Fly Fishing at Upper Colorado River, Colorado
Rating: 4/5
Current River Conditions
Tue Oct 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Classic fall conditions on the Colorado lately. Chilly mornings are bringing delayed hatches, but incredibly happy fish. BWO's and midges are the current hatches, so fishing small will be your best friend. Dries have been working in the right stretches, but with the cold overnight temperatures, nymphing has been more consistent. Streamers have had their fair share of success as well. Please keep in mind brown trout are beginning to stage up for the spawn, leave spawning fish alone and be aware of redds so you don't fish on them nor walk on or near them.
Dry Flies:
- Mole Fly
- Galloup's Goober Midge
- Bunny Midge
- Comparadun
- Ms. Tickle Cripple
- Zelon Cripple
- Double Stack Chubby
- Donkey Kong Hopper
- Jake's Gulp Beetle
Nymphs:
- Sunny Side Up
- Otter's Embryo Egg
- Jig Fullback Napoleon
- Hilbert's Sexi Top May
- Boroff's Barbless Gooey Midge Pupa
- Tungsten Zebra Midge
- Poly Wing RS2
- Crystal Bender
- Barbless Jig Duracell
- Juan's Bling Midge 2.0
