May 29th, 2015
General Pointers on the Salmonfly Hatch
Salmonflies have begun to emerge from the Colorado River from Gore Canyon downstream to the Two Bridges area. Being perhaps the most anticipated hatch of the year, emerging Salmonflies generally brings about as much excitement to fly fishermen as Christmas morning to a ten-year-old. However, this can also bring about as much disappointment and confusion […]
Read MoreMay 29th, 2015
Colorado River Salmonfly Hatch Update – May 29, 2015
Today is day 4 of the Salmonfly hatch. Yesterday again we saw good numbers of adult Pteronarcys in the willows and bushes along the banks, with increasing amounts of flying Salmonflies in the afternoon. Action has been a mixed bag these first few days of the hatch, with more action coming on nymph patterns than […]
Read MoreFebruary 12th, 2015
Dillon Dam Forecast – February 12, 2015
Water releases from Dillon Dam into the Blue River this morning saw a drop of 30% from yesterday’s high flow of 311 cfs. Currently, the flow through Silverthorne stands at 203 cfs. In a conversation with Denver Water earlier today, they laid out a plan for the near future for Dillon Reservoir and what to […]
Read MoreFebruary 04th, 2015
Dillon Dam Release Update – February 3, 2015
After an initial jump in flows to 289 cfs, a whopping 160%, today the Blue River through Silverthorne pulled back to 203. This is a result of Denver Water turning off the siphon system that has been in place since maintenance began on the Dillon Dam in August. With a little over five days of […]
Read MoreJanuary 27th, 2015
It’s Finally Here: Bottom Release of Dillon Dam Reservoir into The Blue River
It’s finally here! The release we have all been waiting for. Denver Water does point out the potential for inconsistencies in the release until they get the system tested and dialed in. So hold on to your fly rods, it’s going to be a mysis shrimp BONANZA. Here’s the skinny: Denver Water plans to increase Dillon Reservoir’s […]
Read MoreJanuary 23rd, 2015
New Colorado River Water Protection – Pumphouse Whitewater Park
An off-season project at Pumphouse is underway to add a white water play wave. The new feature will stretch perpendicular across the river about 75% of the channel width just above the second boat ramp, or also known as the hand launch ramp just below the central parking area. It’s designed to create a standing […]
Read MoreJanuary 13th, 2015
Dillon Dam Maintenance Update, Blue River – Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Yesterday morning we had the chance to speak with Denver Water for a status update with regards to the schedule for completion of the ongoing maintenance project on Dillon Dam. The information was promising, albeit a little uncertain for a specific date. It looks as if the actual maintenance and repair work may finish late […]
Read MoreJanuary 06th, 2015
Dillon Dam Maintenance Update – January 6, 2015
We spoke with Denver Water again late yesterday and have some additional insight into the completion of the ongoing maintenance project, as well as the process for getting the whole system back online to normal operations. Keep in mind that we are fish-heads, not engineers so, some of our verbiage may be a little generic […]
Read MoreDecember 23rd, 2014
Dillon Dam Project Update -December 23, 2014
A major maintenance project on The Dillon Dam, which began in August, continues as we close out the year. Originally scheduled to wrap up in the later part of December, delays have pushed it back slightly to the early part of January. As we have mentioned in our previous reports, the river is not operating […]
Read MoreJuly 01st, 2014
Blue River Below Dillon Reservoir Release Plan From Denver Water
The Blue River here in Silverthorne continues to run at a rather robust level. As of this morning, current flows are 792 cfs. This is after the second step back up in releases this week after a short lived recession down to 525 cfs. Not only has the release gone up, it will continue to […]
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