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BRECKENRIDGE — For those local anglers that enjoy a nice walk or short car ride to a river bank, Ned Parker of Breckenridge Outfitters said now is the time to venture out a bit. It doesn't really matter which way you head, the fish will be there — and they'll be biting.
“Every direction (out of the county) is really good right now,” said Parker, owner and guide of the Breck Main Street fly shop.
Per usual, the South Platte River is fishing very well, Parker said, especially the “Dream Stream” section between Eleven Mile Reservoir and Spinney Mountain Reservoir. The “Dream Stream” was at 166 cfs on Tuesday, and Parker said that means the stretch is “on fire.”
In the mornings, Parker said to throw tricos, which is a small mayfly pattern.
“You'll see some fish come up, and in the mornings — trico, trico, trico,” he said.
If fish aren't rising, Parker said using a dry-dropper set up with a trico below a caddis will definitely turn fish in the afternoon.
And with the recent cloud cover in the afternoons, Parker said blue-winged olives should hatch in the area.
“The forks — the middle fork and the south fork — are fishing very, very well,” Parker said of the Platte. “People are catching a ton of fish down there, especially the south fork.”
The Colorado River just dropped in flows on Tuesday, and Parker said it's yet to be seen how much that will shake up the fishing.
Either way, the Colorado has been fishing very well. Parker called the float fishing below Pumphouse “spectacular,” and he and his guides have seen fish rising for both blue-winged olives and caddis. Otherwise, dry-droppers (with a hopper pattern above a prince nymph) have been working well.
“The subsurface fishing from Pumphouse down river has been really, really good,” he added.
The William's Fork, which feeds into the Colorado from the town of Parshall, has been producing as well.
“Flows have been ideal, and we've seen some good caddis and blue-winged olive hatches on there and occasional (pale morning duns),” Parker said.
On the Arkansas River, fish have been rising for blue-winged olives, stoneflies and caddis.
Overall, it's pretty hard to go wrong, right now.
“Everything is looking very, very good,” Parker said.
“Every direction (out of the county) is really good right now,” said Parker, owner and guide of the Breck Main Street fly shop.
Per usual, the South Platte River is fishing very well, Parker said, especially the “Dream Stream” section between Eleven Mile Reservoir and Spinney Mountain Reservoir. The “Dream Stream” was at 166 cfs on Tuesday, and Parker said that means the stretch is “on fire.”
In the mornings, Parker said to throw tricos, which is a small mayfly pattern.
“You'll see some fish come up, and in the mornings — trico, trico, trico,” he said.
If fish aren't rising, Parker said using a dry-dropper set up with a trico below a caddis will definitely turn fish in the afternoon.
And with the recent cloud cover in the afternoons, Parker said blue-winged olives should hatch in the area.
“The forks — the middle fork and the south fork — are fishing very, very well,” Parker said of the Platte. “People are catching a ton of fish down there, especially the south fork.”
The Colorado River just dropped in flows on Tuesday, and Parker said it's yet to be seen how much that will shake up the fishing.
Either way, the Colorado has been fishing very well. Parker called the float fishing below Pumphouse “spectacular,” and he and his guides have seen fish rising for both blue-winged olives and caddis. Otherwise, dry-droppers (with a hopper pattern above a prince nymph) have been working well.
“The subsurface fishing from Pumphouse down river has been really, really good,” he added.
The William's Fork, which feeds into the Colorado from the town of Parshall, has been producing as well.
“Flows have been ideal, and we've seen some good caddis and blue-winged olive hatches on there and occasional (pale morning duns),” Parker said.
On the Arkansas River, fish have been rising for blue-winged olives, stoneflies and caddis.
Overall, it's pretty hard to go wrong, right now.
“Everything is looking very, very good,” Parker said.
Tip of the week: Hoppers and ants
The area is starting to finally get out of the recent cold snap we've seen for the last week, and Parker said that's a good sign for terrestrial movement. In other words, start throwing some hoppers and ants.“That should turn a lot of fish, especially on the Colorado and the Platte right now,” he said.
