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Welcome Angler,

Mid-August brings great fishing weather to the Upper Gunnison Valley and the towns of Crested Butte and Gunnison, Colorado.  Expect continued pleasant morning casting with a chance of showers in the afternoon.

Enjoy the following inside look at current fishing conditions from Dragonfly Anglers, our FishingTravelNetwork.com featured outfitter: 

East River

Trout are becoming more and more spooky, so take your time casting and fishing the riffles and pools. Please make note that the river is now closed downstream from the confluence of Roaring Judy stream (which flows out of the ponds) with the East as the first of the Kokanee make their way up from Blue Mesa.

The entire run of the East River at the Wild Trout section parallel to the Roaring Judy is running clear. Look for evening caddis hatches on the East in the month of August, otherwise during the day, fish the fastest, deepest heads of riffles and runs."

Dragonfly Anglers recommends the following
for East River fishing in August:

DRY FLIES:

ROYAL STIMULATOR 8,10,12,14
YELLOW HUMPY 12,14,
ELK HAIR CADDIS 12,14,16
PARACHUTE MADAM X 8,10,12,14,16
GREEN DRAKES 10,12 early July

NYMPHS:

BEAD HEAD PRINCE 8,10,12
BEAD HEAD HARES EAR 12,14
WOOLY BUGGER 6,8,10
COPPER JOHN (copper, green, red) 14,16,18,20
BEAD HEAD PHEASANT TAIL 14,16,18,20
MICRO MAYFLY 16,18,2

Gunnison River

The warm weather of August, combined with July & August monsoons, has flows fluctuating each day, so contact the shop for up to the date information. August as always is is hopper-dropper season on the Gunnison. Fishing, especially in the evening hours, has been productive on a variety of dry flies.

Gunnison River Fly recommendations

Parachute Madam X's size 8-16
Elk Hair Caddis 14,16
Yellow Stimulator 10,12
Royal Stimulator 8,10,12
Dave's Hopper 8, 10, 12
Blue Wing Olive 16,18
Bead Head Droppers......
Flashback Pheasant Tail
Copper John's
North Fork Wire stone, Sizes 12,14,16
Chocolate Emergers 16, 18, 20, and streamers in a variety of colors.


Lower Taylor River below Hog Trough (Catch and Release area)

Lower sections of the Taylor offer very good pocket water fishing. This river is a great go to river when other drainages in our valley are brown with run-off or when the weather is cold and miserable. Since the Taylor River is a tailwater the water temperature is more stable and the river will fish better during variable conditions (ie. snow, freezing cold temperatures, sun, warm temperatures). There is an extensive mix of private and public water. Know where you are, as it is your responsibility. The Taylor River has been fishing great using dry dropper rigs. Use stimulator's or small caddis as dry flies and small pheasant tails or copper johns as droppers. There have been some thick Blue Winged Olive (BWO) hatches as well as some other isolated mayfly and caddis hatches on the Taylor in July and you should bring a selection of BWO's, PMD's, Green Drakes, and Adams in small sizes in order to match the hatch.


Thanks for checking in today.  Contact us now to book your custom fishing trip.

Fish-on!
Mark

The Streaming Fish LLC
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