The Catch Fishing Report 08-15-06
Greetings Fishing Friend,
The following is the daily fishing report from our Fishing Travel Partner, Three Rivers Resort and Outfitting in Almont, Colorado note: river flows are current only for date of publish 08-15-06
(Check current USGS flows):
Taylor River:
8/15: Flow is 363 cfs at Almont. Nymphing is productive with Copper Johns 12-16 (copper and red), Golden Stones 10-14, Pheasant Tails (Flashbacks) 12-18, Prince Nymphs (and Purple Prince) 12-18, Midge Emergers 18-22. Dry fly activity productive with: BWOs (Emergers, Cripples, Duns) 18-24, Attractor dries size 14-18 (Parachute Adams, Royal Wulff, Stimulators), Red Quills 14-16, Caddis in the afternoon/evening (dark green, brown, black - size 14 to 18).
Taylor Catch and Release:
8/15: Summer flow (289 cfs), Baetis hatch mid and late-day, especially cloudy days. Small nymphs and midge patterns: Pheasant Tails 20-22, Disco Midge 22, Princess Midge 18-24, Black Beauty 22, WD40s 22. Egg patterns, Mysis Shrimp 20-24, and stoneflies. For rising fish: BWO patterns - emergers, cripples duns size 18-24. Parachute BWOs and Adams 22-24. Drakes and rusty spinners (12 - 14).
Gunnison:
8/15: Flow is 678 cfs - fishing well with streamers and big stoneflies. Also seeing caddis activity in the afternoons/evenings (dark green, brown, black - sizes 12 to 18). Nymphing is good with Prince Nymphs, Flashback Pheasant Tails, Hare's Ears, and Copper Johns (size 12-18). The Gunnison is fishing well on the surface with caddis and stimulator patterns, and also size 12 and 14 Parachute Adams. It's also a good time to fish a hopper/dropper near the banks.
East:
8/15: Flow is now at 169 cfs. The East is fishable with streamers, big stoneflies, and nymphs (size 12 to 18). Caddis buckskins are also working well. There is a caddis hatch late afternoon/early evening. Try a hopper/dropper near the banks.
Kokanee Salmon Run:
Kokanee are a land-locked form of sockeye salmon. The run to the Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery is the only all natural run in Colorado that goes to a hatchery. Each April, 2-inch kokanee fry are released from Roaring Judy into the East River. Their overnight journey takes them down the East to the Gunnison River and onto Blue Mesa Reservoir, where they typically spend two or three summers. In late August, the salmon begin their trek back to the hatchery and the run usually lasts through October. Division of Wildlife personnel spawn the salmon at the hatchery, taking 3,000,000 to 10,000,000 eggs per year. Catch and release fishing for kokanee is allowed on the Gunnison River and East River. Some salmon make a "wrong turn" up the Taylor River and you are allowed to keep those. If you are staying with us, we have an excellent area on our property for salmon fishing. For more information on the salmon run, call our guide service. You can also reach the hatchery at 970-641-0190.
Thanks to Three Rivers Resort and Outfitting in Almont, Colorado for today's report. I've also noticed that salmon fishing has been becoming more frequent at the confluence of the East and Taylor Rivers. They're on the way...
Thanks for checking in.
Fish-on!
Mark
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The following is the daily fishing report from our Fishing Travel Partner, Three Rivers Resort and Outfitting in Almont, Colorado note: river flows are current only for date of publish 08-15-06
(Check current USGS flows):
Taylor River:
8/15: Flow is 363 cfs at Almont. Nymphing is productive with Copper Johns 12-16 (copper and red), Golden Stones 10-14, Pheasant Tails (Flashbacks) 12-18, Prince Nymphs (and Purple Prince) 12-18, Midge Emergers 18-22. Dry fly activity productive with: BWOs (Emergers, Cripples, Duns) 18-24, Attractor dries size 14-18 (Parachute Adams, Royal Wulff, Stimulators), Red Quills 14-16, Caddis in the afternoon/evening (dark green, brown, black - size 14 to 18).
Taylor Catch and Release:
8/15: Summer flow (289 cfs), Baetis hatch mid and late-day, especially cloudy days. Small nymphs and midge patterns: Pheasant Tails 20-22, Disco Midge 22, Princess Midge 18-24, Black Beauty 22, WD40s 22. Egg patterns, Mysis Shrimp 20-24, and stoneflies. For rising fish: BWO patterns - emergers, cripples duns size 18-24. Parachute BWOs and Adams 22-24. Drakes and rusty spinners (12 - 14).
Gunnison:
8/15: Flow is 678 cfs - fishing well with streamers and big stoneflies. Also seeing caddis activity in the afternoons/evenings (dark green, brown, black - sizes 12 to 18). Nymphing is good with Prince Nymphs, Flashback Pheasant Tails, Hare's Ears, and Copper Johns (size 12-18). The Gunnison is fishing well on the surface with caddis and stimulator patterns, and also size 12 and 14 Parachute Adams. It's also a good time to fish a hopper/dropper near the banks.
East:
8/15: Flow is now at 169 cfs. The East is fishable with streamers, big stoneflies, and nymphs (size 12 to 18). Caddis buckskins are also working well. There is a caddis hatch late afternoon/early evening. Try a hopper/dropper near the banks.
Kokanee Salmon Run:
Kokanee are a land-locked form of sockeye salmon. The run to the Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery is the only all natural run in Colorado that goes to a hatchery. Each April, 2-inch kokanee fry are released from Roaring Judy into the East River. Their overnight journey takes them down the East to the Gunnison River and onto Blue Mesa Reservoir, where they typically spend two or three summers. In late August, the salmon begin their trek back to the hatchery and the run usually lasts through October. Division of Wildlife personnel spawn the salmon at the hatchery, taking 3,000,000 to 10,000,000 eggs per year. Catch and release fishing for kokanee is allowed on the Gunnison River and East River. Some salmon make a "wrong turn" up the Taylor River and you are allowed to keep those. If you are staying with us, we have an excellent area on our property for salmon fishing. For more information on the salmon run, call our guide service. You can also reach the hatchery at 970-641-0190.
Thanks to Three Rivers Resort and Outfitting in Almont, Colorado for today's report. I've also noticed that salmon fishing has been becoming more frequent at the confluence of the East and Taylor Rivers. They're on the way...
Thanks for checking in.
Fish-on!
Mark
We're In The Water For You Every Day at FishCrestedButte.com!
fishcrestedbutte.com
fishingtravelnetwork.com
