Flows are down, but rain showers are expected this afternoon with highs in the low 80’s.
July 13
​Flows are down with green color. Temps in the mid 70’s and sunny.
July 12
​Temps in the upper 70’s and sunny.
July 11
​Flows are down but color is still beautiful green. Temps in the upper 70’s today.
July 6
The Elk is off color this morning with last nights rain. Temps in the mid 70’s and rain throughout the day.
July 4
Flows down some, but great color here on the Elk. Temps in the high 80’s.
June 30
The Elk looks great today, good flows and perfect color. Temps in the high 80’s and sunny.
June 26
The Elk is still off color but flows are good. Nice day with temps in the low 70’s.
June 25
Water flow is up and off color this morning. Temps in the mid 70’s and clear skies today.
June 24
​Still off color this morning, but fishing well. Temps in the mid 70’s with a chance of rain throughout the day.
June 22
​The Elk is a little off color this morning and flow up a little after last nights rain. Temps in the low 70’s.
June 21
​The Elk is looking good this morning with good flow and color. Temps in the low 70’s with rain in the forecast.
June 17
It’s going to be a great day today with temps in the lower 80’s. Flows down a little bit has that perfect green color.
June 16
​The river looks great this morning with good flows and color. Temps in the high 80’s with a chance of rain this morning.
June 15
The Elk is looking nice this morning with good flows and color. Sunny with temps in the lower 80’s.
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June 12
The Elk is looking good this morning with good flows and color. Temps in the upper 70’s with some scattered showers throughout the day.
June 11
Flows are up and is off color this morning. Temps in the low 70’s and more rain expected throughout the day.
June 10
​The Elk is looking great this morning. Good flow and color. Temps in the upper 70’s with a chance of rain this evening.
June 9
​The Elk is looking great today with good flows and color. Sulphurs and green drakes flying about. Temps in the low 80’s today.
May 5
The Elk is looking good this morning. Good flows and color Loki g much better. Sunny with a high of 70 today.
May 4
She’ came down a lot since yesterday and starting to clear on one side. With no rain in the forecast, color and flow should be a lot better by tomorrow. Temps in the low 70’s.
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June 1
​The Elk is looking good this morning with good water flows and color. Temps in the upper 70’s with s chance of rain.
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May 30
The Elk is looking better than yesterday afternoon, still cloudy but good flow. Temps in the mid 80’s with a chance of rain this afternoon.
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May 25
Colors and flow looking much better today. Clear skies with temps in the low 80’s.
May 24
The Elk has came down a lot. Color should be a lot better by evening. Temps in the high 70’s and sunny for the next two days.
May 23
​The Elk has risen once again from last night’s rainfall.
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May 18
The river looks much better today! Temps in the low 70’s and a chance of rain today.
May 17
River conditions as of noon today.
May 17
River conditions changing pretty quick. 10:00 am
May 17
​The Elk looks really good so far this morning. Temps in the low 70’s with periods of rain throughout the day.
May 15
The Elk looks great this morning with great flows and color. Temps in the mid 80’s.
May 14
The Elk River is looking great today. Good flows and color. Temps in the low 80’s. March browns and sulphurs flying about.
May 13
​The Elk is looking great on this beautiful morning. Great flows and color. Temps in the mid 80’s.
May 12
​The Elk River looks great today! Hatches going on, great flows and great color. Sunny with temps in the low 80’s.
May 11
​The Elk looks perfect today. Great flows and color. Temps in the mid 70’s. March browns, lime sally, and blue quills are flying about. Sulphurs are expected at anytime!
May 10
​A beautiful day here on the Elk with great flows, color, hatches and temps in the 70’s.
May 9
​The Elk is looking better each day. Fish are biting and the temps are staying in the 70’s.
May 8
The Elk is looking better today. Fish are still rising and biting. Clear with temps in the 60’s.
May 6
​The Elk is raging this morning after last nights heavy rain. Temps in the mid 60’s with more rain throughout the day.
May 5
The Elk looks great this morning!! Temps in the mid 60’s with rain ahead.
May 4
​The Elk is perfect right now with good water flows and great color. Temps in the mid 70’s with rain expected this evening.
May 3
​Its a beautiful day here on the Elk. Good flow and color with temps in the low 80’s.
May 2
Its a sunny clear day here on the Elk. Good flows and color with temps in the mid 70’s.
May 1
The Elk looks perfect with great flows and color. Lots of bug hatches starting to happen. Clear sunny skies with a high of 74 today.
April 30
​The Elk is looking great today with really good flows and color. Sunny with a high of 60. Quills and Caddis starting to come off.
April 27
Great flows and color on the Elk today. BWO’s, Quill Gordon’s, Blue Quills are expected on the river today. Temps in the mid 50’s and a chance of rain.
April 26
​The Elk looks awesome this morning with great color and flows. Temps in the mid 60’s with a chance of rain this evening.
April 25
​The Elk looks really good this morning with good flows and color. Temps in the mid 50’s with a chance of rain this evening.
April 24
Really good flows and color on the Elk. Temps in the mid 50’s with a 90% chance of rain today.
April 23
Good flows and color. Temps in the mid 50’s with a chance of rain this evening.
April 22
​Good flow and color. Cloudy with a high of 65.
April 21
Up a little more than usual, but color starting to get back to normal. Temps in the mid 60’s and sunny!
April 20
Still off color some, but looking good. Temps in the mid 60’s. Reports of fish rising!
April 19
Snow flurries here today with temps in the 30’s. Weekend outlook is much better with temps in the 40’s and 50’s.
April 18
​The Elk is looking better every day. Temps in the mid 60’s.
April 17
Water has receded a lot since yesterday. Temps in the mid 30’s.
April 16
​The Elk is raging after last nights heavy rainfall. Temps in the 30’s.
April 15
Flows a little low for this time of year, but there are some bwo’s and quill Gordon’s hatching. Temps in the mid 60’s with some rain later this afternoon.
April 14
​Another awesome day here at Elk Springs Resort! Perfect flows and color. Temps in the high 70’s.
April 12
Its a beautiful day here on the Elk! Good flow and color. Stoneflies coming off. Temps in the low 70’s.
April 11
​Its a nice day here on the Elk. Good flow and color. Temps in the mid 50’s.
April 10
​The Elk looks good again with good flows and color. Temps in the mid 40’s
April 9
We got a skiff of snow early this morning. Good flows and color. Occasional rain throughout the day with a high of 36.
April 8
The Elk is looking very good this morning with perfect flows and color. Stoneflies are coming off. Temps in the low 40’s.
April 7
The Elk has really good water flows and color. Overcast with a high of 30 today.
April 6
The Elk looks really good this morning with good flow and color. Partly cloudy with a high of 60.
April 5
Sunnu skies with a high of 39. Good flows, but still off color. Great streamer fishing!
April 4
Really good flows and color this morning. Temps in 40’s with high winds all day.
April 3
Sunny this morning, good flows, and a little off color. Temps in the mid 40’s and some rain in the forecast later this afternoon.
April 2
The river looks great this morning with good flow and color. No rain today with a high of 56. Stoneflies and bwo’s will be the go to flies.
April 1
Elk has good flows and color. Light rain throughout day with a high of 45. Stoneflies and now’s coming off.
March 30
the river has came down since yesterday. Light rain today with a high of 50. Streamers will be the go to fly.
March 29
​The Elk is up significantly from yesterday with last night’s rainfall. High of 72 today with more rain expected tonight.
March 28
Up a little from the rainfall, more rain expected throughout the day in the mid 50’s.
March 26
Good water flow and color today with water being around 49 degrees with snow melt.
March 25
The Elk has good water flow, still off color with temps in the mid 40’s.
March 24
​The Elk is looking really good this morning with good flow and color. Stoneflies and midges will be the go to flies for the day. Cloudy today with temps in the mid 40’s.
March 23
Water flow great, still a little off color with snow melt, but sunny and in the low 40’s.
March 22
​The Elk is looking much better today with good flows, but a little off color with snow melt. Temps in the mid 30’s.
March 21
​Seven inches of heavy wet snow last night. Water flow down and color starting to improve.
March 20
Big rise after last night’s rain and more expected throughout the day. Looks like a day for streamers.
March 18
​Bump in flow, great color and temps rising to 50.
March 17
​Bump in flow and great color with temps in the 30’s and a 100% chance of rain.
March 16
​Its going to be a clear day with a high of 30. River has good color and nice flow.
March 15
We got another foot of snow since yesterday morning. Should be a nice clear day near 40. Water color is excellent.
March 14
Very cold and windy today with a foot of snow on the ground.
March 13
Great flows and color, in the low 20’s and more snow expected throughout the day.
March 12
Over a foot of heavy snow has fallen this morning and more expected for the next few days. Temps in the high 20’s and low 30’s.

March 10
Snow flurries all day and in the 40’s. Water flows are good and nice color.
March 8
Down in the 20’s today with snow flurries. Good water flow.
March 7
​A little cold and windy out with more expected snow throughout the day. High in the mid 30’s. Good flows and color.
March 6
Good water flows throughout the week. Small nymphs and streamer patterns will work good.
March 5
Clear and sunny skies with a high of 47 today. River looks awesome!
March 4
​High in the low 40’s, clear skies and sunshine. River looks really good, a little off color with snow melt. But, the fish are still biting!
March 3
Lots of sunshine today with a high of 40. Water looks great with a high chance of stoneflies coming off.
March 2
High wind warning and snow throughout the day. But, water looks great!
March 1
​Light drizzle of rain this morning, but water is in perfect condition!
February 28
​Flows are about perfect. Expect some stone flies size 16-20. Nice temps during the next couple of days. Small nymphs and soft hackles should be the ticket.
February 27- A little cold in the morning but the sun came out warming up the rest of the day. The river looks great!
August 11 - The Elk is in great condition today with a water temp of 58* and a nice green tint. Terrestrials and attractors have been working with small nymphs making a play. 
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May 23 - The Elk continues to be magnificent. The hatch season is in full effect and the sulphur are abundant. New flies in the air are green drake, slate drake, cahills, and grey fox. Four sizes of stones and helgamites are in the mix as well. 
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May 16 - The Elk is in pristine condition, The sulphur have arrived and the weather will be perfect all week. A few thundershowers on Thursday but looking good through out.
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May 9 - After a chilly start today the warm air is starting to filter in. Hatch season is here and a few (I SAY AGAIN, A FEW) sulphur are being spotted by the guides. After a warm winter and spring, May has taken her time letting the bugs out but it;s starting to ramp up. 
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April 28 - Sunny and warm this weekend which is a nice change to the five rainy days we have had. The river is in great shape, almost perfect. Some grannoms are still out there mixing with #18 and #22 beatis, #16 and #22 stones and some march browns are now showing themselves. Sulphurs are right around the corner. 
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April 11 - Another sunny warm day on the Elk. Water temps are rising fast and the fishing has been great. Stop in at the shop and see what is starting to hatch.
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April 8 - A little snow remains. Going to be a big warm up for the next week so the melt off should go quick. With no rain in the forecast for several days the springs should stabilize the water temps as the dries drop in level.
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April 5 -The Elk is still a little milky from the rain over the past two days but still very fishable and rebounding quickly. Spring is here and flies are beginning to appear more each day.
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March 28 - Some rain fell over night but not enough to muddy up the river. A nice green color at 45.7 degrees and BWO's in the air mixed with some #16-#24 stones. 
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March 23 - Sunny and warming up for the weekend. Water is flowing over the dries for now and water temps are making a comeback. Fish are active this morning with some even hitting to top. Small baetis and stones with the usual midges mixed in.
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St. Patty's Day 2017-A little reprieve from the cold today and all weekend is looking warmer. Some rain showers are possible so bring the proper gear. P-Tails, Hair's Ears, Copper Johns and Black Soft Hackles should give you the chance to be face to face with an Elk River Hog.
March 8 - The Elk has came up a tad with last night's rain but not too much. The dries are running and a nice color green. Water temps in the high 40's and the air temp is to be in the high 50's today. Stoneflies, midges, and some Gordons are in the air.
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Feb. 24 - All I can say is WOW! What beautiful day on The Elk River. Bugs in the air, warm air temps, Water temp in the high 40's, sun shining, and I can go on..........What are you waiting for? 
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Feb. 16 - Mother nature is trying to show us every season in one week. Snow today and the weekend is calling for record breaking warm temps. The Elk has been producing an abundance of nice fish the past three weeks and the weekend should be as good. Stone flies are still around and streamer fishing has been on the rise.
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FEB 11 - What a perfect winter day to get on the Elk. The air temps are already in the mid 40's at 8 am and to rise into the 50's. Blue skies and water temps holding steady in the low 40's. Should see some stones today in the sunshine so bring some small soft hackles about a size #20-#24
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FEB 7 - We say it is winter but at 60 degrees feels more like spring. The Elk is in great condition with water temps in the low to mid 40's and a nice green color. Stone flies are abundant and nymphs are too. The weather is to stay warm thru tomorrow with a slight cold spell on Thursday, then warming back up for the weekend.
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Feb. 2nd - Winter fly fishing at it's best. The Elk is in great condition with a nice green color and water temps in the low 40's. Stoneflies are all around and when the sun peeks out the stones are in the air. Wipe the dust off your closet hidden rod and get to the mountains and get your fix of trout.
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Jan. 18th - Air temps to begin the 50's with water temp of 43*. The Elk is up a little with good green color. Stoneflies are prevalent.