Colorado - Pumphouse to State Bridge Fishing Report - Rocky Mountain Anglers

Colorado - Pumphouse to State Bridge
Current Flow: 1120 cfs
Last Updated: 08/31/2010

Colorado - Pumphouse to State Bridge Fishing Report

Flows are lower and we are still seeing decent hatches. Caddis, PMD's, Sallies, and Golden Stones are all on the menu in smaller numbers. There are still tons of stonefly nymphs in the river so old rubber legs is an excellent choice for a bug this time of year. Large dry dropper rigs to the edges are working good and the hopper hatch of summer are starting. Dry fly season is here. THE STREAMER BITE has been excellent with larger streamers in lighter colors like cream or ginger. A large Foam Stone Dry with rubber legs below fished along the bank will catch fish consistently all day long. As you get closer to state bridge the clarity really gets bad and the fishing gets tough. Flashy streamers like Trinas Bugger Beotch, Goldilox, and Bedar Buggars are also good flies right now. Other good flies are san juans and princes in larger sizes. The fishing has been awesome in the morning before 11 am and excellent again in the evening after 5pm. If the sun is high the mid day bite can be tough but with a little cloud cover the whole day can be good. The tug is the drug!!!

Hot Flies for Colorado - Pumphouse to State Bridge

NYMPHS: Good point flies are san juan worms(red, brown, wine) #10-16, Girdle Bugs #6-10, Rainbow Warriors, Electric Tungsten Caddis #14-18, Rubber Leg Stones as big as you can throw, Eggs and Glow-Bugs, Leeches, Cranefly Larva and small streamers. When the waters start to stain use more flash on your flies and increase the size. Try Pheasant Tails, Princes, Lightning Bugs, or Copper Johns. Get big and nasty with your point fly and make sure it has rubber legs. Stones are still in the water so keep mister rubber legs on the hook.

DRIES: Terranasty #2-8, Rogue Foam Stone #2-6, Barrett's Golden #4-10, Rogue Golden Stone #6-10, Amy's Ant #8-10, Chubby Cherynoble #6-10, PMX #8-14, Club Sandwich #4-10, Cloud Hopper #4-10Big junk is on the menu.

STREAMERS: Streamers can be good on the Colorado with visibility Try: Pine Squirrel Leeches #12-6, Crystal Buggers #10-4, Zonkers #8-4, Sparkle Minnows #10-6, Goldilox #6, Bread n Butter #4-8, Sculpzilla #4-10, Duneons #6, Articulated Monkeys #4-8, and Vanilla Bugger #6-10.

Hatches for Colorado - Pumphouse to State Bridge
Yellow stones, caddis, and mayflies.

Weather for Colorado - Pumphouse to State Bridge
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