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 9th November 2008


Well winter arrived mid-week! The temperature plummeted and some snow fell. On Thursday morning the temperature was 0 in the morning. Since then it has warmed a little so that the low is now in the 30’s in the morning with the promise of a little warmer weather over the next week. We may get some rain/snow in the next day or so then it promises to warm and clear by next weekend.

The fishing has remained very good as is attested to by the photos below. There are still BWO’s and midges coming off on the Pan and a few straggler PMDs. The snow on the ground is melting off at the moment so the Fork has actually risen over the last few days to be running at 343cfs at the moment.

The last of the hunting is finishing except for private land permits so the traffic continues to abate. There are still a number of fishermen making the journey up for a few days to catch the end of the autumn and they are getting into some exceptional fishing. Have a look at these photos. These fish have been taken on the Pan over the last 2 weeks.

Jeff Morehouse and Matt Jensen really
hit the jackpot on the Pan on the 26th October.

Paul Wylie took this magificent specimen on the Pan near the Taylor Creek cabins while a guest there on 22nd October.

 

Frying Pan

Current Flow: below the Dam - 79cfs. (if you want more uptodate figures check out current readings on our "Links" page)

The fishing remains excellent on the Pan. The burst of cold weather has really brought on the spawning lower down but the fish are still early near the dam because the water is a touch warmer as it comes straight out of the bottom of the Dam.

Mike reported good BWO hatches as well as very small midges and a few PMD’s close to the Dam. Lower down the activity was a little slower but there was still a nice hatch of midges in the sun. It is now a matter of watching where the sun is shining as it drops lower and tends to sit behind the mountains for most of the day in the narrower parts of the Pan Valley. However while there is a little sun about and some warmth there will still be good hatches and excellent fishing.

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 - 343cfs (if you want more uptodate figures check out current readings on our "Links" page).

The little snow during the week pushed up the flows in the Fork for a few days and now it is settling back again. With a forecast of some possible rain in the next day or so and then fine weather the flows should drift back below 300cfs. The fishing remains good with streamers, 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.

The floating from Carbondale down offers good streamer fishing and with the browns spawning as the weather gets colder.

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.

 

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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