09-08-2004, 02:08 PM
Roaring Fork - September 4th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Flow: 588 Glenwood
Clarity: Excellent
Water Temperature: Mid 50’s
Major Food Organism: Pmd’s, baetis, and caddis
Hatches: Midges, baetis, and caddis
14 Day Forecast: Look for explosive dry fly fishing with green drakes, caddis, and pmd’s.
Tips and Other Information : The Roaring Fork continues to fish very well between Carbondale and Basalt. Effective rigs consist of #14-16 Bead Head Princes, #16 Bead Head Buckskins, and #20 Sparkle Wing RS II’s. Its plain and simple: Its hard to beat a Prince or a Buckskin on the “Fork”. Flows are now very manageable for the walk-wade fisherman in the Basalt and Carbondale areas. A nice baetis hatch has been coming off around 1:30 p.m. and several fish are rising in the slower pools. The dry fly fishing around/near the back channels and islands has been nothing short of excellent. During the same time frame there are lots of nice fish suspended in the water column feeding voraciously on mayfly nymphs. “Attractors” fished tight to the bank has been very effective. Effective patterns include Sparkle Wing RS II’s and Mercury Pheasant Tails. Anglers are catching lots of medium sized browns and several, nice plump rainbows in the 14-16 class, and a few fish with funny lips, yes the Roaring Fork Bonefish or Mountain White Fish. Dry/dropper rigs along the banks, as well as streamers, are producing several nice fish too! Floating the river is a great option at this time too.
Effective Patterns: #12 Mathew’s Sparkle Dun (Green Drake), #10 Hen Wing Green Drake, #16 Mathew’s Sparkle Dun (pmd), #10 Barr’s Tung-Stone, #14-18 Bead Head Breadcrust, #16 Rubber Legged Copper John, #14 Prince, #18 Bead Head Pheasant Tails, #10 Cone Head Buggers, #18 Sparkle Wing RS II, #18 Mercury Baetis, and #10 Green Drake Nymphs.
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=92,re"]Blue Quill Angler[/url]
FISHING: Good
Flow: 588 Glenwood
Clarity: Excellent
Water Temperature: Mid 50’s
Major Food Organism: Pmd’s, baetis, and caddis
Hatches: Midges, baetis, and caddis
14 Day Forecast: Look for explosive dry fly fishing with green drakes, caddis, and pmd’s.
Tips and Other Information : The Roaring Fork continues to fish very well between Carbondale and Basalt. Effective rigs consist of #14-16 Bead Head Princes, #16 Bead Head Buckskins, and #20 Sparkle Wing RS II’s. Its plain and simple: Its hard to beat a Prince or a Buckskin on the “Fork”. Flows are now very manageable for the walk-wade fisherman in the Basalt and Carbondale areas. A nice baetis hatch has been coming off around 1:30 p.m. and several fish are rising in the slower pools. The dry fly fishing around/near the back channels and islands has been nothing short of excellent. During the same time frame there are lots of nice fish suspended in the water column feeding voraciously on mayfly nymphs. “Attractors” fished tight to the bank has been very effective. Effective patterns include Sparkle Wing RS II’s and Mercury Pheasant Tails. Anglers are catching lots of medium sized browns and several, nice plump rainbows in the 14-16 class, and a few fish with funny lips, yes the Roaring Fork Bonefish or Mountain White Fish. Dry/dropper rigs along the banks, as well as streamers, are producing several nice fish too! Floating the river is a great option at this time too.
Effective Patterns: #12 Mathew’s Sparkle Dun (Green Drake), #10 Hen Wing Green Drake, #16 Mathew’s Sparkle Dun (pmd), #10 Barr’s Tung-Stone, #14-18 Bead Head Breadcrust, #16 Rubber Legged Copper John, #14 Prince, #18 Bead Head Pheasant Tails, #10 Cone Head Buggers, #18 Sparkle Wing RS II, #18 Mercury Baetis, and #10 Green Drake Nymphs.