Frying Pan River
200cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir
Conditions- Flows were recently bumped up and the fish are happy. Anywhere between 150-250 cfs is a comfortable flow for the fish and wading angler. Good hatches of green drakes, PMDs and BWOs are being seen daily. Light tippets of 6x are pretty standard fare. Downstream drifts and lightly twitched or bumped dry flies often entice these wary fish. Rusty spinner falls are providing risers most evenings with far less fishing pressure than the midday traffic. Look for cool and overcast weather to provide the best hatches.
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From the Colorado Parks & Wildlife:
“Due to high densities in most the river, harvest is encouraged for brown trout ≤14” to relieve competition for resources and increase growth for other trout. Harvest of Brown Trout under 14 inches is encouraged, because in many locations, like “Old Faithful”, brown trout average less than 10 inches and 94% of the fish are under 14 inches.”
In this day and age, where we taught generations the virtues of catch and release angling, is it possible to teach them the virtues of responsible harvest? I certainly hope so.
Flies-
Dries: Drake Comparadun, Para. Drake, Drake Cripple, Para Quill PMD, Flag Dun PMD, Melon Quill, CDC Biot Comparadun, Mole Fly, Almost Dun, Wild Turkey Emerger, Para Quill BWO, Polywing Midge Adult, Zelon Midge, Caddis Variant, Stimi’s, CDC Rusty Spinner
Nymphs: 2Bit Hooker, PTs Olive, Split Back BWO, Epoxyback Baetis, BTS Baetis, CDC RS2s, Mayhems, CDC RS-2, CDC PTail, Barr Emerger PMD, Poxyback PMD, Halfback PMD
Streamers: PSL’s, Sculpzillas, Jig Thin Mint, Conehead BiteMe Bugger
