Crystal River Fishing Report: March 19, 2026 Location: Marble to Carbondale Current Flow: ~92 CFS (at Carbondale) Clarity: Gin Clear near Marble; Starting to “Green Up” near Carbondale The Crystal River is a gem that often gets overlooked, but the fishing is sensational right now. As one of the few remaining undammed rivers in the state, the Crystal is highly…

Frying Pan River Fishing Report: March 19, 2026 Location: Basalt (Ruedi Reservoir to the Confluence) Current Flow: ~41 CFS Clarity: Gin Clear While the lower valley is seeing the early effects of spring, the Frying Pan remains its classic, reliable self. The dry fly fishing is solid, offering a more technical alternative to the “Big River” action down in Glenwood.…

Roaring Fork River Fishing Report: March 19, 2026 Location: Aspen to Glenwood Springs Current Flow: ~355 CFS (at Glenwood) | ~173 CFS (at Basalt) Clarity: Good; Slight Emerald Tint below Carbondale The fishing on the Roaring Fork is sensational right now, particularly as you move down-valley. We are seeing a distinct divide in activity levels: while the upper reaches near…

Colorado River Fishing Report: March 19, 2026 Location: Glenwood Springs to Rifle Current Flow: ~1,160 CFS (below Glenwood Springs) Clarity: Good; Slight Emerald Tint To put it plainly, the fishing on the Colorado River is sensational right now. With water temperatures reaching the mid-40s, we are seeing a level of trout activity and insect emergence that typically doesn’t arrive for…

Crystal River Fishing Report By manager. February 13, 2026 In River Reports. Crystal River – Flow: 42 cfs/Carbondale. Conditions: The Crystal is currently in its quietest phase of the year. With flows hovering around 40 cfs near the shop, the river is low, clear, and very cold. While the upper sections above Redstone are mostly locked in with shelf ice…

Colorado River Fishing Report By manager. February 13, 2026 In River Reports. Colorado River – Flow: 1,080 cfs/Glenwood Springs. Conditions: The Colorado is fishing very well for mid-February, thanks to stable winter flows and relatively mild daytime temperatures. We are seeing clear water throughout the Glenwood Canyon and down through South Canyon, though keep an eye out for “floating slush”…

Fryingpan River Fishing Report By manager. February 13, 2026 In River Reports. Fryingpan River – Flow: 41 cfs / below Ruedi Reservoir. Conditions: We are currently in the heart of winter mode on the Pan, with flows holding steady at a lean 41 cfs. This is lower than the seasonal average, making for ultra-technical, sight-fishing conditions. The water is gin-clear,…

Roaring Fork River Fishing Report By manager. February 13, 2026 In River Reports. Roaring Fork River – Flow: 16 cfs/Aspen, 185 cfs/Basalt, 445 cfs/Glenwood Springs. Conditions: Winter fishing on the Fork remains steady, though we are currently navigating a low-snowpack year with flows tracking well below historical averages. The water is gin-clear from Aspen all the way down to the…

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…