Frying Pan Anglers – a full service fly fishing shop and outfitter based in Basalt Colorado which provides guided fly fishing trips on the frying pan river, roaring fork river, Colorado river and other rivers in the Basalt area. Frying Pan Anglers carries fly fishing equipment, with Hardy fly fishing equipment, and fly fishing supplies. It provides regular fishing reports and fly fishing reports for the frying pan river, the roaring fork river and Colorado river in our area. Frying Pan Anglers is the premier fly fishing and guided fly fishing outfitter for the best quality guides and fly fishing equipment. Frying Pan Anglers provides a range of fly fishing equipment including orvis, hardy, greys, lamson, ross, galvan, and bauer fly fishing reels. In addition it carries orvis helios fly rods, hardy, greys, GL Loomis, mystic echo and St Croix fly rods. It is your one stop fly fishing shop and fly fishing outfitter in the frying pan river area for guided float and wade fishing trips and tours. It hosts excellent fly fishing guides and fly fishing tours on the frying pan river and other local waters. The guides will provide excellent teaching and coaching for clients of Frying Pan Anglers.Frying Pan Anglers – a full service fly fishing shop and outfitter based in Basalt Colorado which provides guided fly fishing trips on the frying pan river, roaring fork river, Colorado river and other rivers in the Basalt area. Frying Pan Anglers carries fly fishing equipment, with Hardy fly fishing equipment, and fly fishing supplies. It provides regular fishing reports and fly fishing reports for the frying pan river, the roaring fork river and Colorado river in our area. Frying Pan Anglers is the premier fly fishing and guided fly fishing outfitter for the best quality guides and fly fishing equipment. Frying Pan Anglers provides a range of fly fishing equipment including orvis, hardy, greys, lamson, ross, galvan, and bauer fly fishing reels. In addition it carries orvis helios fly rods, hardy, greys, GL Loomis, mystic echo and St Croix fly rods. It is your one stop fly fishing shop and fly fishing outfitter in the frying pan river area for guided float and wade fishing trips and tours. It hosts excellent fly fishing guides and fly fishing tours on the frying pan river and other local waters. The guides will provide excellent teaching and coaching for clients of Frying Pan Anglers.


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Fishing Report

For the Week ending 16th November 2008


After a cold spell last week, the weather warmed a little as the week progressed leaving a little snow in the shaded areas and quite a bit of snow on the mountain tops. Currently there is a base of 13inches on the mountains.

The temperatures warmed nicely so that it was very pleasant in the sun. But with clear skies as soon as the sun goes behind a peak or sets it gets cold quickly. The pond has begun to freeze over. The coming week promises clear weather with temperatures up into the 50’s during the day but below freezing at night.

So the clear weather will continue a little longer affording more great fishing. It looks as though it might be clear up until Thanksgiving. It won’t be good for the skiing but it means there will be more good days on the river before winter finally arrives.

Davide Fiorini, a friend from Italy and a frequent guest at the cabins sent us this photo of his friend Nicolo with a serious catch!

 

Frying Pan

Current Flow: below the Dam - 80cfs. (if you want more uptodate figures check out current readings on our "Links" page)

The fishing remains excellent on the Pan. The fish continue to spawn lower down where the water is colder. The hatches are still excellent with a lot of midges coming off as well as some BWO’s.

Cameron and Mike reported good fishing on the Pan this week with both midges and BWO’s. The biot emergers #20-#24 worked well. Lower down egg patterns worked together with baetis emergers and midge patterns.

With the water remaining low the fish are congregating in the deeper pools and below redds. The coming week promises clear warm weather so the midge hatches should be excellent.

Recommended Flies:  We are now well into Autumn so as the season progresses and it cools down, the bugs are getting smaller. So be prepared mostly for midges and BWO's. In addition as the fish are staging for the spawn, try egg patterns. They spawn earlier lower down because the water gets colder quickly. The spawning will be done soon but at the dam with the warmer water the fish will be still on the redds into February.

The midges will come off during the day, particularly if it is sunny. So try WD-40's #20 , red and black chironocones #20, brassie's #18 - #22, midge larva patterns #18 - #22, copper johns #18 - #22, black polywings #18 - #22 and garcia's rojo midges # 18 - #22.

If the fish start moving higher in the water column or get active under the surface, try the gray loopwing emergers #20 - #22, the FPA special emergers, biot emergers both with and without the trailing shuck and gray RS2's #18 - #22.

When they are on the surface, try dry patterns such as the z-wing real midge, suspended midge and any similar dry black and gray patterns such as a parachute Adams in sizes from #20 through to #28.

For baetis, try some small nymph patterns such as pheasant tails and the FPA sparkle baetis #20 - #24 down deep. In addition try the emerger patterns like crystal hunchback, juju baetis, the mighty mite, icebreakers and the FPA sparkle baetis - #18 - #24 and rs2 #18 - #22 and soft hackle baetis #18 -#22.

If BWO’s start to come off try dry patterns like the adams and parachute adams #20-#24 and the matthews #18 - #24 with an emerger dropper. If the fish are under the surface try fishing 2 emergers with a very small weight to get the flies down a little. An rs2#20 behind an FPA emerger or sparkle baetis with a thorax bead will do the trick.

On the bright days the BWO's will tend to come off in the shade. But if it starts to rain, don't come in. Just stay out on the water as long as you can.

Now that the browns are beginning to spawn use egg patterns but try and stay clear of the redds.


Roaring Fork

Current Flow: near Emma - 332cfs (if you want more uptodate figures check out current readings on our "Links" page).

The clear weather during the week brought the flow down just a little in the Fork. But it is still high enough for some resonable floating from mid-river down.

The fishing remains good with streamers, eggs, midges and baetis working above Basalt if you are wading. Lower down towards Glenwood there were some fish taking PMD patterns as well as BWO’s during the week.

Ed reported some good floating during the week mostly from Carbondale down. He said that egg patterns worked the best.

With the promise of some warmer weather towards the end of the coming week there is still some time to get out onto the river before the cold sets in.

Recommended Flies: Try baetis and midges. Lower down towards Glenwood try PMD nymphs and emergers on a warm day.

For baetis try nymph patterns such as pheasant tails #18 - #24. Baetis emergers try RS2, the crystal hunchback, juju baetis, the mighty mite, icebreakers and the FPA sparkle baetis - #18 - #24. Try Barrs emergers, the bubbleback, and the FPA PMD beadtail emergers.

For midges look at our suggestions for the Pan.

In addition, try princes, san juan worms, egg patterns, brassies, and copper johns.

If you are floating, try streamers as well as egg patterns.

 

Colorado River

The Colorado is still fishing well below Two Rivers with the weather still being a little warmer.

Recommended Flies: BWO nymphs, emergers and dries; midge emergers and dries during the hatches, larger PMD nymphs down to #14 as well as emergers and dries, 20 inchers size #10 - #14; streamers #2 - #8. egg patterns.

 
 

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