Fisherman's Calendar

COLORADO: Granby Reservoir filling; Shadow Mountain and Grand lakes full. Green Mountain Reservoir H, FG for trolling and from bank with bait, flies and lures (while boats make fair-to-excellent catches of Kokanee salmon). North, Middle and South forks of the south Platte SD, FP, OP. Colorado. Frying Pan and Roaring Fork rivers (in Glenwood Springs area) M, FP, OP. Yampa and Elk rivers ( Steamboat Springs area) L, C, FF on flies and lures, OF/G. Snake River L, CL, FP, OP/F. Rio Grande C, FG with flies and lures; OG.

BROADBILL SWORDFISH: MASSACHUSETTS: Anne Clifton of Hyannis hooked a broadbill last week on 9-thread line in waters east of No Man's Land, played it for 7 hours, lost it, refused to estimate weight.

ATLANTIC SALMON: NEW BRUNSWICK: FP and OP, says spy, until rains raise rivers; meanwhile a few salmon and grilse are taking dry flies and small low-water dressings of Thunder and Lightning, Black Dose, Silver Grey and local patterns. Best (or least poor) sport is at heads of rivers.

NOVA SCOTIA: Sheet Harbor West, Liscomb, St. Marys and Margaree were last week's top producers as most streams continue L, FF, OF despite fairly heavy recent rains.

MUSKELLUNGE: PENNSYLVANIA: FP, OP, too hot, says agent.

NEW YORK: Last Sunday's rain cooled Chautauqua Lake enough to put a few resident muskies back on their feed, but outlook is still unpromising through August.

MINNESOTA: Leech Lake below Federal Dam FF, OF after terrific production last month (105 muskies to 40 pounds between July 17 and 30). FG, OG at Deer Lake; local experts advise black-feathered spoons or big pikie plugs cast from boat into shoreline, varying fast and slow retrieves.

WISCONSIN: Heat wave kept temperatures in 90s and muskies in retirement last week; cool air mass moved into northern state last Friday and may reduce WT. Some action reported from Roberts, Riley, Pioneer, Little St. Germain, Boulder, Plum, Presque Isle and Squirrel lakes. Minocqua Lakes, Tomahawk and Eagle River chains but fish are small. OF/G and improving through August.

BLACK BASS: PENNSYLVANIA: Susquehanna River was at lowest stage in history at Harris-burg and WT85-95 at press time; OP throughout central and western part of state until rains relieve drought (but Conneaut and Sandy lakes and Pymatuming Reservoir were producing splendid catches of largemouth and small-mouth on splashy surface lures and hair flies fished along shoreline in evening and after nightfall).

CALIFORNIA: Most reservoirs in San Diego County report improved bass fishing: best bets are El Capitan, lower Otay, San Vicente; OG.