Author: Duranglers CrewReport Date:
CFS
15 CFS above
12 CFS (Below Lemon)
Rising/Falling
Dropped
Fishing Conditions
Below the dam, the flows have been dropped and fish will be spooky. Small bugs and long leaders are your friend.
Small dry/droppers may be the ticket
Above, temps will be getting cooler and fish...
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CFS
118 CFS (30 Mile)
284 CFS (Wagon Wheel)
Rising/Falling
Bumped out of the dam
Fishing Conditions
It’s Fall wadin time up here on the Rio.
This time of year, your dry fly options are going to be mostly BWOs, maybe a midge or two.
Rio Grande streamer...
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Water Conditions
DOLORES RIVER AT DOLORES, CO.
Flow: 51.0 ft³/s
Water Level: 2.24 ft
USGS
Rising/Falling
Falling
Fishing Conditions
The upper Dolores is fishing decent but cold days are ahead. A classic freestone on the upper, fish a dry dropper when temps are warm enough
Fishing close to...
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Water Conditions
DOLORES RIVER NEAR SLICK ROCK, CO
USGS
Rising/Falling
Steady
Fishing Conditions
Wadeable flows at about 50 cfs out of the dam.
Fishing has been mediocre. Close to the dam is where a lot of fish congregated with such low flows over the past few...
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Water Conditions
LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES
Flow: 46.3 ft³/s
Water Level: 3.35 ft
USGS
LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO
Flow: 2.16 ft³/s
Water Level: 1.17 ft
USGS
285 cfs out of the dam
Rising/Falling
Dropping
Fishing Conditions
Below the dam, fishing will be pretty good. Fish your favorite nymph rig with...
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Water Conditions
PIEDRA RIVER NEAR ARBOLES, CO.
Flow: 64.2 ft³/s
Water Level: 1.01 ft
USGS
Rising/Falling
Dropping
Fishing Conditions
Fall on the Piedra can be pretty good, but watch out for rain.
Stonefly nymphs are your best friend, but this can also be a great time to fish a...
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Water Conditions
SAN JUAN RIVER AT PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO
Flow: 41.9 ft³/s
Water Level: 3.39 ft
USGS
Rising/Falling
Falling
Fishing Conditions
Dry/Droppers might not be a bad idea still. Start out with a terrestrial pattern and a smaller dropper. Watch for hatches of BWOs and Caddis.
With...
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Water Conditions
ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO
Water Temp: 51.08 ° F
Flow: 199 ft³/s
Water Level: 2.28 ft
USGS
Rising/Falling
Falling
Fishing Conditions
These cooler days have finally caused water temps to drop and fish are starting to feed pretty good. 11 am-1 pm is showing nice...
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Water Conditions
SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM
Water Temp: 46.04 ° F
Flow: 497 ft³/s
Water Level: 3.31 ft
USGS
Rising/Falling
Steady
Fishing Conditions
Flows have just been dropped to about 600 cfs, which is a good wade or floating flow. Terrestrial fishing is tapering off, but...
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The Catch of the Week goes to 7-year-old David Anthony Rios with his two rainbow trout at 11 Mile Reservoir.
Nice job, David – save some for the rest of us!
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Water Conditions
LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES
Flow: 59.8 ft³/s
Water Level: 3.46 ft
USGS
LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO
Flow: 1.22 ft³/s
Water Level: 1.08 ft
USGS
635 cfs out of the dam
Rising/Falling
Dropping above, Steady Below
Fishing Conditions
Below the dam, fishing will be pretty good. Fish your favorite...
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Water Conditions
PIEDRA RIVER NEAR ARBOLES, CO.
Flow: 56.7 ft³/s
Water Level: 0.97 ft
USGS
Rising/Falling
Dropping, low
Fishing Conditions
Flows are low and attractor dry/droppers are a good go-to.
This time of year is always good to carry a few Spruce Moth patterns with you.
Start fishing early for...