FISH REPORTS - Page 25 of 38
Chatfield State Park swimming access closed due to E. coli levels
Report Date: LITTLETON, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has temporarily closed swimming access from the swim beach area at Chatfield State Park due to elevated E. coli levels. Bi-weekly water quality testing showed unsafe bacteria levels above Colorado Department of Public...
Cherry Creek State Park swim area closed due to high E. coli levels
Report Date: AURORA, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has temporarily closed the natural swim area at Cherry Creek State Park due to unsafe E. coli levels. Thursday morning, routine daily water quality testing revealed higher than allowable levels of the bacteria,...
Uncompahgre River Fishing Report
Report Date: UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR, CO Flow: 409 ft³/s Water Level: 2.79 ft USGS Bumping up Fishing is good, and bigger bugs are on the menu. Expect nymphing to be the most productive with larger nymphs. Attractor nymphs with a midge dropped off are...
Gunnison River Fishing Report
Report Date: GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO Flow: 925 ft³/s Water Level: 3.17 ft USGS Rising Well the fishing was great but the BOR has rose flows up to 5000 cfs. Fishing is going to be tough. You could try a salmonfly if...
San Miguel River Fishing Report
Report Date: SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE, CO Flow: 639 ft³/s Water Level: 5.56 ft USGS Falling Flows are high, but dropping, and fishing will pick up with the dropping flows High-water nymph rigs will be your friend should you try to fish. Stoneflies, worms, cranefly...
Florida River Fishing Report
Report Date: 215 CFS above 222 CFS (Below Lemon) Falling Below, the flows were recently dropped. It’s a little high, but rolling steady and fishing can be really good with nymphs and streamers. Try a euro rig or an olive Krystal Bugger. Dry Dropper...
Fishing is picking up on the Rio
Report Date: 550 CFS (30 Mile) 1420 CFS (Wagon Wheel) Dropping Fishing is picking up on the Rio. Expect hatches of stones, caddis, and even a few mayflies to be around. “If you cut off the dropper, they always eat the hopper”. -Mark Engler Stone Dries...
Dolores River Above McPhee Fishing Report
Report Date: DOLORES RIVER AT DOLORES, CO. Flow: 549 ft³/s Water Level: 3.60 ft USGS Falling Flows are still high but coming down. Streamers and nymphs are your game, but watch for stone hatches. Wouldn’t hurt to start out with a dry/dropper. Nymphs: Prince nymphs 10-14, Pat’s...
Dolores River Below McPhee Fishing Report.
Report Date: DOLORES RIVER NEAR SLICK ROCK, CO Flow: 87.2 ft³/s Water Level: 4.38 ft USGS Being Dropped Wade fishing will start to get good here with the dropping flows. Hopper/Dropper combos are a go-to but watch for good mayfly hatches as well. Streamers may not be a...
Los Pinos River Fishing Report
Report Date: LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES Flow: 187 ft³/s Water Level: 4.00 ft USGS Dropping Above LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO Flow: 5.74 ft³/s Water Level: 1.44 ft USGS Raised Below 905 cfs out of the dam Below the dam, fishing will be pretty good, but flows are up...