Rio
Grande River flows, guide reports
and hatches (winter
2010)
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Flows, guide
report and flows
Rio Grande is in winter mode with ice and snow covering
the river. We'll be back on the Rio in the spring of
2010.
(Summer
2009) Last Ox Bow float was on July
14th. Fishing
was stealer with all trout nosing
up to big dries and PMD adults. We'll
be back on the upper Rio when flows
allow. Lower sections have also been
fishing well with strong PMD and drake
hatches starting mid morning. Float
trips at this time will be offered
around
Creede
and down stream
through South Fork.
Box:
Low with steady to good fishing
Ox Bows:
Low with good fishing
Hog-Gap: Low with steady fishing
Gap-Coller: Moderate flows and good fishing
at times.
Coller-through South Fork: Moderate flows
and ok fishing.
South Fork-Del Norte: Moderate flows and
good fishing at times.
Guide
activity: none
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Hatches
If
you like casting streamers and dries
than this is the river for you. Streamer
fishing in the late winter and spring
gives way to dry fly fishing in early
summer. Even in the summer streamer
fishing can incredible, that is during
the rare times the fish are not looking
up.
Dry patterns are large, fluffy and
easy
to see in early summer. Some dry patterns
get a bit smaller as summer rolls along,
but rarely will an angler need a fly
smaller than a number 16. Fall angling
can also be great with streamers
and
hopper-droppers.
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April
through May: Stone fly and caddis
nymphs. Sculpin patterns.
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June:
Salmon flies, Golden stones,
medium black stones, green drakes,
PMDs and a countless number of
caddis.
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July:
PMDs, BWOs, hoppers, drakes,
caddis, tricos and sculpins.
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August:
Hoppers, tricos, PMDs.
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September:
BWOs.
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October:
BWOs, streamers and nymphs.
Insects
and food in the system: Stone flies,
caddis pupa (both cased and free)
caddis larva, midge larva and pupa,
mayfly nymphs, snails, eggs, worms
and sculpins.
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Predictions
and forecast
Cold
and snow...pond hockey time in Creede...January
15-17 POND HOCKEY
The
Rio is primarily a brown trout river
with some nice bows and cutbows.
Fish are very gullible (most of the
time) and range in size
from 12 to 16 inches and you always
need to be ready for a monster.
If
you are into scenery as well as
a lot of fish to the fly, than this
place fits the bill. The Rio also
offers a chance at cutthroat, brookies
and splake (a cross between lake
trout and a brookie).
Book your
summer and fall Rio Grande floats
today. Last minute bookings are possible,
just call to check on availability. The
Rio offers some of the best dry fly and
streamer
fishing
in
the West.
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Rio
Grande details
The Rio is an awesome river with a lot of diversity in insect hatches,
types of fishable water and fly fishing techniques. Pocket
water, cut banks, long runs and meandering
meadows offers an angler endless chances
at trout. Dry, nymphs and streamers will fool
most of the Rio Grande trout throughout the
season.
Great
float fishing is available on the Rio Grande.
Imagine
insect hatches so thick the trout are boiling
in every eddy, pocket and run. The action
is non
stop with rapid-fire casts of big dries to aggressive trout.
This float trip one of the seasons best with
clients booking it a year
in advance. The
Rio tumbles and meanders out from Rio Grande
Reservoir, located near Creede Colorado,
and flows southeast
towards New Mexico. We base out of South
Fork and Creede Colorado offering guided
float trips on 50 plus miles of river.
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