General Conditions ~ Stream Conditions ~ Water Temperature
Hatches ~ Fly Patterns ~ Additional Comments
March 11, 2010
Very good nymph fishing between Canon City and Salida on a variety of Stonefly nymphs, free swimming Caddis Larva and BWO nymphs such as a Black Ice or BH Pheasant Tail. We have recently kicked it up a notch with a blanket BWO hatch in the Canon City to Texas Creek area yesterday afternoon. This was the first day of predictable fish movement out of the deeper water to prime lies and feeding lies. Edges of runs and riffles were hot on #20 Parachute Adams, Hi Vis Quills and RS2s. I look for the entire corridor between Canon City and Salida to really stabilize into a BWO heaven over the next few days. Fish well.......
270cfs 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, Baetis
Rubberleg Stone, Get Stoned, Wire Caddis Larva, Chartreuse Copper John, Hot Wired Prince grn/yel, Black Ice #20, RS2 #22, Barr's Emerger #20, Flashback PT #20, Parachute Adams #20, Hi Vis Quill, Almost Dun, Iceberg Baetis, Skinny Minnie, Baetis Comparadun.... 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:
