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Crystal River
(Near Redstone, CO)
61cfs
Updated: August 7, 2026
What's on the Menu?
Updated: July 13, 2026
Blue Winged Olives, Midges, Caddis
Suggested Flies
Updated: July 13, 2026
Nymphs: Black and Red Zebra Midges (20-24), Black Beauty Midge (20-24), Grey RS2 (18-22), Juju Baetis (18-22), Skinny Pheasant Tail (20-22), Bling Midge (20-24), San Juan Worm (14)
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Dries: Parachute Adams (20-22), Purple Haze (20-22), Extended Body BWO (20-22), Roy Palm Special Emerger (20-24), Parachute Adult Midge (20-24)
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Streamers: Sculpzilla (6-9), Wooly Bugger (6-12)
Conditions
Updated: July 16, 2026
Clear
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife has Implemented a
FULL DAY VOLUNTARY CLOSURE
from Mile Marker 64 on Highway 133 downstream to the Roaring Fork Confluence
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This closure is a result of high water temperatures, decreased flows, fish deterioration, and decreased dissolved oxygen levels
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This closure will continue until conditions improve