Dolores River

Runoff is subsiding, and fishing will be getting better every day on the upper Dolores.
This is a favorite dry/dropper water with beautiful scenery. Grab your favorite attractor dry flies and smaller droppers and get after it!

Patterns/Bugs:
Dries: Parachute Adams 14-20, Royal Wulff 10-16, Stimulators 10-12, Chubbies 8-12, RIOs Big Boned Caddis 12-16.
Nymphs: Hares Ear Nymph 10-16, Pheasant Tails 14-18, Pats Rubberlegs 8-12, 20 Incher Stone 10-14, Prince Nymphs 14-18, Pickpocket 12-16, Duracell Jig 12-16, and other Euro Nymph Jigs 10-16.

Bummer sauce, the flows below McPhee have been dropped to 5 cfs. They are going to bump them up every week for a day or so, but with this drought, flows will remain low all Summer. Fishing will be difficult over time at these flows. Fish hoppers or small bugs if you are over here.

Patterns/Bugs:
Dries: Parachute Adams 18-24, Griffith Gnat 18-22, Extended Body BWO 18-20, Sparkle Dun 18-20, Bunny Midge #22-24, Sproat Midge #22-24
Nymphs: Brown or Olive Micro May #16-20, Killer Mayfly #18-22, RS2 #18-24, Juans Slim Shady #18-20, Pheasant Tails 16-24, Flash Midge Pupa #18-24, Scissorbill Special #22-24