Rio
Grande details
The Rio tumbles out from Rio Grande Reservoir, located near Creede Colorado,
and flows southeast towards New Mexico.
The
Rio is primarily a brown trout river but
is also home to some some nice bows, cutbows
and the occasional cutthroat and brookie.
Fish
on the Rio are very gullible (most of the
time) and range
in
size from 12 to 16 inches, but you always
need to be ready for a monster. Big Rio
fish range from 20 to 24 inches.
If
you are into scenery as well as a lot of
fish to the fly, than this place fits the
bill. The Rio also offers a chance at cutthroat,
brookies and splake (a cross between lake
trout and a brookie).
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Fly
fishing fishing reports for the san juan and animas rivers
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Rio
Grande River flows,
guide reports and hatches
Fall 2011 |
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Flows
and Guide Report
Flows remain low, but fishing has
been good by foot. Float season
might be done, unless we get more
rain. It has been wet for a few
days but flows remain low. Small
mayflies and a few late caddis
kicking around. Streams will move
fish at times when hatches are
light.
Guide
Activity: Will,
Chris, Josh J, Josh C,
Tim
Guide
Report
June 23 2011
Guide:
Will
Section: Southfork
Weather: Sun
| AM temps 65 F | PM temps 89
F
Hatches: Drakes,
Stones and a few caddis
Fishing:
Fishing? Lights out! Strong
streamer action and then
switched over to dry. Great
day on the water. Looks
like water temps might
stay up for a bit. We'll
just have to see.
Guide
Report
May 15 2010
Guide:
Chris
Section: Creede
Weather: Clouds
| AM temps 38 F | PM temps
53 F
Hatches:
Not much
Fishing:
Fishing was good to OK.
Good numbers of fish
to big streamers. |
Hatches
If
you like casting streamers
and dries than this is
the river for you. Streamer
fishing in the late winter
and spring gives way
to dry fly fishing in
early summer. Even in
the summer streamer fishing
can incredible, that
is during the rare times
the fish are not looking
up. Dry patterns are
large, fluffy and easy
to see in early summer.
Some dry patterns get
a bit smaller as summer
rolls along, but rarely
will an angler need a
fly smaller than a number
16. Fall angling can
also be great with streamers
and hopper-droppers.
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April
through May: Stone
fly and caddis nymphs.
Sculpin patterns.
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June:
Salmon flies, Golden
stones, medium black
stones, green drakes,
gray drakes, brown
drakes, PMDs, PADs
and a countless
number
of caddis and spinners.
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July:
PMDs, BWOs, hoppers,
drakes, caddis, tricos
and sculpins.
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August:
Hoppers, tricos,
PMDs.
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September:
BWOs.
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October:
BWOs, streamers and
nymphs.
Insects
and food in the system:
Stone flies, caddis
pupa (both cased and
free) caddis larva,
midge larva and pupa,
mayfly nymphs, snails,
eggs, worms and sculpins.
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Predictions
and forecast
If
rains kick in we'll have flows
for epic mid to late season
dry fly fishing. We'll just
have to see if flows bump/
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Guided
Fly Fishing on the Rio
Grande River
Animas
Valley Anglers offers guided
float trips on over 60 miles
of the Rio Grande. We float
north of Creede through the
Rio Oxbow Ranch downstream
through South Fork Colorado.
The
Rio is an awesome river
with a lot of diversity
in insect hatches, types
of fishable water and
fly fishing techniques.
Pocket water, cut banks,
long runs and meandering
meadows offers an angler
endless chances at trout.
Dry, nymphs and streamers
will fool most of the
Rio Grande trout throughout
the season.
Book
your summer and fall
Rio Grande floats today.
Last minute bookings
are possible, just call
to check on availability.
The Rio offers some of
the best dry fly and
streamer fishing i the
West.
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