I have been fishing the Upper Colorado River for the last couple days and it has been worth the drive. I have been putting on around 10:30 and should be pushing it back to about 11:30. The water temps are cold and fish are not getting active until noonish. Pump House was a tough code for me to crack 2 days ago. We caught fish on midges, BWO nymphs and RS2’s but it was spotty. Fish started to rise around 12:30 and we caught them on midge dries in the soft slicks. The streamer bite had potential but I did not have the talent in the boat to give you an accurate report. Flows are at great levels hovering around 1100 cfs in Kremling which is a little high for this time of year but we’ll take it. Keep checking the water gauge before you go, if we get a huge fluctuation in water flow fishing will turn off for a day. Yesterday (10-17-17) we floated state to 2 bridges and it was absolutely bonkers from 12 – 4 pm. A solid BWO hatch brought a lot of fish to the surface and we threw double dries all the way to the boat ramp. A size 18-20 Parachute Adams and a good drift was all we really needed. Before the heavy hatch adult midge patterns were also taking fish on the surface. The traffic has been non existent and it is a great time to be on the Colorado River.The Brown Trout are staging to spawn and there are some big fish on the move. If you see any Redds be sure to stay clear of them and do not drop your anchor in these areas.

As the temps start to drop we will be heading further West to float the lower sections of the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs. We have been avoiding that area due to the heavy construction traffic in Glenwood. We will have reports on that section soon.