Fly Fishing at Bear Creek, Colorado
Rating: 2/5
Current River Conditions
Mon Apr 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Bear Creek is low, but very fishable. BWO's and midges are routinely hatching, but there also some caddis. Light hopper-dropper setups are what we'd start with, then move to dries as we see active risers.
Dry Flies:
- Bucky's Midge Cluster
- Galloup's Goober Midge
- Keller's Ms. Tickle Cripple
- Hi-Viz Parachute Adams
- Iwan-E-Dun Para
- High Rise Foam Caddis
- Double Stack Chubby Chernobyl
- Keller's Henneberry Hopper
- Hi-Viz Micro Chubby
- Donkey Kong Hopper
Nymphs:
- Zebra Midge
- Juan's Red Ale Midge
- Howell's Shuck-It Jig
- Jig CDC Thrasher
- Jig Fullback Napoleon
- Jig Pearl Rib Perdigon
- Hilbert's Sexi Top May
- Juan's Splitback Shady
- Crystal Bender
- Silverman's Caddis Larva
