Harrison Pass is closed due to snow and anglers should plan on accessing the Refuge through Secret Pass. Secret Pass does experience drifting near the top, so take care here as well. As a general rule anglers can almost always find some open water here due to flows and the numerous springs even during very cold weather. The ditch is still approximately 85% ice covered and access to much of the dish is by foot only as the roads that leave the main Ruby Valley Road and head into the refuge haven’t been plowed. Bring your snowshoes or skis. Egg patterns and small nymphs such as hares ears and pheasant tails are working in the pond behind the hatchery. However, prince nymphs and small streamers fished actively and stripped in quickly seem to be very effective. Be careful on the Ruby Valley Road as you can’t tell where the road ends and the borrow ditch begins. All it takes is to get one tire into the borrow ditch and you will be swallowed up.