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Frying Pan River
(Near Ruedi)
386cfs
Updated: August 13, 2026
What's on the Menu?
Updated: July 30, 2026
Upper Frying Pan (Above Mile Marker 8)
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Green Drakes, Pale Morning Duns, Blue Winged Olives, Midges, Mysis Shrimp
Lower Frying Pan (Below Mile Marker 8)
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Caddis, Blue Winged Olives, Midges,
Pale Morning Duns
Suggested Flies
Updated: July 30, 2026
Upper Frying Pan (Above Mile Marker 8)
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Nymphs: Black and Red Zebra Midges (20-24), Black Beauty Midge (20-24), Candy Cane Midge (20-24), Grey RS2 (18-22), Juju Baetis (18-22), Skinny Pheasant Tail (20-22), Mysis Shrimp (18-22), Bling Midge (20-24), San Juan Worm (14), PMD Barr's Emerger (18-20), Epoxyback PMD (18-20)
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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), Comparadun PMD (18-20), Sparkle Dun PMD (18-20),
, H&L Variant (12-14), Harwing Green Drake (10-12)
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Streamers: Sculpzilla (6-9), Wooly Bugger (6-12)
Lower Frying Pan (Below Mile Marker 8)
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Nymphs: Black and Red Zebra Midges (20-24), Black Beauty Midge (20-24), Grey RS2 (18-22), Juju Baetis (18-22), Jigged Tungsten Blowtorch (16-18), San Juan Worm (14), Barrs Emerger BWO (20-22), Barrs Emerger PMD (18-20)
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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), Black Elk Hair Caddis (18), Comparadun PMD (18-20), Sparkle Dun PMD (18-20), H&L Variant (12-14), Harwing Green Drake (10-12)
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Streamers: Sculpzilla (6-9), Wooly Bugger (6-12)
Conditions
Updated: July 30, 2026
Upper Frying Pan (Above Mile Marker 8)
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Clear
Lower Frying Pan (Below Mile Marker 8)
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Clear​