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UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR, CO
Temperature: 47.66 ° F
Streamflow: 134 ft³/s
Gage height: 2.15 ft
USGS
Flows are dropping, but are still good and fish are active and may eat emergers or dries.
An attractor or junk fly nymph followed by a small...
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GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO
Temperature: 47.66 ° F
Streamflow: 1440 ft³/s
Gage height: 4.21 ft
USGS
We are well into runoff season, so flows will be up and wading may be tough.
Don’t dispair, as fishing remains decent with good water clarity.
Attractor Nymphs:...
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SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE, CO
Temperature: 47.66 ° F
Streamflow: 203 ft³/s
Gage height: 4.59 ft
USGS
The flows on the San Miguel are rising and fishing may be tough with fast cold flows. Dropping a bigger nymph rig close to the...
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180CFS above
125 CFS (Below Lemon)
Above Lemon, the flows will be bumping with snowmelt and cold. Fishing may be tough, try nymphs.
Below Lemon, flows finally rising, and fishing may be tough for the uninitiated. A good nymph rig or...
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372CFS (30 Mile)
1020 CFS (Wagon Wheel)
In May on the ole big river, you might find a few fish eating baetis, but the real game is streamer fishing. Get that fly close to the bank, give it a few...
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DOLORES RIVER AT DOLORES, CO.
Temperature: 47.66 ° F
Streamflow: 751 ft³/s
Gage height: 4.04 ft
USGS
Flows are up and fishing might be a bit more difficult with high flows.
The higher stretches of the Dolores are opening up, but flows will be high...
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DOLORES RIVER NEAR SLICK ROCK, CO
Temperature: 47.66 ° F
Streamflow: 51.8 ft³/s
Gage height: 4.04 ft
USGS
Fishing has been pretty good (finally) on the lower D. This is a good early-season getaway when all other local rivers are blown out.
Clouds mean...
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LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES
Temperature: 47.66 ° F
Streamflow: 416 ft³/s
Gage height: 4.53 ft
USGS
LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO
Temperature: 47.66 ° F
Streamflow: 1.32 ft³/s
Gage height: 1.11 ft
USGS
567 cfs out of the dam
Rising above Vallecito, raised below.
Spring means snowmelt on...
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PIEDRA RIVER NEAR ARBOLES, CO.
Temperature: 47.66 ° F
Streamflow: 571 ft³/s
Gage height: 2.24 ft
USGS
Rising.
Flows are high, and fishing will be tough in such rough conditions. You could try a stonefly nymph lower in the river around 160.
Above Pagosa, fishing...
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SAN JUAN RIVER AT PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO
Temperature: 47.66 ° F
Streamflow: 726 ft³/s
Gage height: 5.90 ft
USGS
Rising
Fishing is picking up with the warming weather, but so are the flows. Discolored water can cause fish to move to bigger nymphs such...
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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...
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SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM
Temperature: 47.12 ° F
Streamflow: 348 ft³/s
Gage height: 2.89 ft
USGS
Dropped and steadyFlows have been dropped to about 350 and the water clarity is getting better every day. Fishing has also been great with bug...