Fishing Report

Big Thompson below Olympus Dam to Drake:

Water level is currently at about 128 CFS, as Tuesday, July 2nd, 2009. Fishing is great. Best using Tungsten Micro Mayfly #12, Tungsten Flash Prince Nymph #14, Psycho Prince #14 or a Tungsten Pheasant Tails #14, trailed with Electric Caddis #18, Candy Caddis #16, Mike's PHD green #20, Sow Bugs #20 in tan, Blue Poison Tung #18, Rainbow Warriors #20, Wilcox's Lint Bug #20, or a Sparkle Wing RS2 #18. Dry flies to use are a Royal Wulff #16, Pearl Elkhair Caddis #18 or a Puterbaugh Caddis #16. PMDS and Stoneflies are also starting to come off, so try a Cutter's Caddis/PMD #16, Red Quill #16, Parachute Red Quill #16, or a Kauffman's Stonefly Stimmie yellow #16.

Big Thompson below Drake:

Fishing is great using Rubber-legged Copper Johns #16, CDC Tungsten Pheasant Tails #14, Tungsten Prince of Darkness #14, Tungsten Golden Stone #14, and Tungsten Flash Prince #14. Trail these with Electric Caddis #18, Caswell's Redneck #18, Hamilton's Icebreaker #18, BH Deep 6 Pupa #18, Brassies #20, Top Secret Midge #20, WD50's #20 and an RS2 dun #20. Dries to use a Royal Wulf #18, High Vis Griffiths gnat #20 and High Vis BWO #20.

Rocky Mountain National Park:

Glacier Creek:

Fishing fair, with water rising, but still clear. Try using a Parachute Adams #20, Stonefly Stimmie #16 or a Parawulff Adam #18, trailed with a Copper BH Pheasant Tail #22, copper-beaded Micro Mayfly #20 or a Mighty Mite #20.

Big T in moraine Park:

Fishing fair, with water level higher.  Try nymphing it deep, with bead-headed flies, such as a Copper-beaded Pheasant Tail #20, Tungsten Micro Mayfly #18, Hairs Ear #18 or a rubber-legged Copper John #18. San Juan worms in pink or red have also been working great, suspended above a weight or weighted fly.

Fall River:

Fishing Fair, with water level higher. Lead with a Tungsten Queen Prince #14, Tungsten Prince Nymph #14, or a Tungsten Hare's Ear #14, trailed with a mighty mite #20, tungsten red midge#18, or a green gidget #20.

Roaring River:

Fishing fair, with water pretty high.  Try a black Ant #20, Stonefly Stimmie #16, or a Pearl Elkhair Caddis #18, trailed with a copper BH Pheasant Tail #22, Brown Gidget #20 or a Quasimodo Pheasant Tail #20.   

St Vrain in Wild Basin:

Fishing slow to fair, with water pretty high.Try a Ripcord Caddis #16, Puterbaugh Caddis #16 or a PMX #16, trailed with a Mighty Mite #18, Green Gidget #18, Lint Bug #18 or a Queen Prince #18.

High Mountain Lakes:

• Lily Lake - Fishing good in late morning and early evening. Use a suspended scud pattern in tan, callibaetis or small black midge on the surface.
  
• Sprague Lake - Fishing very good at the inlet. Use small surface midges, such as a #22 or #24 Griffith's Gnat, Neversink Gnat or CDC Cluster Midge. Also sink a #20 pheasant tail, copper-beaded Micro Mayfly or green Gidget under a Pearl Elk hair Caddis #18 or ParaWulff Adam #18.
• Dream Lake - Open and fishing fair to good. Try a small black midge on the surface, such as the Neversink Gnat #20, dropped with a jujubee #18.
  
• Lake Haiyaha - Open and fishing fair to good. Try similar flies to Dream, plus an Orange Asher #18.
• Fern/Odessa Lakes - Open and fishing good. Use a Parachute Adam #18, ParaWulff Adam #18 or Deer Hair Ant #16 on top, trailed with a copper-beaded Micro Mayfly #20, flashback Pheasant Tail #20, Crystal Hunchback Baetis #20 or a Mighy Mite #20.
  
• Spruce/Loomis Lakes - Open and fishing good. Use small black, surface midges. Griffiths Gnats #22, Neversink Gnats #22, CDC Cluster Midges #24 are best bets. You can also sink a small pheasant tail #20, copper-beaded Micro Mayfly #18, or a Crystal Hunchbak Baetis #22 beneath a Parachute Adam #20, Parawulff Adam #18 or a Flying Loco Beetle #14. 
• Mills Lake - Open and fishing fair to good. Use either small midges on the surface, such as an orange asher #16, Yager's Neversink Gnat #22, or Sprout's Baetis #24, or us a Pearl Elkhair Caddis #18, Trigger Caddis black #18, or a black Ripcord Caddis #16, trailed with a Might May Sloan Baetis #20, Jujubaetis #20 char, Transparant #16 or a copper-beaded Micro Mayfly #18.
  
• Loch Vale Lake - Fish good, using small black midges. Use CDC cluster midge #22, Yager's Neversink Gnat #20, Griffith's Gnat #20, or an Orange Asher #16. The inlet is fishing great using a Parachute Ant #18, Parawulff Adam #18, Deer Hair Ant #16, or a black Ripcord Caddis #16, trailed with a Crystal Hunchback Baetis #22, Mighty Mite #20, brown Gidget #20, transparant #16 or a copper-beaded mirco mayfly #18.
  
• Mary's Lake - For fly fishing, strip a Prince Nymph slowly or try a orange asher on the surface.  For spin fishing, use orange power bait, night crawlers or an cast master lure.
• Lake Estes - For fly fishing, fish the inlet use a micro mayfly #14, dropped with Mike's PHD green #20. Orange ashers will great on the lake. For spin fishing use chartreuse power bait or night crawlers.
  

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