Frying Pan Fly Fishing Report  - Below Ruedi - Sunday, Jan 13, 2019

Colorado Stream Update: This is as technical as you'll see the Frying Pan fish all year long.

Current Conditions at Frying Pan:

Don't get me wrong, if you come up here you still have the opportunity of catching quantity and quality. The two Qs. I like that. Gonna use the two Qs more. Anyway, the Frying Pan gives you that opportunity but the fact is we're in the dead of winter up here in the Basalt area and the fishing is as challenging as you'll see it all year right now. We still don't recommend dropping to 6x tippet, but we definitely recommend dropping to 5x fluorocarbon tippet. The reason-- when you hook a piggy on 6x tippet I assume you're gonna want to land it, but with 6x tippet you have to fight the trout to exhaustion and that's always a bad thing for the longterm health of that particular trout and the fishery as a whole... so that's why we recommend 5x fluorocarbon instead. But back to the fishing. The ice blockages down river are forcing everyone to fish a small section directly below Ruedi so expect crowds and expect picky trout. Our best success has come from small midge patterns.

Fishing has been best from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and fly fishing trips have been catching lots of trout. The fish are feeding mostly on midges during the midday hatch hours.  The fishing is fair.  Clear skies and 28-31 degree weather. The water temperature was between 36-39 degrees and Crystal Clear.