Seasonal Guide
Colorado River Fly Fishing in Fall
Colorado River near Dotsero. Guides and local shops report an ideal wade-fishing window of roughly 600–1500 cfs (FlyGuysNLies). That's the general year-round read on this gauge; conditions in fall specifically vary with runoff timing and reservoir releases, so check the live gauge below before you go.
Colorado River
Colorado River near Dotsero
571cfs
1.84ft
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What's Hatching
Sourced hatch windows overlapping fall
Species with a dated, sourced emergence window (river hatch baseline) that overlaps at least one day of fall on the Colorado River. Each line cites the original hatch chart or report.
- Blue-Winged Olive (Blue Winged Olive (fall)) : source Fly Shack
- Caddis (Caddis (various)) : source Fly Shack
- Yellow Sally (Yellow Sallies) : source Alpine Angling
- Pale Morning Dun (Pale Morning Duns) : source Alpine Angling
Fly Pairings for Colorado River in Fall
3 fall fly pairings from real fishing reports
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