Roaring Fork River Flow: 140/Aspen, 351/Basalt, 490cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Much improved over the past week with the overcast and rain. In general, we’re nymphing ‘tiny and shiny’ out there with some favorites including Tung. Sparklewing RS2s, Cheesman Emergers, Lightsabers and Frenchies. PMDs and caddis are still on the board now coupled with the BWOs. When flows dip below 400cfs float…

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…

Crystal River – Flow: 64 cfs/Redstone, 18 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The lower river in Carbondale below Mile Marker 64 is closed to fishing due to a lack of water. The remainder of the entire river up to Redstone and Marble is open to fishing and fishing quite well at that. We’re now entering the peak of our hopper season up the…

Colorado River – Flow: 1,920 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Much improved over the past week with the cooling trend in the weather. The streamer bite has been pretty good lately – best colors have been black, olive, brown and yellow. Mornings have been solid with overcast midday bites possible. As far as bugs go, we’re still seeing a mixed bag of…

Crystal River – Flow: 282 cfs/Redstone, 282 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: Runoff is now long gone and the Crystal is in fantastic shape and fishing well. Look for the best fishing to take place along the upper river from Redstone to Marble where water temperatures are cool and the hatches are steady. PMD’s, caddis and terrestrials are comprising the majority of hatches.…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 408/Aspen, 638/Basalt, 935cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: We are still living off the high of the incredible fishing that we’ve had the past three weeks. It has hands-down been the best early summer season of hatches and big fish that we’ve had in several years. We hope you were able to get in on the action. The river…

Frying Pan River 160cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions- Flows were recently increased 50cfs on July 3rd which makes for much more favorable conditions for the hatches and fish. PMDs are now the primary hatch along the river – lighter numbers of BWOs and midges are still of relevance below the dam. The past week has yielded some midday hatches of green…

Colorado River – Flow: 2,674 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: The river has dropped significantly and is now low and clear. The past three weeks yielded the best early summer season of fishing and hatches that we’ve had in several years! We hope you were able to get in on the action! With area rivers flowing at 1/3 of average, we are…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 732/Aspen, 1,100/Basalt, 1,760cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: GREEN DRAKE ALERT – The entire river from top to bottom is clear and fishing has picked up big time! The water will still be big for the next week or two. This is the time when we do fish fairly large flies. As the river continues to drop, our flies…

Colorado River – Flow: 4,850 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: It’s go time!!! The river is still high but with good clarity and the first sightings of green drakes over the past few days. Bring your headlamp and plenty of Dry Shake. The numbers of bugs haven’t peaked quite yet but we’ll be getting there quickly. Besides the drakes, hatches of stoneflies,…

Crystal River – Flow: 680 cfs/Redstone, 819 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: Currently high with runoff but running clear. Fishable (soft) water is opening up daily now but conditions are still tough. I’d give it another two weeks for optimum conditions. Better fishing can currently be had on the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan rivers. That being said, diligent anglers who cover and…

Frying Pan River 109cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions- No runoff to battle here – conditions are great! We’re still seeing mostly BWOs, midges and caddis in the way of bugs. PMDs are being seen in light numbers and will become the dominate hatch over the next few weeks. Overcast days are giving up the best BWO hatches while the caddis and…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 555/Aspen, 943/Basalt, 1,750cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: The river is still maintaining good clarity above Carbondale and the Crystal River. Stoneflies, green drake nymphs, caddis, worms and attractors like princes, rainbow warriors and the like are all fishing well. In the higher water don’t overthink it too hard; it’s all about fishing the soft and slow water with…

Frying Pan River 131cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions- No runoff to battle here – conditions are great. We’re still seeing mostly BWOs, midges and caddis in the way of bugs. Overcast days are giving up the best BWO hatches while the caddis and midges favor the sunshine. We will start to see some PMD’s in the coming weeks. Light tippets of…

Crystal River – Flow: 771 cfs/Redstone, 943 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: Currently high and dirty with runoff – this should change in another 2-3 weeks. Better conditions and fishing can be had on the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan rivers. That being said, diligent anglers who cover and find the soft pockets of water can still be successful with generic searching patterns.…

Colorado River – Flow: 4,770 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Despite the fact that we’re nearing peak runoff and fishing is basically non-existent at the moment, we’re fired-up for the coming weeks of green drake, caddis, PMD and stonefly hatches. With a lower than average snowpack this past winter, make sure to take advantage of the great fishing later this month and…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 156/Aspen, 475/Basalt, 667cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: The lower river below the Crystal/Carbondale is seeing variable water conditions with early season runoff. Cool nights can often yield fishable conditions the following day. Caddis are now being seen in decent numbers will only increase in numbers over the next few weeks. BWOs and stoneflies are also of great importance.…

Colorado River – Flow: 2,340 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: We’re on the front edge of runoff now with discolored water now the norm. Cool nights and days can yield windows of fishable water conditions though. With the warmer weather and water temps, caddis are now being seen in good numbers. Lesser hatches of stoneflies and BWOs are also sprinkled into the…

Frying Pan River 141cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions- Flows have come down a bit as the reservoir starts to fill. BWO’s are now the main hatch with lesser hatches of midges, caddis and stoneflies. The dry fly fishing has been pretty consistent most days and occasionally has really showed off! The best fishing has still been closer to the dam but…

Crystal River – Flow: 191 cfs/Redstone, 208 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: Spring conditions are here. Below Coal Creek in Redstone, the Crystal is wildly variable with runoff and water clarity dependent upon the weather. The upper river above Redstone is clear and fishing well for the time being before runoff truly becomes a force here in the coming weeks. Caddis and BWOs…

Roaring Fork River Flow: ice/Aspen, na/Basalt, 405cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Our heralded Fifth-Season is finally upon us! We arguably see some of the years best fishing right now – with very little fishing pressure to boot. While the entire river has opened up recently, the season really kicks-off along the lower elevation waters between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. All hatches begin…

Colorado River – Flow: 1,440 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Our heralded Fifth-Season of fishing is now underway! While we’re not quite out of winter yet, the days are longer and generally warmer with a perfect, green tint to the river. We are finally seeing fish slide out of their deep wintering holes and feed on hatching insects again. By the end…

Frying Pan River 82cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions- Things are truly waking up along the Pan’. Midge hatches are commonplace daily now with warmth and overcast yielding the most ideal conditions. It feels awfully nice to ditch the old winter nymph rig and do some real casting to surfacing fish again – we’re loving it! The heaviest hatches have certainly been…

Crystal River – Flow: 38 cfs/Redstone, 64 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: March is a temperamental month along the Crystal with feast-or-famine fishing conditions highly dependent upon the weather. Undoubtedly, the most reliable fishing is through town here in Carbondale – it’s still winter conditions above Redstone. Warm weather can get the midges hatching but it can also muddy the river. When the…