Fishing Report for the Roaring Fork Valley

Roaring Fork River Flow: 931/Aspen (Jaffe Park), 1,540cfs/Basalt, 3,450cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: It’s go time!!! Green Drakes, caddis and PMD’s are all hatching in good numbers along the lower river below Carbondale. The water flows are still…

Flow: 204cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions: While other fisheries in the area are struggling with runoff conditions, the Frying Pan River remains low and clear with good fishing though crowds are certainly high. The majority of hatches…

Colorado River – Flow: 9,150 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: She’s very big right now but flows are falling and fishing is getting better and better daily. The biggest key right now is to simply be fishing shallow…

Crystal River – Flow: 1,520 cfs/Redstone, 1,690 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: Currently high but clarity has greatly improved. We will undoubtedly have an amazing summer of fishing this year with the abundance of snow pack! Late July and…

Crystal River – Flow: 979 cfs/Redstone, 1350 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: Currently high and discolored. We will undoubtedly have an amazing summer of fishing this year with the abundance of snow pack! July and especially August and September…

Colorado River – Flow: 9170 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Currently muddy and cold from warm weather and snowmelt. Junk-rigs consisting of stoneflies, caddis larva, worms and eggs are your best bet. Better fishing can be had elsewhere…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 503/Aspen (Jaffe Park), 1090cfs/Basalt, 2400cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: It’s runoff time – the trend of cool weather giving us small fishing windows and warm weather giving us muddy conditions will continue for the…

Flow: 170cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions: While other fisheries in the area are struggling with runoff conditions, the Frying Pan River remains low and clear with good fishing though crowds are fairly high given the lack of…