Fly Fishing for Colorado Trout
Capt. Scott Taylor
July 9, 2009
Pagosa Springs - Freshwater Fishing Report
Finally we can cross the river at Sunset Ranch. Last week the flows were at a wadeable 400 – 500 cfs, now it is at 247. The East Fork is at 270 cfs, and below the dam it has spiked to 839 cfs. The San Juan at the Ranch has been fishing good with a caddis dropper rig. The best dropper has been a size 20 bead head prince. On the East Fork we have been pounding the fish with red Copper John's and Pickpockets (available at Let it Fly). We have also been doing good with large Para Adams, 16 and 18 caddis, and smaller stimulators.
On Turkey Creek the fish have been hitting anything that floats! Most of the water that looks like it would hold fish, has fish. If you don't get busted by these spooky fish, you will get into a bunch of them. On the Rio Blanco Ranch, the fly of the week was a Chernobyl Ant. There weren't any hatches, and we were fishing through the fly box, trying everything, until we threw some ants. Nailed them two days in a row. So if you out there fishing, and don't see any hatches, but want to stay on top, to your terrestrials. We also did well on Dodds' Cricket.
Below the dam the lower flats has been great with rs2's and foam wing patterns. The fishing will most likely be a little slow today with the bump from 500 – 839 cfs. If it stay up it will be a great flow to fish at.
Scott Taylor
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Pagosa Springs Fishing Forecast:
The wade fishing will continue to get better.
Target Species:
Trout
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