Fishing will be decent
Los Pinos River - Ignacio, CO

by Duranglers Crew
5-29-2025
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Water Conditions
LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES
- Temperature: 50 ° F
- Streamflow: 326 ft³/s
- Gage height: 4.36 ft
LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO
- Temperature: 50 ° F
- Streamflow: 4.27 ft³/s
- Gage height: 1.28 ft
- 629 cfs out of the dam
Rising/Falling
Rising above, up, and steady below
Fishing Conditions
Above Vallecito the flows are still a bit pushy, but cold and clear.
Below, the outflow of the dam has been raised, and fishing will be decent. With the higher flows below, fishing a heavy nymph rig with worms, stonefly nymphs, and baetis is a good idea.
Patterns/Bug
Nymphs: Prince nymphs 14-18, Pat’s Rubberlegs 8-12 or Jigged Pats 8-12, Black and Blue Copper Johns 14-18, Pheasant tails 18-22, Juju Baetis 18-20, Disco Midge 18-20, Rainbow Warrior 18-22. San Juan Worms.
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for Thursday, May 29th
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for Monday, May 12th
San Juan River : Clear water right now means spookier fish
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Dolores River- Above McPhee: Flows are coming up, and spring fishing could be aight
Rio Grande: The spring window of the Rio Grande is here
Florida River: Finally, we are seeing increased flows on the Florida below Lemon
San Miguel River: The Miguel is rising and the San Miguel is in runoff mode
Gunnison River- Black Canyon: The waters are still cold
Uncompahgre River: It’s a good flow right now and fish will be a little less spooky with the higher flows

