Flow: 1030cfs below Dillon Dam
Clarity: Excellent right below dam, but deteriorates quickly as you progress downriver. The lower river is blown out!
Water Temperature:High 40’s to low 50's
Major Food Organisms:Midges, Baetis, and caddis
Hatches:Midges, blue-winged olives, and caddis

14 Day Forecast:
Look for high flows and run off to prevail. Run off should peak by Fathers Day.

Tips and Other Information:
Fishing in town is challenging at best…as Dillon Reservoir continues to spill via the Glory Hole. Target the edges with Mysis shrimp, egg patterns, and San Juan Worms trailed with a small flashy nymph like a Mercer’s Micro Mayfly or a #20 Mercury Flashback RS II. You could put on 0x with a large streamer and hang on. Anglers that are persistent and willing to work hard will still catch a few fish. Safety needs to remain first and foremost—please be careful!

Effective Patterns: #20-22 Mercury Red Pheasant Tail, #8-10 Pat’s Rubber Legs, #22 WD 50, #20-22 Mercury Flashback Pheasant Tail, #22-24 Medallion Midges, #22-24 Top Secret Midge, #18 Mysis Shrimp, #16 Hot Tail Flash Egg, #14 Pink San Juan Worm, #16-18 Mercury Caddis, #20-22 Mercury Midge, #20-22 Mercury Brassies, #22 Benton’s Shuckin Midge, #22 Jujubaetis, #20-22 Cannon’s Snowshoe Midge Cluster, and #20-24 Parachute Adams.
Buy these flies online


More Information - Sign Up for the BQA E-Newsletter