Chili Bar on the S. Fork of the American

[Mike Churchill]

Does anybody ever fish the S. Fork at Chili Bar / the 193 bridge?

I stopped there last night for a quick half hour scouting trip on the way back from Caples Lake. At 6:00 the air was in the 90's but the water was a brisk 54 degrees--and flowing pretty good. I assume part of the flow issue was from running the generators upstream full tilt to keep our A/C running down in the valley.

Anyway, pretty water w/ great clarity and some depth to it. However, saw no bugs and no fish in the short time I was there. Looks like it could be a fun place for a quickie evening trip if there are any fish in there.

Anybody know anything they're willing to share?

Mike

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

We fished there years ago when you could fish above the bridge all the way up around the corner to the dam. I don't know if that possible now?

We also use to park below the bridge at the store/RV park for $1.00 and fish our way downstream for miles. I don't know if this is possible either.