09-08-2004, 02:10 PM
Colorado River - Upper - September 4th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Flows: 287 Parshall
Clarity: Good
Water Temperature: Mid 50’s below the confluence of the Williams Fork, and mid 60’s above the confluence.
Major Food Organisms: Midges, pmd’s, caddis, green drakes, tricos, and yellow sallies
Hatches : Midges, pmd’s, caddis, green drakes, tricos, and yellow sallies
14 Day forecast: Look for excellent hatches of tricos and baetis, and overall good fishing in the Kemp-Breeze, Sun Set, Powers, and Reeder Creek areas. Expect the flows to range between 250-400 cfs between Parshall and Kremling.
Tips and Other Information: Fishing on the Colorado River remains productive in all areas. The fall colors are starting to really look beautiful in Grand County! Flies of choice have been #20 Mercury PMD’s, #20 Sparkle Wing RS II’s, #20 Mercury Pheasant Tails, and #18 Bead Head Buckskins. For the trico hatch use Stalcup’s CDC Trico Compardun. Cool nights are helping with the water temps, and the afternoon fishing is picking up. Below the confluence of the Williams Fork, fishing is consistently good as a result of cooperative flows from Williams Fork Reservoir. Productive patterns include #18 Bead Head Buckskins, and #20 Sparkle Wing RS II’s. The trico hatch between the confluence and Sun Set Ranch has been very productive. Again, Stalcup’s CDC Trico Comparadun is the ticket for imitating all stages of this mayfly hatch. Anglers can expect a nice baetis hatch at 2:30 p.m., followed by a red quill hatch at 4:00 p.m. Mathew’s Sparkle Dun (both red quill and baetis) is the preferred fly. This is excellent dry fly activity, and fishing a nymph in the afternoon on the Colorado would be criminal.
Effective Patterns: #18 Flashback Mercury PT, #10 Barr’s Tung-Stone, #18 Mighty Mite Baetis, #16-20 Dorsey’s Mercury PMD, #18-20 Bead Head Buckskin, #20-22 PMD Sparkle Dun, #18 PMD, #16 Elk Hair Caddis, #20-22 Black Beauty, #20 Mercury Midge, and #20-22 Sparkle Wing RS II.
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=92,re"]Blue Quill Angler[/url]
FISHING: Good
Flows: 287 Parshall
Clarity: Good
Water Temperature: Mid 50’s below the confluence of the Williams Fork, and mid 60’s above the confluence.
Major Food Organisms: Midges, pmd’s, caddis, green drakes, tricos, and yellow sallies
Hatches : Midges, pmd’s, caddis, green drakes, tricos, and yellow sallies
14 Day forecast: Look for excellent hatches of tricos and baetis, and overall good fishing in the Kemp-Breeze, Sun Set, Powers, and Reeder Creek areas. Expect the flows to range between 250-400 cfs between Parshall and Kremling.
Tips and Other Information: Fishing on the Colorado River remains productive in all areas. The fall colors are starting to really look beautiful in Grand County! Flies of choice have been #20 Mercury PMD’s, #20 Sparkle Wing RS II’s, #20 Mercury Pheasant Tails, and #18 Bead Head Buckskins. For the trico hatch use Stalcup’s CDC Trico Compardun. Cool nights are helping with the water temps, and the afternoon fishing is picking up. Below the confluence of the Williams Fork, fishing is consistently good as a result of cooperative flows from Williams Fork Reservoir. Productive patterns include #18 Bead Head Buckskins, and #20 Sparkle Wing RS II’s. The trico hatch between the confluence and Sun Set Ranch has been very productive. Again, Stalcup’s CDC Trico Comparadun is the ticket for imitating all stages of this mayfly hatch. Anglers can expect a nice baetis hatch at 2:30 p.m., followed by a red quill hatch at 4:00 p.m. Mathew’s Sparkle Dun (both red quill and baetis) is the preferred fly. This is excellent dry fly activity, and fishing a nymph in the afternoon on the Colorado would be criminal.
Effective Patterns: #18 Flashback Mercury PT, #10 Barr’s Tung-Stone, #18 Mighty Mite Baetis, #16-20 Dorsey’s Mercury PMD, #18-20 Bead Head Buckskin, #20-22 PMD Sparkle Dun, #18 PMD, #16 Elk Hair Caddis, #20-22 Black Beauty, #20 Mercury Midge, and #20-22 Sparkle Wing RS II.