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Fishing Reports
Blue River
January 21, 2005
Posted by Blue Quill Angler Cannon
Contact: Pat Dorsey
Evergreen, CO 80439 USA
Phone 1: 800-435-5353
Phone 2: 303-674-4700
Fax: 303-674-4791
Email: flyfish@bluequillangler.com
URL: http://www.bluequilangler.com
Current Report
In Silverthorne fishing remains
productive with #22-24 Mercury
Pheasant Tails, #22-24 Sparkle Wing
RS II's, #22 Mercury Blood Midges, #22
Brassies, #22 Black Beauties, #20-22
Buckskins, and #22 Brown WD 40's.
Fish the slow, deep runs, pools, and
pockets. A skilled nympher will catch
the majority of the trout, however, that
is not to say you won't find a few
rising trout to sporadic midges.
Finding a feeding trout, will be your
greatest challenge this time of year. If
fishing is slow, you may need an
attractor like a Nuclear Egg or San Juan
Worm. Dry dropper rigs can be very
effective all winter long too, so don't
rule out the hi-low approach. Effective
dry flies include #22 Midge Clusters,
#22-24 Hi Vis Baetis, and #24
Cannon's Bunny Suspender Midge.
Any small midge pupa (and one micro
shot) will fish well for the dropper.
Special Report
Many anglers I know have a love-hate
relationship with the Blue River. Just
about the time you think you have the
river figured out, a humbling
experience devastates your ego. The
Blue River is a fantastic fishery and a
favorite of mine. The Blue certainly is
a beautiful as they come, and gives
visiting anglers a real sense of
Colorado. Its a tough river at times,
but a good challenge will always make
you a better fly-fisherman. The water
is extremely cold coming off the
bottom of Lake Dillon. This cold water
dictates and controls the feeding
window of the trout. Its not a great
morning fishery, but as the water
gradually warms up throughout the
day, the fishing improves
dramatically. The upper stretches of
the Blue (from the base of the dam
through Silverthorne) holds trophy
trout, fattening up on Mysis Shrimp
from the lake above. The water is
gin clear requiring perfect
presentations. Down stream the river
changes back in a typical mountain
trout stream with a diverse insect
life. Several tributaries inter the river
before it spills into Green Mountain
Reservoir. The river is lined with
cottonwood trees and willows and is
tucked to the east of the beautiful
Gore Range. Because the water is so
cold the river fishes best from mid-
day to dark. Anglers can expect to
catch mostly brown trout, a hand full
of cut-bows as well as a few rainbows
and the river can be excellent with dry
fly patterns later in the afternoons and
evenings. The hatches include blue
wing olives, caddis, red quills, green
drakes, pmds, and stoneflies. The
regulations are catch and release in
Silverthorne and on the lower reaches
the limit is two trout over 16 inches in
length and is artificial flies and lures
only.
Two-Week Fishing Forecast
Look for the best fishing to be
between Town Hall and the Dam.
Midges are the only hatch at this time,
therefore anglers must think simple
and sparse.
Hot Fly Patterns
#16-18 Mysis Shrimp, #16 Nuclear
Egg, #20-22 Mercury Blood Midge,
#20-22 Mercury Midge, #20-22
Mercury Pheasant Tail, #20-22
Mercury Brassie, #22 Zebra Midge,
#20-22 Mercury Black Beauty, and
#20-22 Brown WD 40.
River Flows
99 CFS
Water Temperature
High 30's low 40's
Fly-fishing Schools
Fly Fishing in the Winter at Boxwood
Gulch and North Fork Ranch
Special Events
Dont Miss this Special Event
3rd Annual Fly Tiers Round Table 10:
00 am to Noon.
The Blue Quill Anglers will have on
hand Saturday, January 22, some of
the Rocky Mountains premier fly tiers.
From tiny midges to large hair wing
dry flies, from beetles to hoppers, and
everything in between, these featured
tiers will share their secrets for tying
some of the most popular western fly
patterns These renowned tiers include
Pat Dorsey tying his Mercury series,
and other effective tailwater flies;
Roger Bittell sharing his methods for
tying the infamous Nuclear Egg; Bob
Churchill tying the Sparkle Wing
Emerger (RS II) and the Extreme
Emerger; Jay Core tying tailwater
patterns; Richard Pilatzke tying foam
flies and effective stillwater patterns;
Bill Searles tying a Reverse Hackle
Wing Blue Wing Olive and other
favorites; Al Makkai, tying Adams and
Irresistibles; and Dan Wright
introducing tube flies for trout. This
free clinic is a golden opportunity to
improve your tying skills by learning
from the best of the best.
 This fishing report brought to you by Blue Quill Angler Cannon.
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