Fishing Report for the Roaring Fork Valley

Roaring Fork River Flow: 133cfs/Aspen (Jaffe Park), 283cfs/Basalt, 574cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Fall fishing is here! The Roaring Fork is fishing very well from top to bottom right now! After a few slow weeks recently, the fishing…

Flow: 63cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions: Flows have decreased to their winter levels. The river is obviously very low and very clear. After a banner September and slower October, the fishing has picked back up with dependable…

Colorado River – Flow: 2,140 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Fall is here and the fishing is righteous! Whenever a summertime client asks us when the best fishing is, we always reply with November or March. November is…

Crystal River – Flow: 58 cfs/Redstone, 98 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: Fall is here and fishing has picked back up with November yielding the best fishing of autumn. BWOs are the main hatch along with a smattering of…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 146cfs/Aspen (Jaffe Park), 396cfs/Basalt, 658cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Fishing has certainly picked back up with the cooler water and air temps! We’re in that special summer to fall overlap where the fish are…

Flow: 175cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions: It’s been no secret lately that the Frying Pan has been fishing ridiculously well. The flows have finally come down with green drakes/flavs, PMDs, BWOs, and caddis all hatching in good…

Colorado River – Flow: 2,430 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Conditions are beginning to change as summer turns into fall. Hoppers and streamers are the name of the game right now. Nymphing has been productive with smaller BWO…

Crystal River – Flow: 83 cfs/Redstone, 64 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The last of summer hatches including hoppers, PMDs and caddis are tapering off while the BWO hatches are just now starting up. Fishing a small, weighted dropper…