Colorado Fish Report

PIEDRA RIVER NEAR ARBOLES, CO.

Water Conditions

• Temperature: 49.28 ° F
• Streamflow: 359 ft³/s
• Gage height: 1.33 ft

Rising/Falling

• Rising

Fishing Conditions

Rising with runoff and will be dirty.  Flows may not be high for long, and once they start dropping, fishing will start popping.

Have lots of stonefly nymphs as well as a few dries if fish are looking up.  Caddis are also in the system, so caddis pupa, emergers, and dries would be good to pack

Patterns/Bug

Nymphs: Pat’s Rubberlegs 6-10, 20 Incher Stone 10-14, Pheasant Tail and variations 16-20, Prince Nymphs 14-18, Duracell Jig 12-14, Orange Crush 14-16, Prince nymphs 10-16, Runt Stone Golden 12-16

Dries: Elk Hair Caddis #12-16, Duranglers Peacock Caddis #12-16, Rogue Foam Salmonfly #4-6, Chubbies #6-10.

Streamers: Scuplinator, Mini Loop Sculpin, The One Sculpin, Sparkle Minnow, Black Buggers #4-8.