June 08th, 2014
Colorado River Salmonfly Hatch Update – Sunday June 8, 2014
Stream flows on the upper Colorado River have dropped steadily over the past few days and Saturday saw some of the best dry fly action yet for the Salmonfly hatch. This is all relative, as flows are still way above average and conditions remain very technical. There continues to be a large volume of bugs […]
Read MoreJune 06th, 2014
Colorado River Salmonfly Update, Friday June 6, 2014
Yesterday, Thursday, saw a much greater number of adult Salmonflies, both in the bushes stream side and flying in the afternoon. As has been the case the past few weeks with the big water, conditions are tough and the fishing was technical but….we actually got a couple of fish to eat the dry fly. Make […]
Read MoreJune 05th, 2014
Colorado River Salmonfly Hatch Update – June 5, 2014
Yesterday, Wednesday June 4, was the second day since the start of a noticeable emergence. We had two boats on the water and here is what we found. There are a reasonable amount of adult Pteronarcys on the river. If you look, you will find them in the bushes and later in the day there […]
Read MoreJune 04th, 2014
The Colorado Angler Fishing Report – June 4, 2014
Report for June 4. Well The Hatch has started on the upper Colorado. As in the Salmonflies. Overnight Monday brought the first real emergence and there where decent numbers of adults yesterday (Tuesday). Response to adult Pteronarcys patterns was muted though, and this could be due to the early stage of the hatch and […]
Read MoreJune 04th, 2014
The Colorado Angler Fishing Report – June 3, 2014
Report for June 3. Denver Water has announced additional changes from Dillon today, which will bring the outflow into the Blue River up to 1600 cfs! That is a whole lotta water. While this may not make the river totally un-fishable, it will seriously limit it to just a few spots. At this point […]
Read MoreMay 31st, 2014
The Colorado Angler Fishing Report – May 31, 2014
Report for May 31. We are still optimistic that the Salmonflies will emerge from the Colorado, it’s just hard to say when at this point. Water temps on Wednesday climbed as high as 56 degrees and had the appearance that they could hit 59 by this weekend, which is the magic number for an […]
Read MoreMay 30th, 2014
The Colorado Angler Fishing Report – May 30, 2014
Report for May 30. We are still optimistic that the Salmonflies will emerge from the Colorado, it’s just hard to say when at this point. Water temps on Wednesday climbed as high as 56 degrees and had the appearance that they could hit 59 by this weekend, which is the magic number for an […]
Read MoreMay 24th, 2014
The Colorado Angler Fishing Report – May 23, 2014
Report for May 23. Well it does look as if run-off is upon us. After a steady week of warm temperatures, stream flows across the high country have stepped up noticeably to some rather robust levels in some drainages. While others are up, there may still be a few days left in them before […]
Read MoreMay 14th, 2014
The Colorado Angler Fishing Report – May 14, 2014
Report for May 14. We are having a technical issue with our fly rating system for each river section and can not edit them at the moment. The information in the text however, is current. We hope to have this issue fixed shortly. Sorry for the confusion. Sure it can be a bit of […]
Read MoreApril 15th, 2014
The Colorado Angler Fishing Report – April 15, 2014
Report for April 15. Another quick spring disturbance looks to pass through the central mountains mid week before clearing out later in the week. This will continue the up and down trend in both stream flows and clarity levels for the near future. At this time of year we can see a broad swing […]
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