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…

Crystal River – Flow: 84 cfs/Redstone, 58 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The Crystal very well might be the seeing the best fishing in the Valley right now! High floating, small, bushy dry flies like Mini Chubbys, Dry Humpers and PMXs are guide favorites in sizes #14-16. PMDs, caddis and hoppers are the main hatches being seen. Beaded attractor patterns like Pheasant Tails…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 150cfs/Aspen, 587cfs/Basalt, 709cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: We’re officially in that micro-season between summer and fall. Cool mornings give way to pleasantly warm afternoons. Mountain folk are in shorts and puffy jackets. Leftover summer hatches are now giving way to fall hatches. Small BWO nymphs and emergers are now our go-to. Depending on water depth, we’ll fish them…

Frying Pan River 261cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions- The fish have been awfully happy lately up on the Frying Pan. Water levels are ideal for nymph and dry fly fishing. The majority of the green drakes are hatching along the upper river now. In addition to the usual light tippets frequently used on the river, hopping or slightly twitching your drake…

Colorado River – Flow: 2,090 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Currently muddy again but anticipated to clear. The switch to fall conditions is lingering in the air but we’re not there quite yet. The streamer bite has been pretty decent – nothing to write home about yet but it can have its moments. Favorite colors include white, yellow, purple and black. The…

Crystal River – Flow: 103 cfs/Redstone, 57 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The Crystal very well might be the seeing the best fishing in the Valley right now – with much less crowds than the Frying Pan. Flows have finally come down and soft water now abounds throughout the river. Typical western dry/dropper rigs are pretty standard fare. High floating, bushy dry flies…

Frying Pan River 253cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions- The fish have been awfully happy lately up on the Frying Pan. Water levels are ideal for nymph and dry fly fishing. Fishing pressure is very high – even on weekdays – but as we like to say, ‘You’re on a world famous fishery at the peak of the green drake hatch. If…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 182cfs/Aspen, 583cfs/Basalt, 748cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Cooler weather and the return of our monsoonal rains have dropped water temperatures and fishing has noticeably picked-up. Prolific hatches of PMDs, caddis, yellow sallies, BWOs and hoppers are all being seen. The hopper bite, especially in pocket water has been better than we’ve seen in a few years. It should…

Colorado River – Flow: 2,080 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Cooler weather and monsoonal rains have dropped the river temperatures a bit which bodes well for the trout. Unfortunately, those frequent afternoon showers have also muddied the river. The clarity has been improving but is day to day at best (currently 12″). We haven’t done on any commercial guide trips on the…

Crystal River – Flow: 133 cfs/Redstone, 85 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The Crystal very well might be the seeing the best fishing in the Valley right now – with much less crowds than the Frying Pan. Flows have finally come down and soft water now abounds throughout the river. Typical western dry/dropper rigs are pretty standard fare. High floating, bushy dry flies…

Frying Pan River 253cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Just as the major hatches fade on the freestones, the Frying Pan is just now kickin’ it into high gear. Fishing has been pretty amazing lately from a dry fly junkie standpoint. The hatches have dramatically picked up and numbers of rising fish can be found midday and in the evening hours. A mixed…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 236cfs/Aspen, 658cfs/Basalt, 865cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: The river is now low and clear. The fishing windows are now smaller with very early mornings seeing the best bite as well as midday from 1030am-1pm. Overcast days provide longer bite windows. Below Basalt is also very productive for extended periods of the day due to the influence of cooler…

Colorado River – Flow: 2,430 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: We hope you were able to get out on ‘the big river’ during July. The fishing was as good as we’ve seen in a few years with good numbers of fish being caught in all sizes from 6-12′ inch stockers to 20′ inch plus browns. It sure was something and we all…

Crystal River – Flow: 257 cfs/Redstone, 240 cfs/Carbondale   Conditions: The Crystal very well might be the seeing the best fishing in the Valley right now – with much less crowds than the Frying Pan. Flows have finally come down and soft water is now abounding throughout the river. Typical western dry/dropper rigs are pretty standard fare. High floating, bushy…

Roaring Fork River Flow: 434cfs/Aspen, 820cfs/Basalt, 1,130cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Runoff is well in the rearview mirror now at this point. The river is now low and clear. Green drakes are still lingering along the upper river from Snowmass to Aspen. In fact, some of the best fishing on the entire river is here. This is largely due to the higher…

Colorado River – Flow: 3,420 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: We hope you were able to get out on ‘the big river’ in the past three weeks. The fishing was as good as we’ve seen in a few years with good numbers of fish being caught in all sizes from 6-12′ inch stockers to 20′ inch plus browns. It sure was something…

Frying Pan River Update: Flows were increased to 259cfs on the 25th – this stunts the hatches a little bit but also puts the fish in more defined spots and is still certainly a very wadeable flow. The nymph fishing has picked up with the higher water levels also. Just as the major hatches fade on the freestones, the Frying…