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Fishing Reports
Roaring Fork River
August 13, 2008
Posted by Crystal Fly Shop
Contact: David Johnson
Carbondale, CO 81623 USA
Phone 1: 970-963-5741
Email: staff@crystalflyshop.com
URL: http://crystalflyshop.com/index.html
Current Report
LOWER RIVER:
(Glenwood to
Carbondale): Down to 1100
cfs in
Glenwood Springs today with
great clarity.
PMDs, caddis, and Yellow
Sallies are
the main hatches in the
lower river, as well as a
few golden stoneflies still
popping. While this really
has
been the year of the nymph
on the Roaring Fork with the
continuing higher levels,
the dry fly fishing down
here really went off
yesterday! Fish were very
eagerly eating caddis and
PMD imitations, with the
occasional big take on the
big bug. MIDDLE RIVER
(Basalt to Carbondale): 750
cfs in Emma. The dry fly
fishing up here has been
dynamite lately as well,
even during that dinner time
period when it often slows
because of the heat of the
sun.
The higher colder water has
lengthened most hatches, and
there are a lot of PMDs and
stoneflies (trout are eating
yarn indicators) popping in
here as well. Pockets are
exposing more now
for wade fishermen with
dropping water levels.
UPPER RIVER (Basalt to
Aspen): 525 cfs
at
Maroon Creek today. Green
Drakes are still holding out
up here with the colder
water, but expect fish in
the more popular areas to be
keyed in on smaller food
sources like PMDs and
caddis. Like the rest of
the river, the dry fly
fishing up here has been red
hot the last week since
levels are dropping and
hatches are thick.
Catch of the Week
21 inch brown on a foam
caddis.
Special Report
So your buddy always has to
have the front of the boat?
Let him! This year's levels
have meant the back of the
boat has almost always been
the hot seat!
One-Week Fishing Forecast
Perfect dry fly conditions
right now! Book your float
today!
Two-Week Fishing Forecast
Good water conditions are
lasting throughout what
would normally be the dog
days
of summer this year, with
great fishing through August
and September!
Hatch Info
Caddis, Green Drakes,
Yellow Sallies, PMDs, Golden
Stoneflies, and a few
Craneflies.
Afternoon and evening
hatches--morning and evening
spinnerfalls.
Hot Fly Patterns
GREEN DRAKES: Challenged
Green Drake, Super Wulff,
Royal
Wulff Cripple, Green Drake
Quad, Ice Drake, Electric
Drake, Stalcup's Paradrake
Adult; NYMPHS: Yeager's
Drake Nymph, Crown Jewel,
Stalcup's BH Drake,
Stalcup's Swiss Straw
Emerger, Tungsten Hare's
Ear. YELLOW SALLIES, SIZE 14-
16, NYMPHS: North Fork
Stone, Kyle's Yellow Sally
Bendback, Silverman's Red
Tag YS, DRIES: Barrett's
Hairy YS, Headlight Yellow
Sally, Yellow Caddis; PMDS,
SIZE 14-16, NYMPHS: Copper
Johns, 2-Tone PMD Nymph,
Solitude PMD Emerger Nymph,
Bubbleback Emerger; DRIES:
Sulphur Para-Biot, Zelon
Cripple, Biot Comparadun
PMD; CADDIS SIZE 14-18,
NYMPHS: Bead Diving Caddis,
BH Z-Wing Caddis
Pupa, Flashback
Prince, Translucent Caddis
Pupa, Partridge Caddis
Emerger, Tungsten CDC
Peacock Caddis, Fried
Twinkie, Wire Prince, DRIES:
Caddis Cluster, Hi-Vis
Elk Hair Caddis, Crippled
Caddis, Irresistible Caddis,
Biot Caddis, Foam Caddis,
Mother's Day Caddis;
STONEFLIES, SIZE 8-14
DRIES: Edible Indicator,
Kyle's King Kong, Foam
Salmonfly, Gorge Stone, Para
Madam X, Para Triple Decker,
Swisher's PMX, X-Stimulator;
NYMPHS: 20 Inchers,
Golden
Poxyback, Beady-Eyed Crazy
Leg Stonefly nymph, Girdle
Bugs,
Large Princes. STREAMERS,
SIZE 2-
10: Double Bunnies,
Silverman's Syn-Tuka,
Sculpin Buggers, Conehead
Zonkers, Phillipe's Flu
Shot, Conehead Rubber
Bugger.
Sale Information
Many of the above patterns
are discounted 20-50% off in
our
online
store at
crystalflyshop.com, where
we always have great deals!
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