Fishing Report
We’ve had trips out everyday lately, keeping us rather busy. Fishing has been really good and we have had several larger fish landed. We have also caught a few rainbows that dropped some premature eggs as well as large browns being seen starting to move up from down river. Reminding us that the spawning run will be here before we know it. Water generation has been minimal in the mornings, but generally turning on sometime in the afternoon.
Current Fly Patterns
Low Water
-Crackleback
-South Platte Brassie
-Wooly Bugger (#12) in olive… Fish these early in the morning
-Humpy (#12) in yellow and red… Fish in slower pools and pockets of water
-Renegade (#14)… Probably the most effective dry fly right now
-Egg Pattern (#16) in apricot… fish with scud dropper
-Scud (#18-#22) in possum brown, tan, and sowbug
-Adam’s Bug (#20)
High Water
-San Juan Worm (#16) in brown and burnt orange… with scud dropper
-Egg Pattern (#16) in apricot… fish with scud, prismatic emerger, or adam’s bug dropper
-Prismatic Emerger (#18)
-Scud (#18-#20) in possum brown and sowbug
-Adam’s Bug (#20)
P.S. There have been many complaints of people not being very courteous on the stream. To be more specific people haven’t been allowing others ample room for casting. There are fish all over the river and plenty of great spots to fish from. This is just a reminder that we should all be courteous to our fellow fisherman using proper stream etiquette so we all have a good time on the river.
Good luck and tight lines!