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FEATURED REPORTS - August, 2025

Caddis and Small Mayflies are Hatching

Caddis and Small Mayflies are Hatching

Report Date: Water Conditions UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR, CO Temperature: 64.04 ° F Streamflow: 307 ft³/s Gage height: 2.57 ft USGS Rising/Falling Dropping Fishing Conditions An attractor nymph or leech with a smaller midge or caddis larva dropped below would be a good way to start the day. Watch...

Summer time love on the Gunnison!

Summer time love on the Gunnison!

Report Date: Water Conditions GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO Temperature: 64.04 ° F Streamflow: 728 ft³/s Gage height: 3.00 ft USGS Rising/Falling Steady Fishing Conditions It’s about that summer time love on the Gunnison. Look for hatches of small mayflies, small stones, and caddis. Dry/dropper setups will be...

Go fish the San Miguel!

Go fish the San Miguel!

Report Date: Water Conditions SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE, CO Temperature: 64.04 ° F Streamflow: 145 ft³/s Gage height: 4.49 ft USGS Rising/Falling Dropping Fishing Conditions It’s on. Go fish the San Miguel. The classic Dry/dropper rig is in order, but watch for hatches of caddis and PMDs as...

Fishing is good!

Fishing is good!

Report Date: CFS 18 CFS above 201 CFS (Below Lemon) Rising/Falling Steady Above and Steady Below Lemon Fishing Conditions Fishing is good above and below Lemon. Above, fish it much like a classic high-country creek: an attractor dry fly with a small dropper in deeper water, should...

Wade fishing time!

Wade fishing time!

Report Date: CFS 87 CFS (30 Mile) 280 CFS (Wagon Wheel) Rising/Falling Falling Fishing Conditions Wade fishing time on the upper Rio. This can be a time where you may find a lot of solitude on the Big River as compared to a month ago. Bugs to look...

The upper D is a bit fast still

The upper D is a bit fast still

Report Date: Water Conditions DOLORES RIVER AT DOLORES, CO. Temperature: 64.04 ° F Streamflow: 78.3 ft³/s Gage height: 2.38 ft USGS Rising/Falling Falling Fishing Conditions The upper D is a bit fast still, but flows are dropping and should be clearing up. This is fast water, big nymph or streamer...