Colorado Fish Report

Flows are rising with warm days

Arkansas River


by Duranglers Crew
5-14-2024
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ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO

  • Temperature: 47.66 ° F
  • Streamflow: 962 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 3.35 ft
 
USGS

Rising with snowmelt

Flows are rising with warm days, but watch for cool days to drop the flows and have a stellar fishing window.

In high, dirty, and cooler water, you are going to want to go bigger and maybe flashier flies.  Think big stoneflies, SJ Worms, or larger caddis pupa.

Baetis have been hatching with clouds and fish are looking up

Of course, this is streamer season.  Big, dark, and flashy.

Most fish will be pushed out of the faster currents closer to the banks

Nymphs: Prince Nymphs and variants 12-14, RIO’s Raindrop 14-16, TBH Jig Caddis 14-18, Hydropsyche Caddis nymph 14-16, Pat’s Rubberlegs 4-10, 20 Incher Stone 8-12, Wired Stone 8-10. Rainbow Warrior 18,

Dries: Vis-a-Dun Baetis 18-22,  Parachute Adams 16-22.

Streamers: Sculpzilla, Sculpinator, Heisenberg, Mini Dungeons, Sparkle Minnows, Galloup’s Butt Sump.


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More Reports

Duranglers Reports
for Tuesday, May 14th
San Juan River : Flows have been dropped to about 350 and the water clarity is getting better every day
San Juan River: Fishing is picking up with the warming weathe
Piedra River: Flows are high, and fishing will be tough in such rough condition
Los Pinos River: Spring means snowmelt on the upper Pine, so expect high and cold, but clear waters
Dolores River- Below McPhee: Fishing has been pretty good (finally) on the lower D
Dolores River- Above McPhee: Flows are up and fishing might be a bit more difficult with high flows
Rio Grande: In May on the ole big river, you might find a few fish eating baetis, but the real game is streamer fishing
Florida River: Fishing may be tough, try nymph
San Miguel River: The flows on the San Miguel are rising and fishing may be tough with fast cold flows
Gunnison River- Black Canyon: We are well into runoff season, so flows will be up and wading may be tough
Uncompahgre River: Flows are dropping, but are still good and fish are active

Duranglers Reports
for Tuesday, February 6th
San Juan River: Flows are steady on the old Juan at 350cfs
Arkansas River: Flows are low, and it’s winter fishing
San Juan River: Low flows, cold weather
Piedra River: Most of the Piedra will be covered in ice
Los Pinos River: Below the dam, flows have been dropped extremely low
Dolores River- Below McPhee: Wadeable flows at about 40 cfs out of the dam still
Dolores River- Below McPhee: It’s cold and frozen, come back in the spring
Rio Grande: Frozen flows, come back in spring
Florida River: Below the dam, the flows have been dropped
San Miguel River: As most others in the Colorado high country, the Miguel is frozen
Gunnison River- Black Canyon: Flowing clear and low, fish will be spooky
Uncompahgre River: Flows have been dropped to winter flows