Stream Reports
April 19, 2026

General Comments
Our low snowpack means we will have a short runoff that will end earlier then usual.If you're a small steam angler, get out there soon. Bigger rivers like the Colorado, Arkansas, Gunnison, and Roaring Fork will probably fish pretty well through mid-summer. Tailwaters, wher flows can be managed for fish health as well as irrigation and downstream calls may provide reasonalble fishing through the summer. You can check river and creek flows from our home page Real Time Flows link, or by clicking the river names in the table below. We should probably be thinking about stillwater fishing, both locally and in high altitude lakes.

A note on bugs, hatches and fly selection:
While certain insects are actively hatching at certain times as we note below, the larval forms of all insects are always available in the stream. There may be several age classes of stoneflies, for example, at any given time; there are usually several types of caddis in most streams that hatch at different times, and trout will eat them any time they find them- same with mayflies; midges hatch almost every day, so you'll find a mix of larvae, pupae and adults almost all the time. The point we're making is that you don't always have to use a "match the hatch" approach. If bugs aren't hatching, or if your PMD imitation isn't working in July when the bugs are on the water, try a different pattern that imitates something else that lives in that stream or lake. The bugs are there, and the fish are eating them!

Give us a call before heading out as we may have some info based on what we have heard from customers and our own trips.

Click the links in the River and Flows column to access the up to date flow info.

Current streamflow conditions are available for these and other streams at the
Colorado Division of Water Resources.