Blue River (Below Dillon)
Rating: 4/5
Current River Conditions
April 15, 2024
Same old, same old. The Blue below Dillon has had stable flows for quite some time now, so fishing should be similar from day to day. Sight fishing is always the best way to go on the Blue because there's a lot of fishy water that just doesn't hold fish. There hasn't been much activity as far as hatches go aside from midges. Nymphing with three midges has been very productive, but throwing on an egg or small stonefly as a lead has worked as well. Midge dries have been very productive as well in the middle of the day.
Dries:
Griffith's Gnat, No Mercy Midge, Klinkhammer
Nymphs:
Foam Wing RS2 18-22, Chocolate Thunder 18-24, Flux Capacitor 18-22, Money Midge 18-24, Zebra Midge 18-20, WD-40 18-24, Sparkle Wing RS2 18-22, Tungsten Tube Midge 18-22, Black Beauty 18-24, Top Secret Midge 20-24, Rainbow Warrior 18-22, Pale/Irish/Red Ale Midge 18-24, Mercury Midge 18-20, Poison Tung 16-20, Massacre Midge 20-24, Manhattan Midge 20-24, Demon Midge 18-22, Mighty Midge 18-24, Glass Holo Midge 18-20, Midge Bomb 18-22, Rojo Midge 18-22, Jujubee Midge 18-22, Hare's Ear 16-20, Copper John 16-20, Scuds, Eggs
Streamers:
Montana Mouthwash, Zoo Cougar, Mini Barely Legal