Dream Stream Fly Fishing Report - South Platte below Spinney Mt. Res. - Sunday, May 3, 2020
-
Fishing
ReportRating: GOOD -
Historic Hatch
ConditionsEarly July -
Water
Flows117 cfs -
Weather
Current/Forecast18 F
Fishing Conditions: GOOD
Overcrowded
Fly Fishing Report Date:
Sunday, May 3, 2020Weather & Water Conditions
| Weather | Water |
|---|---|
| Temp: 60+ | Temp: 48-51 |
| Sky: Partly Cloudy | Flow: 70 |
| Wind: None | Clarity: Crystal Clear |
| Precip: None | Runoff: No |
Colorado Stream Update: Fish are spawning
Current Conditions at Dream Stream:
Due to the the high numbers of fish spawning right now in the dream stream, we recommend fishing somewhere else.
The fishing is good. Partly Cloudy skies and 60+ degree weather. The water temperature was between 48-51 degrees and Crystal Clear.
Likely Catch
Species: Cutbow
Weight: 3 lbs 0 oz
Length: 20 inches
Girth: 9 inches
Cutbow Female
Cutbow Male
Current Insect Hatches at Dream Stream
Insect Type: Midge
Insect: Black Midge
Color:
Size:
Time:
Insect Type: Mayfly
Insect: Blue Winged Olive
Color:
Size:
Time:
Recommended Flies for Dream Stream
Fly: Leech
Color:
Size:
Time:
Leech
Fly: Wd 40
Color:
Size:
Time:
Wd 40
Fly: Disco Midge
Color:
Size:
Time:
Disco Midge
Colorado Hatch Conditions for Early July
Caddisflies |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Insects: Great Gray Spotted Sedge
Color: Gray Green to Olive Brown
Dates: Jun 1 – Jul 15
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 10-12
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Little Plain Brown Sedge
Color: Brown to Chocolate
Dates: Jun 15 – Aug 30
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Little Sister Sedge
Color: Green to Greenish Brown
Dates: May 15 – Aug 30
Emergence: Afternoon & Evening
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Little Tan Short Horn Sedge
Color: Dark Brown to Yellow
Dates: Mar 1 – Aug 30
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Little Western Dark Sedge
Color: Dark Brown
Dates: Jun 1 – Aug 15
Emergence: Mid Day
Size: 16-18
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Micro Caddis
Color: Yellow, Orange or Brown
Dates: Jun 15 – Oct 15
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 20-22
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Spotted Sedge
Color: Brownish Yellow
Dates: May 15 – Sep 30
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 10-12
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
Mayflies |
||||||||
|
Insects: Blue Winged Olive
Color: Light Olive Brown to Brown Olive
Dates: Mar 1 – Nov 15
Emergence: Clouds & warmest part of day
Size: 16-18
Spinner Fall: Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Brown Drake
Color: Dark Brown to Blackish
Dates: Jun 15 – Jul 15
Emergence: Evening
Size: 10-12
Spinner Fall: Late Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Callibaetis Speckled Dun
Color: Tannish Olive to Olive Gray
Dates: Jun 1 – Aug 30
Emergence: Cloudy, Late Morning
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: Late Afternoon
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Early Pale Morning Dun (PMD)
Color: Olivish Yellow to Yellowish Pink
Dates: Jun 1 – Sep 15
Emergence: Mid Morning to Early Afternoon
Size: 16-22
Spinner Fall: Late Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Ginger Quill
Color: Pale Cream to Whitish
Dates: Jul 1 – Sep 15
Emergence: Morning
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Gray Drake
Color: Gray
Dates: Jun 1 – Nov 30
Emergence: Late Morning
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Iron Blue Quill
Color: Light Olive Tan to Blue Gray
Dates: Jun 1 – Aug 15
Emergence: Warmest part of day
Size: 20-22
Spinner Fall: Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Late Pale Morning Dun (PMD)
Color: Creamish Olive to Yellowish
Dates: Jun 15 – Jul 15
Emergence: Early Morning
Size: 16-18
Spinner Fall: After Afternoon
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Micro Blue Winged Olive (BWO)
Color: Pale Olive Green to Blue Gray
Dates: Jun 1 – Nov 30
Emergence: Clouds & warmest part of day
Size: 22-26
Spinner Fall: Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Red Quill
Color: Reddish Brown
Dates: Jun 15 – Sep 30
Emergence: Mid Morning
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Slate Winged Drake
Color: Brown to Slate Gray
Dates: Jun 15 – Aug 1
Emergence: Early Afternoon
Size: 16-12
Spinner Fall: Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Western Green Drake
Color: Dark Olive
Dates: Jun 1 – Aug 1
Emergence: Cloudy, 1-4 pm
Size: 8-12
Spinner Fall: Evening
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
Midges |
||||||||
|
Insects: Black Midge
Color: Blackish to Black
Dates: Apr 1 – Nov 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 18-20
Spinner Fall: 2-3 Hours
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Chocolate Brown Midge
Color: Brown to Chocolate
Dates: Feb 15 – Dec 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 20-22
Spinner Fall: 2-3 Hours
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Micro Black Midge
Color: Blackish to Black
Dates: Mar 1 – Nov 15
Emergence: Morning
Size: 22-26
Spinner Fall: 2-3 Hours
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Snow Midge
Color: Gray to Charcoal
Dates: Jan 1 – Dec 31
Emergence: Warmest part of day
Size: 24-28
Spinner Fall: 2-3 Hours
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
Stoneflies |
||||||||
|
Insects: Giant Golden
Color: Brownish Yellow
Dates: Jun 1 – Aug 1
Emergence: Follows Salmonflies
Size: 14-18
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Micro Yellow
Color: Greenish Yellow to Yellow
Dates: Jun 1 – Aug 30
Emergence: 46-54° Water Temps Morning
Size: 18-22
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Salmon Fly
Color: Black to Reddish Brown
Dates: May 15 – Jul 15
Emergence: 50-60° Water Late Morning on
Size: 4-8
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Small Western
Color: Brownish
Dates: May 15 – Jul 15
Emergence: 46-56° Water Temps
Size: 14-18
Spinner Fall: NA
-Nymph.jpg "Stonefly: Small Western (Nymph)")
.jpg "Stonefly: Small Western (Adult)")
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Winter Black
Color: Black Brown to Reddish Olive, Mottled Brown
Dates: Apr 1 – Aug 15
Emergence: Cold Mountain Streams and Small Ponds
Size: 18-22
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Yellow Sally
Color: Pale Yellow to Pinkish Yellow
Dates: Jun 15 – Aug 30
Emergence: Morning to Early Afternoon
Size: 2-8
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
Terrestrials |
||||||||
|
Insects: Beetle
Color: Brownish to Black
Dates: May 1 – Nov 30
Emergence: All Day
Size: 10-18
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Black & Red Ant
Color: Red & Black
Dates: Jul 1 – Sep 30
Emergence: All Day
Size: 18-20
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Black Ant
Color: Black
Dates: May 1 – Nov 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 20-24
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Cricket
Color: Brownish Olive to Black
Dates: Jun 1 – Nov 30
Emergence: Twilight & Dusk
Size: 8-16
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Dog Day Cicadas
Color: Black & Orange
Dates: Jul 1 – Aug 31
Emergence: Varied
Size:
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Grasshopper
Color: Green to Brownish Tan
Dates: May 15 – Nov 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 2-14
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
|
Insects: Red Ant
Color: Red to Orangish
Dates: May 1 – Oct 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 18-22
Spinner Fall: NA
|
||||||||
| Illustrations © The Flyfisher Group | ||||||||
Current Conditions
Currently: Light Snow
Temperature: 18 F
Temp Max: 32 F
Temp Min: 7 F
Humidity: 28%
Wind: 57 W mph
Pressure: 1013
Monday 5:00PM — 13 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 12 and 13 ℉.
Wind: 32 WNW mph; Humidity: 63%;
Monday 8:00PM — 4 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 3 and 4 ℉.
Wind: 17 WNW mph; Humidity: 78%;
Monday 11:00PM — -1 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between -2 and -1 ℉.
Wind: 14 WNW mph; Humidity: 86%;
Tuesday 2:00AM — -2 ℉ Expect few clouds with temperatures ranging between -3 and -2 ℉.
Wind: 14 WNW mph; Humidity: 84%;
Tuesday 5:00AM — -4 ℉ Expect broken clouds with temperatures ranging between -4 and -4 ℉.
Wind: 16 WNW mph; Humidity: 83%;
Tuesday 8:00AM — 1 ℉ Expect scattered clouds with temperatures ranging between 1 and 1 ℉.
Wind: 13 WNW mph; Humidity: 79%;
Tuesday 11:00AM — 10 ℉ Expect scattered clouds with temperatures ranging between 10 and 10 ℉.
Wind: 32 NNW mph; Humidity: 56%;
Tuesday 2:00PM — 12 ℉ Expect overcast clouds with temperatures ranging between 12 and 12 ℉.
Wind: 29 N mph; Humidity: 55%;
Tuesday 5:00PM — 10 ℉ Expect overcast clouds with temperatures ranging between 10 and 10 ℉.
Wind: 15 NNW mph; Humidity: 65%;
Tuesday 8:00PM — -1 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between -1 and -1 ℉.
Wind: 14 NW mph; Humidity: 81%;
Tuesday 11:00PM — -5 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between -5 and -5 ℉.
Wind: 15 WNW mph; Humidity: 82%;
Wednesday 2:00AM — -6 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between -6 and -6 ℉.
Wind: 16 WNW mph; Humidity: 79%;
Wednesday 5:00AM — -6 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between -6 and -6 ℉.
Wind: 15 WNW mph; Humidity: 76%;
Wednesday 8:00AM — 4 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 4 and 4 ℉.
Wind: 12 WNW mph; Humidity: 63%;
Wednesday 11:00AM — 23 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 23 and 23 ℉.
Wind: 10 SW mph; Humidity: 49%;
Wednesday 2:00PM — 30 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 30 and 30 ℉.
Wind: 15 W mph; Humidity: 53%;
Wednesday 5:00PM — 25 ℉ Expect few clouds with temperatures ranging between 25 and 25 ℉.
Wind: 15 W mph; Humidity: 60%;
Wednesday 8:00PM — 11 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 11 and 11 ℉.
Wind: 17 WNW mph; Humidity: 82%;
Wednesday 11:00PM — 10 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 10 and 10 ℉.
Wind: 16 WNW mph; Humidity: 84%;
Thursday 2:00AM — 9 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 9 and 9 ℉.
Wind: 16 W mph; Humidity: 83%;
Archived Fishing Reports for Dream Stream
© 1971 - 2020 The Flyfisher Group LLC. All Rights Reserved