FISH REPORTS - Page 17 of 37
Runoff Season is Underway
Report Date: Water Condtions GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO Temperature: 61.88 ° F Streamflow: 1150 ft³/s Gage height: 3.77 ft USGS Rising/Falling Steady Fishing Conditions We are well into runoff season, so flows will be up and wading may be tough. Don’t dispair, as fishing remains decent...
Fast Cold Flows Make Fishing Tough
Report Date: Water Conditions SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE, CO Temperature: 61.88 ° F Streamflow: 210 ft³/s Gage height: 4.61 ft USGS Rising/Falling Rising with snowmelt Fishing Conditions The flows on the San Miguel are rising and fishing may be tough with fast cold flows. Dropping a...
Fishing May Be Tough
Report Date: CFS 180CFS above 125 CFS (Below Lemon) Rising/Falling Low, above is rising Fishing Conditions 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.
The real game is streamer fishing
Report Date: CFS 372CFS (30 Mile) 1020 CFS (Wagon Wheel) Rising/Falling Rising Fishing Conditions 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...
Fishing More Difficult With High Flows
Report Date: Water Conditions DOLORES RIVER AT DOLORES, CO. Temperature: 61.88 ° F Streamflow: 86.3 ft³/s Gage height: 2.49 ft USGS Rising/Falling Rising Fishing Conditions Flows are up and fishing might be a bit more difficult with high flows. The higher stretches of the Dolores are opening up,...
Fishing Finally Pretty Good
Report Date: Water Conditions DOLORES RIVER NEAR SLICK ROCK, CO Temperature: 61.88 ° F Streamflow: 34.3 ft³/s Gage height: 3.81 ft USGS Rising/Falling Steady Fishing Conditions Fishing has been pretty good (finally) on the lower D. This is a good early-season getaway when all other local...
Fishing Updates Above and Below the Vallecito Reservoir
Report Date: Water Conditions LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES Temperature: 61.88 ° F Streamflow: 99.3 ft³/s Gage height: 3.65 ft USGS LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO Temperature: 61.88 ° F Streamflow: 0.89 ft³/s Gage height: 1.09 ft USGS 903 cfs out of the dam Rising/Falling Rising above with rain Vallecito, raised below. Fishing...
Rough Conditions Cause Tough Fishing
Report Date: Water Conditions PIEDRA RIVER NEAR ARBOLES, CO. Temperature: 61.88 ° F Streamflow: 91.9 ft³/s Gage height: 1.14 ft USGS Rising/Falling Rising with rain Fishing Conditions Flows are high, and fishing will be tough in such rough conditions. You could try a stonefly nymph lower in...
Flows are rising with rain
Report Date: Water Conditions SAN JUAN RIVER AT PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO Temperature: 61.88 ° F Streamflow: 108 ft³/s Gage height: 3.85 ft USGS Rising/Falling Rising with rain Fishing Conditions Fishing is good, but flows ar rising with rain. Discolored water can cause fish to move to bigger...
Good Fishing in the Quality Waters
Report Date: Water Conditions SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM Temperature: 46.4 ° F Streamflow: 713 ft³/s Gage height: 3.46 ft USGS Rising/Falling Steady Fishing Conditions Flows are steady at about 350 and fishing has been good with baetis and midge hatches in the afternoons. However, we have a lot of...