Flow: 677cfs Grant
Clarity: Good
Water Temperature: Low 40’s
Major Food Organisms: Midges, sporadic caddis, red quills, and green drakes.
Hatches: Midges, sporadic caddis, red quills, and green drakes.

Current Conditions for Boxwood Gulch, Long Meadow, Farmer’s Union, and North Fork Ranch. These are the private leases we guide on. The same conditions are present on all the public water, however, access is limited.

14 Day Forecast: Look for high flows and challenging fishing

Tips and Other Information: Flows are high, but very manageable. Flies of choice are: #14 Pink San Juan Worms, #16-18 Red Mercury Pheasant Tails, #18 Mercury Caddis, #18 Flashback Pheasant Tails #12 Stalcup’s Green Drake Nymph, and #16 Red Copper Johns. The fish are congregated in the pools, back channels, and other slow water areas that provide current blocking protection. Dry/droppers have been effective too. Look for strong hatches of green drakes in the next few days.

Effective Patterns: #12 Stalcup’s Green Drake, #18 Flashback Pheasant Tails, #14 Chamois Leech, #14 Pink San Juan Worm, #18-22 Red Mercury Flashback Pheasant Tails, #20-22 Mercury Flashback Pheasant Tail, , #18 Mercury Caddis, #16 Red Copper John, #8 Amy’s Ant, #12 Mathew’s Sparkle Dun, #14 Limeades, and #16 Red Quills.
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