Fly Fishing at Clear Creek, Colorado
Rating: 3/5
Current River Conditions
Wed Aug 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Lower clear is still off the table with the combination of lower flows/high water temperatures. That said, these past few weeks of afternoon storms and cooler evening has brought back fishable water through much of the upper stretches of Clear Creek. Please, still check water temperatures as conditions are changing daily! But we've seen good fishing conditions most days until about 3pm through much of the upper half of the canyon, and good fishing conditions all day closer to and above Idaho Springs. Still, please have a thermometer and check regularly!
Dry Flies:
- CDC Caddis
- Juan's Light House Spinner
- Jake's All Season Caddis
- Palomino Caddis
- Guide Winna Spinna
- Carlson's Purple Haze
- Keller's Ms. Tickle Cripple
- More-Or-Less Hopper
- Galloup's Ant Acid
- Double Stack Chubby
Nymphs:
- Anderson's Bird of Prey
- Jig Hot Butt Hare
- Krueger's Tungsten Poudre Pupa
- Hilbert's Day Saver Midge
- Boroff's Barbless Gooey Midge Pupa
- Tungsten Zebra Midge
- Poly Wing RS2
- Crystal Bender
- Tereyla's Saber Shrimp
- Prince Nymph
