On cloudy days, try blue-winged olive dry flies, RS2 emergers, and size 20 beadhead Pheasant Tails. The river is clear and trout are taking sizes 18 and 20 beadhead nymphs on droppers fished beneath hopper patterns. Roaring Fork River ” Flows are 800 cfs and conditions are good for floating and fair for wading. Green Mountain Reservoir ” Lake trout are 90 feet deep and are not hungry, kokanee are hard to find and even harder to catch, rainbow trout are cruising the shallows and feeding mostly early and late. Dillon is a fine family-fishing destination for Front Range anglers.įryingpan River ” Fishing below Ruedi Reservoir is good in the mornings and afternoons on green drake, pale morning dun, and red quill mayfly dry flies. The trout will be stocked at both the Blue River inlet and near the marina. There are still a few caddis hatching but the best action is on mayfly imitations such as Adams and Blue Dun dry flies, and Copper Johns, Flashback Pheasant Tails nymphs, and RS2 and CDC emergers.Ĭolorado River (Glenwood Springs to Rifle) ” The river is high and roily, and fishing is slow, but that could change quickly as flows typically fall in September.Ĭrystal River ” White fish are beginning to move into the Crystal from the Roaring Fork, but for now, dry-fly fishing is good for trout in the stretch through Carbondale and above Redstone.ĭillon Reservoir ” Fishing will improve dramatically, as the reservoir is scheduled to receive 15,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout in time for Labor Day Weekend. Above the confluence, the Colorado is easily waded and fishing is excellent. For current conditions, contact Budget Tackle, 97.Ĭolorado River (below Parshall) ” The river is dropping but still running heavy at 1,000 cfs below the confluence of the Blue River. Ice fishers headed for the area might consider tossing in a fly rod for change of pace. This stretch remains open all winter, and although fishing can be excellent, anglers often overlook it. Fishing in these areas and down stream may be poor while the work is in progress.Ĭolorado River (below Shadow Mountain) ” Rainy weather has improved the fishing below the dam for fly casters and spin casters alike. The Town of Silverthorne is doing some stream improvements near Town Hall and the Library. Angling in the tail water section in Silverthorne remains consistent with the usual fly patterns Biot midges, JuJuBee midges, Black Beauty’s, UV Emergers, red Disco Midges, and Barr’s Red Midge Larvae in sizes 20 and smaller. For current conditions, call the Fishin’ Hole in Kremmling, 97.īlue River (Dillon to Green Mountain Reservoir) ” The flow from Dillon Reservoir is 107 cfs. There are three other public accesses on BLM land downriver to the confluence with the Colorado, but they are narrow and anglers are warned to stay off adjoining private property. The tailwater is subject to periodic security closures. Try fishing a Copper John, a South Platte Brassy, or a Prince Nymph on a dropper beneath a Madam X dry fly. Despite heavy flows, the water is clear and the fishing is good on blue-winged olive dry flies in the morning and hopper patterns in the afternoon and caddis flies in the evening. Georgetown Lake ” Fishing is good for small brook and brown trout, and stocked rainbows using nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, and PowerBait.īlue River (below Green Mountain Reservoir) ” At 630 cfs, the river is running heavier than normal and waders should proceed into the canyon with caution. Fly fishers are doing well on dry flies and nymphs, while spin fishers report good action on various spoons and Blue Fox Vibrax, Mepps, and Panther Martin spinners. Brightly colored streamer flies such as Lefty’s Deceivers and Clouser Deep Minnows rigged on heavy tippets, and cast on 8″ or 9″weight fly rods and stripped back in quick jerks will bring jolting strikes that telegraph the definition of hybrid vigor.įall is not a time for anglers to cool their heels sitting on the bench, but a time of great opportunity to get back in the game with renewed enthusiasm.Ĭlear Creek (above Hwy 119) ” Trout fishing is good in the canyon when the creek runs clear.
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