Fryingpan River
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- Comparadun
- Home Invader
- Bling Midge
- Brook's Sprout Midge
- Sculpzilla
- RS-2
- Morgan's Midge
- Baetis Nymph
- Parachute BWO
- BWO Comparadun
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Recent Guide Reports
Feb 12
Taylor Creek Fly Shop - Aspen
LOWER FRYINGPAN (Basalt upstream to Mile Marker 4)
WATER CONDITIONS: Much improved with the recent warm-ups. Still some icy banks in the shade but looking much better.
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Blue Winged Olive nymphs, Midges, Sculpins
OVERALL RATING: 5 out of 10
THE LOWDOWN: Our advice? Head up towards the dam for a more productive day.
Midges are about all you'll see here these days, but the fish pushing up out of the Fork can make for a great day of angling. Paying attention to what each fish is eating will help eliminate the mystery, and like the upper Pan, the waves of hatches will change frequently, and you've got to adjust.
Generally, Euro-nymphers will be quite pleased with the lower Fryingpan, there is a ton of access and these fish aren't as picky as the perfect-presentation-required fish upstream.
HATCHES: Midges 20-26, (you might see an oddball BWO or two out there also)
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS:
DRIES: Morgans Midge 18-22, Hatching Midge 20-22, Sprout Midge 22-24, HOH CDC Spent Midge 22-24, Mole Fly Baetis 20-22, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, CDC Comparadun BWO 20-22
NYMPHS: Jerome Baetis 20-22, Ultra Bling RS2 Gray 18-20, Stott's Good Carl 20, Murder She Wrote Rust 20-22, Bling Midge 20-24, Egg 16-18
STREAMERS: Home Invader, Carlton Banks, Skully Bugger, Dali-Lama
HINTS: Fish in the lower river tend to ramble and migrate around, so keep searching if you're not feeling the love.
WATER CONDITIONS: Much improved with the recent warm-ups. Still some icy banks in the shade but looking much better.
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Blue Winged Olive nymphs, Midges, Sculpins
OVERALL RATING: 5 out of 10
THE LOWDOWN: Our advice? Head up towards the dam for a more productive day.
Midges are about all you'll see here these days, but the fish pushing up out of the Fork can make for a great day of angling. Paying attention to what each fish is eating will help eliminate the mystery, and like the upper Pan, the waves of hatches will change frequently, and you've got to adjust.
Generally, Euro-nymphers will be quite pleased with the lower Fryingpan, there is a ton of access and these fish aren't as picky as the perfect-presentation-required fish upstream.
HATCHES: Midges 20-26, (you might see an oddball BWO or two out there also)
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS:
DRIES: Morgans Midge 18-22, Hatching Midge 20-22, Sprout Midge 22-24, HOH CDC Spent Midge 22-24, Mole Fly Baetis 20-22, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, CDC Comparadun BWO 20-22
NYMPHS: Jerome Baetis 20-22, Ultra Bling RS2 Gray 18-20, Stott's Good Carl 20, Murder She Wrote Rust 20-22, Bling Midge 20-24, Egg 16-18
STREAMERS: Home Invader, Carlton Banks, Skully Bugger, Dali-Lama
HINTS: Fish in the lower river tend to ramble and migrate around, so keep searching if you're not feeling the love.
Jan 28
Taylor Creek Fly Shop - Aspen
LOWER FRYINGPAN (Basalt upstream to Mile Marker 4)
WATER CONDITIONS: Ice
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Blue Winged Olives, Midges, Sculpins
OVERALL RATING: 1 out of 10
THE LOWDOWN: The Pan behind the shop here is completely frozen over, with the exception of small slivers over the deeper, mid-river runs. Our advice? Head up towards the dam for a more productive day. It's very likely the ice will release soon, perhaps today, and you DO NOT want to be below when it happens.
Midges are about all you'll see here these days, but the fish pushing up out of the Fork can make for a great day of angling. Paying attention to what each fish is eating will help eliminate the mystery, and like the upper Pan, the waves of hatches will change frequently, and you've got to adjust.
Generally, Euro-nymphers will be quite pleased with the lower Fryingpan, there is a ton of access and these fish aren't as picky as the perfect-presentation-required fish upstream.
HATCHES: Blue Winged Olives 20-22, Midges 20-26
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS:
DRIES: Morgans Midge 18-22, Hatching Midge 20-22, Sprout Midge 22-24, HOH CDC Spent Midge 22-24, Mole Fly Baetis 20-22, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, CDC Comparadun BWO 20-22
NYMPHS: Jerome Baetis 20-22, Ultra Bling RS2 Gray 18-20, Stott's Good Carl 20, Murder She Wrote Rust 20-22, Bling Midge 20-24, Egg 16-18
STREAMERS: Home Invader, Carlton Banks, Skully Bugger, Dali-Lama
HINTS: Fish in the lower river tend to ramble and migrate around, so keep searching if you're not feeling the love.
WATER CONDITIONS: Ice
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Blue Winged Olives, Midges, Sculpins
OVERALL RATING: 1 out of 10
THE LOWDOWN: The Pan behind the shop here is completely frozen over, with the exception of small slivers over the deeper, mid-river runs. Our advice? Head up towards the dam for a more productive day. It's very likely the ice will release soon, perhaps today, and you DO NOT want to be below when it happens.
Midges are about all you'll see here these days, but the fish pushing up out of the Fork can make for a great day of angling. Paying attention to what each fish is eating will help eliminate the mystery, and like the upper Pan, the waves of hatches will change frequently, and you've got to adjust.
Generally, Euro-nymphers will be quite pleased with the lower Fryingpan, there is a ton of access and these fish aren't as picky as the perfect-presentation-required fish upstream.
HATCHES: Blue Winged Olives 20-22, Midges 20-26
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS:
DRIES: Morgans Midge 18-22, Hatching Midge 20-22, Sprout Midge 22-24, HOH CDC Spent Midge 22-24, Mole Fly Baetis 20-22, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, CDC Comparadun BWO 20-22
NYMPHS: Jerome Baetis 20-22, Ultra Bling RS2 Gray 18-20, Stott's Good Carl 20, Murder She Wrote Rust 20-22, Bling Midge 20-24, Egg 16-18
STREAMERS: Home Invader, Carlton Banks, Skully Bugger, Dali-Lama
HINTS: Fish in the lower river tend to ramble and migrate around, so keep searching if you're not feeling the love.