Fishing Report for the Roaring Fork Valley

Roaring Fork River Flow: 278cfs/Aspen (Jaffe Park), 521cfs Basalt, 788cfs Glenwood Springs Conditions: Low and clear with plenty of foot and loads of boat traffic with dangerously increasing water temps–this is a great time to leave…

Crystal River – Flow: 196 cfs/Redstone, 126 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: Great level for dry fly fishing right now!  Low and clear water with the best fishing occurring above Redstone where water temps are ideal (cooler). The lower…

Frying Pan River Flow: 143cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions: Clear, cold and recently increased flows have benefitted the hatches, fish and angler. Crowds are heavy on a daily basis. Hatches are consisting of PMDs and BWOs below…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 383cfs/Aspen (Jaffe Park), 610cfs Basalt, 1120cfs Glenwood Springs Conditions: The river has reached peak runoff and is now rapidly decreasing. Water clarity has been superb and very fishable throughout its entirety (a…

Crystal River – Flow: 318 cfs/Redstone, 279 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The Crystal has quickly dropped to some great levels for fly fishing—just high enough to push a lot of fish into really obvious places—and just low enough…

Frying Pan River Flow: 111cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions: As is frequently the norm, low and clear water conditions are present. Hatches are consisting of PMDs and BWOs below the dam with sporadic caddis hatches along the…

Colorado River – Flow: 2670 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Variable water clarity due to recent mudslides in Glenwood Canyon. Currently less than a foot of water-vis is present and is not very fishable. Hatches have consisted of…