UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR, CO

Water Conditions

• Temperature: 49.28 ° F
• Streamflow: 90.7 ft³/s
• Gage height: 2.03 ft

Rising/Falling

• Dropped a little

Fishing Conditions

Lighter tippet, smaller flies, and stealth.  Don’t rush, move slowly, and pick your drifts wisely through deeper holes.  Flows are rising, and fish are becoming a little more active.  Watch out for BWO hatches!  An attractor nymph such as a worm or leech, followed by a small bug is a good move.

Patterns/Bug

Dries:  Parachute Adams 18-24, Griffith Gnat 18-22, Extended Body BWO 18-20, Sparkle Dun 18-20, Bunny Midge #22-24, Sproat Midge #22-24

Nymphs: Brown or Olive Micro May #16-20, Killer Mayfly #18-22, RS2 #18-24,  Juan’s Slim Shady #18-20, Pheasant Tails 16-24, Juan’s Sniper Baetis 22-24, Flash Midge Pupa #18-24.

Buggers #6-12 in olive, white, or black.  Simi Seal Leeches.