Fishing Report

Current information about fishing conditions on major Wolf Creek Area streams. For the latest information, give us a call in the shop during regular business hours or shoot us an email.

South Fork of the Rio Grande

Current Status: EXCELLENT
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 03:36 PM

The South Fork of the Rio Grande: Is slowly dropping at below average "low" and clear throughout all of the river, some of the guides fish it often and been doing very well. Caddis, PMD’s and yellow sallies hatching, Excellent Dry Fly Fishing!!! The South Fork is still fishing this way, excellent fishing especially with afternoon cloud cover!

Wolf Creek Area Waters - Pagosa Springs & South Fork, CO

Current Status: EXCELLENT
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 03:40 PM

Pagosa Springs Area: Most all moving waters are either on a slight rise or fall due to daily rain showers. The San Juan in town is fishing well, but murky from recent thunderstorms. Around Pagosa there are, BWO’s, PMD’s, Tan Caddis hatching. Above Pagosa on the Weber Ranch, fishing is getting better, getting some large trout on dries.

Williams Creek, Rio Blanco, West Fork of the San Juan, East Fork of the San Juan, San Juan, the Pagosa Lakes, Williams Lake, Echo Lake, and Lake Capote are all fishing really well.

Williams Creek:Is fishing good. BWOs, caddis, PMD’s & Golden stones hatching. Look for trico’s soon.

Turkey & Fourmile Creeks: PMD’s, BWO’s, Flavolina, Little Sallies and caddis still coming off as well!

All the Pagosa Lakes are fishing fair. Morning and evening fishing the best. Dries for trout, warmwater species very well most the day.

Piedra River is fishable, and fishing well. Mayflies when cloudy, and in the evening, been fishing very well, starting to see hoppers, a lot of dry-dropper rigs. With recent daily rains up high the Piedra has got alot of color, try large dark streamers & stonefliy nymphs until it clears.

South Fork Area: East side of the pass fishing is good all moving waters. Rio Grande is getting low, clear, and on a slow fall, the Rio is fishable/floatable and hatches we have PMD’s, Yellow Sallies, Golden stones. Dry fly fishing had slowed down but getting fish on nymphs now, and look forward to terrestrials(hoppers, ants, etc..)

Beaver Crk, Park Crk., Pass and the South Fork of the Rio Grande, are leveling out a little low, clear, and fishable. The guides & shop staff have been fishing all these creeks with excellent results.

La Garita, Embargo, Alder, and many other smaller creeks in the South Fork area are at low flows, clear but, fishing well, Dry Fly Fishing!

Big Meadow, Beaver, Shaw, Road Canyon, Rio Grande, Regan, Crystal & Poage Lakes. Fishing has been excellent-good on all of the lakes. Beaver is tough water is very muddy, dangerous wading, and no boat access.

Piedra River

Current Status: GOOD
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 05:34 PM

The Piedra is getting low,but on the rise with much added color from recent thunderstorms. the Upper River and Forks are easily fishable and cooler. Seeing stones and mayflies all over the river. Fishing has been good, starting to see hoppers, using lots of dry-dropper rigs. Fish larger dark streamers & stonefly nymphs, in the main river during murky water conditions.

Pagosa Springs Area Lakes

Current Status: FAIR
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 05:35 PM

Pagosa Area Lakes: The Lakes are fishing decent, morning and evening are producing the best results. Avoid the high sun mid-day unless you are prepared to go deep to the fish for trout! Warmwater fish like bass, sunfish, and carp are loving it.

Rio Grande Box Canyon-Creede

Current Status: EXCELLENT
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 05:36 PM

It is time to get in here and fish this, we have steady lower flows in the mid-high 80 cfs range. Canyon areas are more easily accessible. Dry fly fishing some PMD’s, caddis, yellow sallies. Had a guide do well up there recently.

Conejos River

Current Status: GOOD
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 05:36 PM

Goldens, Caddis, and Yellow Sallies starting to appear! Should fish very well, but you know how the Conejos is, definitely has its slow moments!

Rio Grande Creede-South Fork

Current Status: EXCELLENT
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 05:37 PM

Low clear water, got a slight rise in water from some recent rains, still floatable at South Fork down, but on the edge of too low. We are seeing Yellow Sallies, & PMD’s on the water. Call for specific patterns, it has been amazing how well the river is fishing with the lower flows! Look for terrestrial fishing to start picking up soon.

East Fork of the San Juan River

Current Status: EXCELLENT
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 05:51 PM

E. Fork is really coming into shape, watch out for afternooon showers as the flows will rise quickly & murk up with enough rain. The fishing has been excellent w/ caddis and stones!

San Juan from Pagosa to Trujillo Bridge

Current Status: FAIR
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 05:56 PM

The San Juan in Town: at lower then average flows, but got some more water daily from recent rains, downside though it has been getting very murky. Fishing is fair, stone fly nymphs, attractor nymphs, caddis larva, pupa, & Dries are producing fish early am. & late in the evenings, when the water is clearer. We have been seeing more caddis, flavs, pmd’s, and yellow sallies hatching, plus tons of ants all around the river. Large dark streamers could produce some large fish when river is discolored.

Rio Grande South Fork-Del Norte

Current Status: GOOD
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 05:57 PM

The Lower Rio Grande below South Fork to Del Norte is got a little color, and holding fairly level flows. Fishing is starting to transition from the large sized/dense hatches of stones, caddis, and drakes. To smaller flies such as BWO’s, midges, ants, beetles and yellow sallies. But soon enough we should have "Hoppers".

Above Pagosa Springs

Current Status: EXCELLENT
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 06:47 PM

The ranch is fishing great! Flavs, BWO’s, some caddis, yellow sallies, ants and hoppers Also had a few guide trips do good- excellent. Sight fishing dries to large trout, it’s been great! The last two weeks we have & are receiving alot of rain, so slightly higher flows, with some added color, mainly nymphing recently, but getting some big fish too.

Williams Creek Below Reservoir

Current Status: EXCELLENT
Reported: July 27, 2010 at 06:52 PM

Williams flows are low & warm, but with all the recent rains up high will continued & add some flow and color, plus cool down the water temps some . Fishing is good, & getting better with the weather change. Mainly Dry Fly fishing, and some nymphing, Dry/Dropper rigs are a good start! BWO’s, caddis, goldens and PMD’s/PED’s around the creek. Look for Trico falls to start any morning now.