Upper Colorado

Colorado River Report - November 23rd, 2018

Current Flow - 425 c.f.s. (at State Bridge)

Clarity - Clear

Trout Menu - Eggs, Midge, Mayfly, Stonefly, Caddis, Annelids

Fishing the Eagle River -  Winter conditions have arrived.  Where normally the Upper C is best fished from a boat, in the winter with lower flows, the wadding access really opens up.  Fish are concentrated in deep, slower moving pools, feeding on small midges, baetis, stone files, and eggs.  Heavy nymph rigs will help get you down quickly to the fish that are sitting at the bottom of these pools.  Catching the river at the right time can also produce some nice hatches, and some great dry action. 

Hot Flies 

     Nymphs - Hairs Ear, Eggs, RS2, Juju Beatis, Barrs BWO Emerger, Pat's Rubber Legs, Prince Nymph, Golden Stone, Pheasant Tail

     Dries - Griffiths Gnat, Parachute Adams, Film Critic, Split Flag, Sparkle Wing

     Streamers - Woolley Bugger, Thin Mint, Double Gonga, Circus Peanut, Motor Oil