General Conditions ~ Stream Conditions ~ Water Temperature
Hatches ~ Fly Patterns ~ Additional Comments
February 8, 2010
BOR has stopped winter storage flows due to a reduced snowpack. The river is 200 cfs lower today than a few days ago. We'll have to see what effect this has on fishing. Even though we have had nice weather, the water is still cold. Some ice has broken loose in the canyon, but you will still find icy shorelines. Fishing is marginal depending on the warmth of the afternoon. Fish the bottom with large Stonefly nymphs dragging a hot wired Prince or a black Brassie. Make lots of casts because you need to hit the fish on the nose. They will not move far for anything. If we get two or three nice days in a row, you'll see fish in shallower water feeding on adult midges. Actually pretty good conditions for mid January.
323cfs Wellsville...clear
REMEMBER: If you want to see flow rates on all sections of the river plus localized reports, go to our INTERACTIVE ARKANSAS RIVER MAP link at the top of the page. This is a big river and there is no such thing as a cookie cutter report.
high 30s
Midges, Stonefly nymphs, Caddis larvae
Rubberleg Stone, Get Stoned, Hot Wired Prince grn/yel, Black or Red Midge pupa or larva, Blue Poison Tung, Rojo Midge, Griffith's Gnat, Low Rider Midge Go to our Fly Pattern Recipes page
Come enjoy the newly redone water along the Canon City riverwalk from 9th to Raynolds. The DOW, in conjunction with the Fin Up corporation, the Canon City Rec District, local businesses and three surrounding TU chapters have rehabilitated over 1.5 miles of river with boulder placements and woody shoreline structure. This could become some of the best water around if we continue to treat it right. Become it's friend.......
Current fishing conditions on other Rocky Mountain waters:
