The Pan has been fishing good all winter. The season has been on the mild side for the whole valley, making for some good fishing on even the shortest of days. There are some nice fish in both the pre spawn and post spawn phases. Large rainbows are starting to be seen more frequently in the top mile of river, and they will keep showing up over the next couple of months. This winter has been the best in the last 10 for BIG fish on the PAN, and this trend should continue into spring. Shrimp, eggs, and midges are the flies working the most consistently up top close to the dam. Downstream a bit the mysis fade out, but other attractor nymphs and baetis nymphs seem to be good bugs. The bugs are pretty small this time of year, and the hatches are only sporadic for now. Look for midge hatches to increase in size and intensity as the days grow longer and warm a bit. Streamer fishing has been hit or miss, with articulated streamers with erratic action drawing the most strikes. The crowds at the top have been pretty bad on weekends, so the best plan is to get there early and try to put the stalk on a big boy before the crowds put them down. When the fair weather fishers show up, move downstream and you can have huge sections of the Pan all to yourself. Smaller fish but most likely more numbers. There are 24 inch fish in the lower reaches, and the lower flows of winter can help get us in touch with these hogs. They tend to be quite a bit hotter, and a lot prettier than some of the monster mouths up top. Mid week is when the pressure is lightest, but there is always someone else on the Pan!