Fish Report

San Miguel River

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UPDATED 8/16/10 by Matt McCannel (Guide)   Caddis are starting to really pop! The fly’s I have been using for the Caddis are a size 16 Twilight slack water Caddis in tan.   The water is clear but fast    In the heat of the day, my go to for this time of year is  the Chernobyl Ant and a Twenty incher as a dropper.  You can’t ever go wrong with a PMX in a size 12.  I had a great day of fishing this past week with soft hackle flys.  Such as the AP emerger in size 10.  Swing Caddis Olive in size 16.

Good luck and have fun!

Gunnison River

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UPDATED8/16/10 by Matt McCannel(Guide)   OOOooo! The Gunni.    Through out the morrning you can throw big hoppers and caddis.  Once the temps. starte rising around 11 o’clock I will starte fishing a smaller Hopper and a dropper.  When I get to a good looking riffle or run I will change out to a nymph rig and work it throully.  Big brown Caddis were skating across the suface.  Fish where taking them all after noon.  The Caddis where a size 14-12.  Fish where taking a Brown Twilight Caddis in a size 14.  A few PMDs where coming off, not in great numbers.  Flys you need are Real Foam Hoppers in size 8, Floppers in size 10, Baby Boy Hopper in size 14, Olive Diving Caddis in size 14, Olive/Black Copper John in size 16.  Good luck and have fun stop by the shop, I have every thing on sale 20%-50% off.  

Uncompahgre River

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UPDATED8/16/10 by Matt McCannel(Guide)       I do have good news the Drakes and Cahills are out.  The Drakes are Huge at Paco, you might only see 10-20 of them a day.  It dosen’t matter the fish are going nuts for them!  If you are fishing Paco in the after noon fish will be munchin on Pink Cahills.   At these flows finding fishable water is easy.  Your casts are very short.   Flys you need are Tung. 20 inchers in size 10.  San Juan Worms red or brown.  Bubble Back emergers in size18. As well as Anderson Bird of Prey in Tan size 12.  For the Green Drakes I would fish a size 10 Foam Drake.  The flys for the Pink Cahills are Foam Para Pink Cahill in size 16 and A. K.’s Melon Quil in size 18. 

Good luck!

PACO Rainbow!

Aggressive Brown Trout

Cimarron River

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UPDATED8/14/10 by Matt McCannel(Guide)      I would be fishing the Forks any of them.  A double dry rig is proforming the best for me.  Fly’s like the Stimulator and Trudes are tough to beat on the Cimmaron with a size 18 Hare’s Ear or Copper John.  A Dark Cahill in a size 12 and a Twilight Slack Water Caddis in Olive in size 14 are my go to flys right now.   The trees are green and the water is beautiful so get up there.  Good Luck.

Remote High Alpine Paradise!