Colorado Fish Report

LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES

Water Conditions

• Temperature: 44.6 ° F
• Streamflow: 227 ft³/s
• Gage height: 4.13 ft

LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO

Water Conditions

• Temperature: 44.6 ° F
• Streamflow: 91.6 ft³/s
• Gage height: 2.29 ft
• 95 cfs out of the dam

Rising/Falling

• Rising above
• Steady below

Fishing Conditions

Above Vallecito, there may be some fish to be caught, but waters will be cold and rising with runoff.

Below, the flows have been bumped up and fishing will pick up a bit.  Streamers and nymphs are your best go-to right now below, though hatches of midges and baetis may show as well.

Patterns/Bug

Nymphs: Pat’s Rubberlegs in 8-12.  Jigged Pat’s Rubberlegs #10-12, 20 Incher Stone #8-12, Pheasant Tail #16-18, Blowtorch #14-16, Duracell #14-16, Frenchies #16-20, Black and Blue Copper Johns 14-18, Juju Baetis 18-20, San Juan Worms.

Dries: Parachute Adams 18-24, Griffith Gnat 18-22, Extended Body BWO 18-20, Sparkle Dun 18-20.

Buggers and leeches.