FISH REPORTS - Page 15 of 27
Bass fishing is fair to good using soft plastics
Report Date: Bass fishing is fair to good using soft plastics. Trout has been slow to fair using flies and spoons. Hours of operation for May 5:30am-9:00pm. Restricted to artificial flies and lures only. Only watercraft capable of being launched by hand...
Trout fishing is fair to good
Report Date: Trout fishing is fair to good, from shore using power bait off a slip rig. The east and west end of the dam has been productive for trout. Walleye is fair to good using leeches and jigs from boats. Restricted...
Nice brown at Animas River in Durango!
Report Date: Monty the 3rd caught this nice brown at Animas River in Durango! Great catch Monty!
High-water nymph rigs will be your friend
Report Date: Water Conditions SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE, CO Flow: 862 ft³/s Water Level: 5.96 ft USGS Rising/Falling Falling Fishing Conditions Water is dropping with a cooling trend, but could bump back up. High-water nymph rigs will be your friend should you try to fish. Stoneflies, worms, cranefly larva,...
Runoff is subsiding above, but still high now
Report Date: CFS 452 CFS above 191 CFS (Below Lemon) Rising/Falling Falling Fishing Conditions Below, the flows are steady and fishing can be ok with nymphs and streamers. Try a euro rig or an olive Krystal Bugger. Runoff is subsiding above, but still high now. Patterns/Bug Nymphs: Copper Johns 14-20,...
The Rio is still in runoff season
Report Date: CFS 952 CFS (30 Mile) 3010 CFS (Wagon Wheel) Rising/Falling Dropping slowly Fishing Conditions The Rio is still in runoff season. Be careful, this river can do bad things to the inexperienced oarsman. Fishing will start to get good in a few weeks. Patterns/Bug Pat’s Rubberlegs 4-8,...
Falling Flows are still high, dirty, cold
Report Date: Water Conditions DOLORES RIVER AT DOLORES, CO. Flow: 1980 ft³/s Water Level: 5.27 ft USGS Rising/Falling Falling Fishing Conditions Falling Flows are still high, dirty, cold, etc. Give it a few weeks. Patterns/Bug Nymphs: Prince nymphs 10-14, Pat’s Rubberlegs 4-8 or Jigged Pats 10-12, 20 Incher 8-10, Orange Crush...Dolores River Below McPhee Report
Report Date: Water Conditions DOLORES RIVER NEAR SLICK ROCK, CO Flow: 1230 ft³/s Water Level: 8.66 ft USGS Rising/Falling Being Dropped Fishing Conditions If you are a rafter, the “River of Sorrows” is not so sad right now. This is the time, and it will be running for a...
Below the dam, fishing will be better than above, but flows are up
Report Date: Water Conditions LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES Flow: 630 ft³/s Water Level: 4.95 ft USGS LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO Flow: 42.1 ft³/s Water Level: 2.02 ft USGS 696 cfs out of the dam Rising/Falling Dropping Fishing Conditions Below the dam, fishing will be better than above, but flows are up. Fish...
Falling Flows are dropping but it’s still pretty high
Report Date: Water Conditions PIEDRA RIVER NEAR ARBOLES, CO. Flow: 1090 ft³/s Water Level: 2.98 ft USGS Rising/Falling Falling Fishing Conditions Falling Flows are dropping but it’s still pretty high, cold, and dirty. Big nymphs if you must. Patterns/Bug Nymphs: Prince nymphs 10-16, Runt Stone Golden 12-16, Pat’s Rubberlegs 4-10,...