Colorado River Report

September 1, 2010

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FLOW: 2550 cfs in Glenwood Springs .

WATER CONDITIONS: We're getting very close to being about to fish the Colorado again.

OVERALL RATING: 7 out of 10 but rapidly gaining in strength. The river is cooling and clearing which is making the fishing only get better and better.

FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Caddis (14-18),Yellow Sally's (14-16), BWO's (18-20), Golden Stones (6-10), PMD's (14-16),

THE SHORT AND SWEET: Due to the river being blown because of rain for the last 2 weeks, we don't have many current fishing reports. But stay tuned, we will be able to start floating and wading the river again any day now. The few guides who have been out there have been reporting decent clarity and good baetis nymph fishing and streamer fishing. Look for the river to get better and better as the water temps cool down and the brown trout get into prespawn mode.

THE IN DEPTH REPORT: Be ready to get back out there and fish with a vengeance!

Carp fishing was hit pretty hard by the recent rains and will hopefully rebound in the next few days. Stay tuned for an up-dated carp report in the days to come.

Appropriate Patterns 

Nymphs: Cat Poops, Princes, 20 Inchers, Gilled Drakes, Red CJ's, Flashtail Hot Eggs, SJ Worms, Winged Drake Emergers, Spanflex Stones, Pickels, Poxyback Drakes, Poxyback PMD's, Halfback PMD's, PT's, USD's

Dries: Royal Wulffs, H&L's, P&E Caddis, Stimi's, Fat Albert, Triple Deckers, PMX's

Hints: Cover water. You'll be hopping in and out of your car going from spot to spot frequently if you're wade fishing. Cover the good water, catch some fish and move on to the next area. You can't expect to fish one or two pools all day long.

Link to the USGS Real Time Flow Chart for the Colorado River