Fishing Report for the Roaring Fork Valley

Colorado River – Flow: 2,060 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: The river reopened to fishing this morning – here’s what anglers should be thinking. Monsoonal rains have been frequent and the water clarity has been temperamental with about…

Crystal River – Flow: 165cfs/Redstone, 86 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The Crystal River has been a bit hit-and-miss lately due to our monsoonal rains causing several mudslides below the town of Crystal (below the Crystal Mill) and above…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 206cfs/Aspen (Jaffe Park), 467cfs/Basalt, 728cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: The lower river from Carbondale to Glenwood Springs has been fishing well in the mornings up until about 2pm or so. Water temps have been…

Frying Pan River Flow: 267cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions: Flows are ideal right now and the water is nice and clear and cold. The hatches have really cranked-up this past week with more numbers of bugs being…

Crystal River – Flow: 261cfs/Redstone, 225 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The Crystal is fishing great right now from Redstone up to Marble! If you despise the crowds on the Pan and Fork, the local’s choice is the Crystal.…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 348cfs/Aspen (Jaffe Park), 574cfs/Basalt, 991cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: The lower river from Carbondale to Glenwood Springs has been fishing well in the mornings up until about 2pm or so. Water temps have been…

Frying Pan River Flow: 114cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions: Low, clear and cold. We’re somewhat between hatches on the Frying Pan. The PMDs are still increasing in numbers weekly with the green drakes, serratellas and psuedocleons yet…