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San Juan River CO Fishing Report
Report Date: SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM Water Temp: 46.04 ° F Flow: 713 ft³/s Water Level: 3.48 ft USGS Steady Flows have just been bumped to above 700cfs, which is a fantastic wade or floating flow. Terrestrial fishing can be good this time of year...
Piedra River Fishing Report
Report Date: Flow: 101 ft³/s Water Level: 1.15 ft USGS Falling The Piedra is finally in good wadeable shape. No need to overthink it here: nymph rigs with a stonefly nymph and Pheasant Tail combo or a large dry/dropper in the pocket water.
San Juan River CO Fishing Report
Report Date: Flow: 139 ft³/s Water Level: 3.95 ft USGS Falling The bottom of runoff has finally fallen out on the upper Juan and wade fishing is pretty good throughout the drainage. Nymph rigs or summer dry/droppers are in order. Nymphs: Prince nymphs 12-16, Pat’s Rubberlegs 6-12...
Animas River Fishing Report
Report Date: Water Temp: 64.4 ° F Flow: 591 ft³/s Water Level: 2.93 ft USGS Falling… wait no rising today. The summer of neverending runoff on the Animas. It’s clearing, but still pushy. Float fishing will be a decent option. Caddis and Yellow Sallies are...
San Juan River Fishing Report
Report Date: Water Temp: 52.7 ° F Flow: 721 ft³/s Water Level: 3.44 ft USGS Summer Flows We are now at our standard, 500 cfs-ish summer flows. Wade fishing will be good throughout the river. Watch for midge hatches or the occasional BWO hatch...
Chatfield State Park swimming access closed due to E. coli levels
Report Date: LITTLETON, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has temporarily closed swimming access from the swim beach area at Chatfield State Park due to elevated E. coli levels. Bi-weekly water quality testing showed unsafe bacteria levels above Colorado Department of Public...
Cherry Creek State Park swim area closed due to high E. coli levels
Report Date: AURORA, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has temporarily closed the natural swim area at Cherry Creek State Park due to unsafe E. coli levels. Thursday morning, routine daily water quality testing revealed higher than allowable levels of the bacteria,...
Uncompahgre River Fishing Report
Report Date: UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR, CO Flow: 409 ft³/s Water Level: 2.79 ft USGS Bumping up Fishing is good, and bigger bugs are on the menu. Expect nymphing to be the most productive with larger nymphs. Attractor nymphs with a midge dropped off are...
Gunnison River Fishing Report
Report Date: GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO Flow: 925 ft³/s Water Level: 3.17 ft USGS Rising Well the fishing was great but the BOR has rose flows up to 5000 cfs. Fishing is going to be tough. You could try a salmonfly if...
San Miguel River Fishing Report
Report Date: SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE, CO Flow: 639 ft³/s Water Level: 5.56 ft USGS Falling Flows are high, but dropping, and fishing will pick up with the dropping flows High-water nymph rigs will be your friend should you try to fish. Stoneflies, worms, cranefly...