Colorado Fish Report

It’s Fall on the Pine

Los Pinos River


by Duranglers Crew
9-30-2024
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Water Conditions

LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES

  • Temperature: 49.1 ° F
  • Streamflow: 93.0 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 3.66 ft
USGS

LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO

  • Temperature: 49.1 ° F
  • Streamflow: 30.5 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 1.88 ft
USGS

346 cfs out of the dam

Rising/Falling

Falling above Vallecito, steady below.

Fishing Conditions

It’s Fall on the Pine.  Upper reaches have been fishing good.  Dry/droppers, nymphs, and streamers.

Below the dam, fishing has been pretty solid with heavy nymph rigs in fast water, along with big dries.

Patterns/Bug

Nymphs:  Prince Nymphs 12-16, Brown Wired Stone 10, Copper John 12-18, Pats Rubberlegs. Pheasant Tails 16-20, Pickpocket 12-16, Duracell Jig 12-16, and other Euro Nymph Jigs 10-16.  San Juan Worms.

Dries: Parachute Adams 12-20,  Stimulators 10-14, Amy’s Ant 10-14, Chubbies 6-12 Little Hopper Juan 12, Morrish Hopper 10-12.

Streamers: Buggers, Mousketeer, Mini Dungeon.


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