06-23-2004, 05:24 PM
Crystal River - The Crystal is fishable once again now that runoff has subsided, with good caddis, PMD and Green Drake hatches. Flow in Carbondale is 1,030 cfs. Deep nymphing the "soft" water and edges has been producing some nice fish. Dry/dropper rigs also work well. The best flies lately have been Stimulators, H & L Variants, Drake Parachutes, BH Princes, 20-Inchers, BH-P-tails and Lite Brite Caddis.
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Elk River - Flow is 1,410 cfs but dropping and starting to fish well. Caddis are hatching and fish are on them. Use Olive Hare's Ear nymphs, 20-Inchers, Green Lafontaine's Caddis Pupa or Emerger and Peacock Caddis. Call the Steamboat Fishing Company at 970-879-6552 for the latest conditions.
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Elkhead Reservoir - Lake has cleared and crappie fishing is very good. Some of the fish run up to 14 inches. Smallmouth bass are also moving into the shallows to spawn and pike fishing remains fair to good. Yellow jigs with a red head work best for crappie. Buzzbaits, Rapalas and Mepps Black Furies all catch pike, Most bass are being caught on jigheads with chartreuse Twister tails. Limit for smallmouth and largemouth bass is two fish at least 15 inches long
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Freeman Reservoir - Fishing for cutthroat and brook trout is fair to good with bait or lures. Restrictions: From Jan. 1 to July 31, fishing is prohibited 50 yards on either side of the inlet and a quarter mile upstream.
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Fryingpan River - The river is clear and flowing at 110 cfs below Ruedi Reservoir. Early summer hatches have begun with Pale Morning Duns and Caddis most prolific on the middle and lower river. There is still good BWO, Midge and Mysis Shrimp activity below the dam. Best dry fly fishing has been from noon until 4 p.m. Good Rusty Spinner fishing can be had towards dusk on the lower river. Hot patterns include Pink PMD Sparkleduns, Harrops Thorax PMD, PMD Cripples, Little Yellow Caddis, Stimulators, BWO No Hackles, BWO Sparkleduns, Poxyback Baetis Pheasant Tails, BLMs, Harrops Biot Captive Duns, and Electric Caddis.
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Elk River - Flow is 1,410 cfs but dropping and starting to fish well. Caddis are hatching and fish are on them. Use Olive Hare's Ear nymphs, 20-Inchers, Green Lafontaine's Caddis Pupa or Emerger and Peacock Caddis. Call the Steamboat Fishing Company at 970-879-6552 for the latest conditions.
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Elkhead Reservoir - Lake has cleared and crappie fishing is very good. Some of the fish run up to 14 inches. Smallmouth bass are also moving into the shallows to spawn and pike fishing remains fair to good. Yellow jigs with a red head work best for crappie. Buzzbaits, Rapalas and Mepps Black Furies all catch pike, Most bass are being caught on jigheads with chartreuse Twister tails. Limit for smallmouth and largemouth bass is two fish at least 15 inches long
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Freeman Reservoir - Fishing for cutthroat and brook trout is fair to good with bait or lures. Restrictions: From Jan. 1 to July 31, fishing is prohibited 50 yards on either side of the inlet and a quarter mile upstream.
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Fryingpan River - The river is clear and flowing at 110 cfs below Ruedi Reservoir. Early summer hatches have begun with Pale Morning Duns and Caddis most prolific on the middle and lower river. There is still good BWO, Midge and Mysis Shrimp activity below the dam. Best dry fly fishing has been from noon until 4 p.m. Good Rusty Spinner fishing can be had towards dusk on the lower river. Hot patterns include Pink PMD Sparkleduns, Harrops Thorax PMD, PMD Cripples, Little Yellow Caddis, Stimulators, BWO No Hackles, BWO Sparkleduns, Poxyback Baetis Pheasant Tails, BLMs, Harrops Biot Captive Duns, and Electric Caddis.
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