The fishing on the Eagle has been solid all winter. I have found myself using bugs and buggers more than egg patterns this winter. Maybe the odd weather has something to do with it. Rainbow trout can still be found in the runs, but most browns are either still paired in super shallow water, or in deep slow pools. Best to sleep in on cold days as the fishing gets better with the warming water. My best action has been on size 16-18 prince nymphs, and size 18-20 black beauty's. Black or olive wooly bugger should do the trick with slow strips in the morning, and faster more erratic strips in the after noon. My guy Ryan caught this fellow right in front of the Westin, with views to Beaver Creek and the gondola running behind us. He was getting lots of chasers that wouldn't commit to his Krystal Bugger, instead of changing flies I had him speed up his retrieve, then dead stop his fly in their face. I think the results are obvious.
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