Roaring Fork River
Upper (Above Carbondale)
Recent Guide Reports
Trending Flies in Recent Reports
- Autumn Splendor
- Baetis Nymph
- BTS Nymph
- BWO
- Parachute BWO
- Captive Dun
- Pheasant Tail
- Chubby Chernoble
- Elk Hair Caddis
- Foam Caddis
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Water Temperature Over 68°F
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Recent Guide Reports
Jul 19
Taylor Creek Fly Shop - Aspen
UPPER ROARING FORK - ASPEN DOWNSTREAM TO BASALT
FLOW: 110 CFS below Maroon Creek
WATER CLARITY: Clear
OVERALL RATING: 7 out of 10
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, Green Drakes, Blue Winged Olives, Golden Stoneflies, Midges
THE LOWDOWN:
We have two wader and boot cleaning stations here at Taylor Creek! Clean Your Gear | Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Water temperatures have become something to keep an eye on, even on the upper miles of the Fork. Forecasts continue to predict a week of steady rain, but it always seems to start "tomorrow." If the storms do eventually come, we can expect a much-needed reduction in temperature and more agreeable trout.
Caddis, PMDs and Drakes are all still hatching on the upper Fork, with the best hatches occurring in the evenings (Drakes usually come off the latest). While the sun is high. effective nymphs range in size from #22 midge emergers to #12 twenty-inchers, but typically the smaller the fly the more frequent the eats. So it tends to be with low and clear water.
HATCHES: Green Drakes 12-14, Pale Morning Duns 14-18, Golden Stones 6-10, Caddis 16-18, Blue Winged Olives 18-22, Midges 18-24
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS:
DRIES: Chubby Chernobyl 6-10, Cloud 9 Golden Stone 6-8, Stimulator 12-18, Elk Hair Caddis 12-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Puterbaugh's Foam Caddis 16-18, High Captive Dun PMD 16-18, TC Sparkledun PMD 16-18. Melon Quill PMD 16-18, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, TC Sparkledun BWO 18-22, Rat-faced McDougal 16-18, Barr's Vis-a-Dun BWO 20-22, Dorsey's Midge Emerger 22, Antonio's Hi-Vis Quill Midge 20, Solitude Hatching Midge Black 22, Bill Fitzsimmons Trailing Shuck Midge 22-26
NYMPHS: Cat Poop Stone 8-12, Prince Nymph 14-18, Griffin's Twenty Incher 12-14, Stott's Raisinette 20, Tungsten Two Bead Nymph 18-20, Jigged Hot Orange Bead CDC Pheasant Tail 18-20, Tungsten Rainbow Warrior 20-22, BTS Baetis 20-22, Sparklewing RS2 20-22, Beadwing Midge Emerger Grey 20-22, Pulsating Midge Emerger 20, Freestone Emerger Olive 22, Tailwater Tiny Midge Red 20-22
STREAMERS: Craven's Swim Coach, Barr's Slump Buster, Carlton Banks, Craven's Baby Gonga, Tim Heng's Autumn Splendor
HINTS: Fish tend to be down in the fastest, most oxygenated water they can find right now.
FLOW: 110 CFS below Maroon Creek
WATER CLARITY: Clear
OVERALL RATING: 7 out of 10
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, Green Drakes, Blue Winged Olives, Golden Stoneflies, Midges
THE LOWDOWN:
We have two wader and boot cleaning stations here at Taylor Creek! Clean Your Gear | Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Water temperatures have become something to keep an eye on, even on the upper miles of the Fork. Forecasts continue to predict a week of steady rain, but it always seems to start "tomorrow." If the storms do eventually come, we can expect a much-needed reduction in temperature and more agreeable trout.
Caddis, PMDs and Drakes are all still hatching on the upper Fork, with the best hatches occurring in the evenings (Drakes usually come off the latest). While the sun is high. effective nymphs range in size from #22 midge emergers to #12 twenty-inchers, but typically the smaller the fly the more frequent the eats. So it tends to be with low and clear water.
HATCHES: Green Drakes 12-14, Pale Morning Duns 14-18, Golden Stones 6-10, Caddis 16-18, Blue Winged Olives 18-22, Midges 18-24
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS:
DRIES: Chubby Chernobyl 6-10, Cloud 9 Golden Stone 6-8, Stimulator 12-18, Elk Hair Caddis 12-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Puterbaugh's Foam Caddis 16-18, High Captive Dun PMD 16-18, TC Sparkledun PMD 16-18. Melon Quill PMD 16-18, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, TC Sparkledun BWO 18-22, Rat-faced McDougal 16-18, Barr's Vis-a-Dun BWO 20-22, Dorsey's Midge Emerger 22, Antonio's Hi-Vis Quill Midge 20, Solitude Hatching Midge Black 22, Bill Fitzsimmons Trailing Shuck Midge 22-26
NYMPHS: Cat Poop Stone 8-12, Prince Nymph 14-18, Griffin's Twenty Incher 12-14, Stott's Raisinette 20, Tungsten Two Bead Nymph 18-20, Jigged Hot Orange Bead CDC Pheasant Tail 18-20, Tungsten Rainbow Warrior 20-22, BTS Baetis 20-22, Sparklewing RS2 20-22, Beadwing Midge Emerger Grey 20-22, Pulsating Midge Emerger 20, Freestone Emerger Olive 22, Tailwater Tiny Midge Red 20-22
STREAMERS: Craven's Swim Coach, Barr's Slump Buster, Carlton Banks, Craven's Baby Gonga, Tim Heng's Autumn Splendor
HINTS: Fish tend to be down in the fastest, most oxygenated water they can find right now.
Jul 07
Taylor Creek Fly Shop - Aspen
UPPER ROARING FORK - ASPEN DOWNSTREAM TO BASALT
FLOW: 140 CFS below Maroon Creek
WATER CLARITY: Clear
OVERALL RATING: 8 out of 10
We have two wader and boot cleaning stations here at Taylor Creek! Clean Your Gear | Colorado Parks and Wildlife
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, Green Drakes, Blue Winged Olives, Golden Stoneflies, Midges
THE LOWDOWN:
The Fork has been dropping fast and consistently, with only minor bumps coming from rain. Temperatures are nothing to worry about this far up, but expect to see more exposed bank than youre used to in July.
PMDs and Drakes have both made it onto the upper Fork, with the best hatches occurring in the evenings (Drakes especially at twilight). While the sun is high. effective nymphs range in size from #22 midge emergers to #12 twenty-inchers, but typically the smaller the fly the more frequent the eats. So it tends to be with low and clear water.
HATCHES: Green Drakes 12-14, Pale Morning Duns 14-18, Golden Stones 6-10, Caddis 16-18, Blue Winged Olives 18-22, Midges 18-24
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS: DRIES: Chubby Chernobyl 6-10, Cloud 9 Golden Stone 6-8, Stimulator 12-18, Elk Hair Caddis 12-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Puterbaugh's Foam Caddis 16-18, High Captive Dun PMD 16-18, TC Sparkledun PMD 16-18. Melon Quill PMD 16-18, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, TC Sparkledun BWO 18-22, Rat-faced McDougal 16-18, Barr's Vis-a-Dun BWO 20-22, Dorsey's Midge Emerger 22, Antonio's Hi-Vis Quill Midge 20, Solitude Hatching Midge Black 22, Bill Fitzsimmons Trailing Shuck Midge 22-26
NYMPHS: Cat Poop Stone 8-12, Prince Nymph 14-18, Griffin's Twenty Incher 12-14, Stott's Raisinette 20, Tungsten Two Bead Nymph 18-20, Jigged Hot Orange Bead CDC Pheasant Tail 18-20, Tungsten Rainbow Warrior 20-22, BTS Baetis 20-22, Sparklewing RS2 20-22, Beadwing Midge Emerger Grey 20-22, Pulsating Midge Emerger 20, Freestone Emerger Olive 22, Tailwater Tiny Midge Red 20-22
STREAMERS: Craven's Swim Coach, Barr's Slump Buster, Carlton Banks, Craven's Baby Gonga, Tim Heng's Autumn Splendor HINTS: Fish tend to be down in the fastest, most oxygenated water they can find right now.
FLOW: 140 CFS below Maroon Creek
WATER CLARITY: Clear
OVERALL RATING: 8 out of 10
We have two wader and boot cleaning stations here at Taylor Creek! Clean Your Gear | Colorado Parks and Wildlife
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, Green Drakes, Blue Winged Olives, Golden Stoneflies, Midges
THE LOWDOWN:
The Fork has been dropping fast and consistently, with only minor bumps coming from rain. Temperatures are nothing to worry about this far up, but expect to see more exposed bank than youre used to in July.
PMDs and Drakes have both made it onto the upper Fork, with the best hatches occurring in the evenings (Drakes especially at twilight). While the sun is high. effective nymphs range in size from #22 midge emergers to #12 twenty-inchers, but typically the smaller the fly the more frequent the eats. So it tends to be with low and clear water.
HATCHES: Green Drakes 12-14, Pale Morning Duns 14-18, Golden Stones 6-10, Caddis 16-18, Blue Winged Olives 18-22, Midges 18-24
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS: DRIES: Chubby Chernobyl 6-10, Cloud 9 Golden Stone 6-8, Stimulator 12-18, Elk Hair Caddis 12-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Puterbaugh's Foam Caddis 16-18, High Captive Dun PMD 16-18, TC Sparkledun PMD 16-18. Melon Quill PMD 16-18, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, TC Sparkledun BWO 18-22, Rat-faced McDougal 16-18, Barr's Vis-a-Dun BWO 20-22, Dorsey's Midge Emerger 22, Antonio's Hi-Vis Quill Midge 20, Solitude Hatching Midge Black 22, Bill Fitzsimmons Trailing Shuck Midge 22-26
NYMPHS: Cat Poop Stone 8-12, Prince Nymph 14-18, Griffin's Twenty Incher 12-14, Stott's Raisinette 20, Tungsten Two Bead Nymph 18-20, Jigged Hot Orange Bead CDC Pheasant Tail 18-20, Tungsten Rainbow Warrior 20-22, BTS Baetis 20-22, Sparklewing RS2 20-22, Beadwing Midge Emerger Grey 20-22, Pulsating Midge Emerger 20, Freestone Emerger Olive 22, Tailwater Tiny Midge Red 20-22
STREAMERS: Craven's Swim Coach, Barr's Slump Buster, Carlton Banks, Craven's Baby Gonga, Tim Heng's Autumn Splendor HINTS: Fish tend to be down in the fastest, most oxygenated water they can find right now.
Jul 06
Taylor Creek Fly Shop - Aspen
UPPER ROARING FORK - ASPEN DOWNSTREAM TO BASALT
FLOW: 140 CFS below Maroon Creek
WATER CLARITY: Clear
OVERALL RATING: 8 out of 10
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, Green Drakes, Blue Winged Olives, Golden Stoneflies, Midges THE LOWDOWN: Be a Pain in the A.N.S.! Clean Your Gear | Colorado Parks and Wildlife
There are two boot and wader cleaning stations here at Taylor Creek in Basalt.
Apologies for our lack of current report lately, we are working through some technical issues.
The Fork has been dropping fast and consistently, with only minor bumps coming from rain. Temperatures are nothing to worry about this far up, but expect to see more exposed bank than youre used to in July.
PMDs and Drakes have both made it onto the upper Fork, with the best hatches occurring in the evenings (Drakes especially at twilight). While the sun is high. effective nymphs range in size from #22 midge emergers to #12 twenty-inchers, but typically the smaller the fly the more frequent the eats. So it tends to be with low and clear water.
HATCHES: Green Drakes 12-14, Pale Morning Duns 14-18, Golden Stones 6-10, Caddis 16-18, Blue Winged Olives 18-22, Midges 18-24
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS: DRIES: Chubby Chernobyl 6-10, Cloud 9 Golden Stone 6-8, Stimulator 12-18, Elk Hair Caddis 12-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Puterbaugh's Foam Caddis 16-18, High Captive Dun PMD 16-18, TC Sparkledun PMD 16-18. Melon Quill PMD 16-18, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, TC Sparkledun BWO 18-22, Rat-faced McDougal 16-18, Barr's Vis-a-Dun BWO 20-22, Dorsey's Midge Emerger 22, Antonio's Hi-Vis Quill Midge 20, Solitude Hatching Midge Black 22, Bill Fitzsimmons Trailing Shuck Midge 22-26
NYMPHS: Cat Poop Stone 8-12, Prince Nymph 14-18, Griffin's Twenty Incher 12-14, Stott's Raisinette 20, Tungsten Two Bead Nymph 18-20, Jigged Hot Orange Bead CDC Pheasant Tail 18-20, Tungsten Rainbow Warrior 20-22, BTS Baetis 20-22, Sparklewing RS2 20-22, Beadwing Midge Emerger Grey 20-22, Pulsating Midge Emerger 20, Freestone Emerger Olive 22, Tailwater Tiny Midge Red 20-22
STREAMERS: Craven's Swim Coach, Barr's Slump Buster, Carlton Banks, Craven's Baby Gonga, Tim Heng's Autumn Splendor HINTS: Fish tend to be down in the fastest, most oxygenated water they can find right now.
FLOW: 140 CFS below Maroon Creek
WATER CLARITY: Clear
OVERALL RATING: 8 out of 10
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, Green Drakes, Blue Winged Olives, Golden Stoneflies, Midges THE LOWDOWN: Be a Pain in the A.N.S.! Clean Your Gear | Colorado Parks and Wildlife
There are two boot and wader cleaning stations here at Taylor Creek in Basalt.
Apologies for our lack of current report lately, we are working through some technical issues.
The Fork has been dropping fast and consistently, with only minor bumps coming from rain. Temperatures are nothing to worry about this far up, but expect to see more exposed bank than youre used to in July.
PMDs and Drakes have both made it onto the upper Fork, with the best hatches occurring in the evenings (Drakes especially at twilight). While the sun is high. effective nymphs range in size from #22 midge emergers to #12 twenty-inchers, but typically the smaller the fly the more frequent the eats. So it tends to be with low and clear water.
HATCHES: Green Drakes 12-14, Pale Morning Duns 14-18, Golden Stones 6-10, Caddis 16-18, Blue Winged Olives 18-22, Midges 18-24
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS: DRIES: Chubby Chernobyl 6-10, Cloud 9 Golden Stone 6-8, Stimulator 12-18, Elk Hair Caddis 12-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Puterbaugh's Foam Caddis 16-18, High Captive Dun PMD 16-18, TC Sparkledun PMD 16-18. Melon Quill PMD 16-18, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, TC Sparkledun BWO 18-22, Rat-faced McDougal 16-18, Barr's Vis-a-Dun BWO 20-22, Dorsey's Midge Emerger 22, Antonio's Hi-Vis Quill Midge 20, Solitude Hatching Midge Black 22, Bill Fitzsimmons Trailing Shuck Midge 22-26
NYMPHS: Cat Poop Stone 8-12, Prince Nymph 14-18, Griffin's Twenty Incher 12-14, Stott's Raisinette 20, Tungsten Two Bead Nymph 18-20, Jigged Hot Orange Bead CDC Pheasant Tail 18-20, Tungsten Rainbow Warrior 20-22, BTS Baetis 20-22, Sparklewing RS2 20-22, Beadwing Midge Emerger Grey 20-22, Pulsating Midge Emerger 20, Freestone Emerger Olive 22, Tailwater Tiny Midge Red 20-22
STREAMERS: Craven's Swim Coach, Barr's Slump Buster, Carlton Banks, Craven's Baby Gonga, Tim Heng's Autumn Splendor HINTS: Fish tend to be down in the fastest, most oxygenated water they can find right now.