Roaring Fork Fly Fishing Report - Saturday, May 16, 2020
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Fishing
ReportRating: GOOD -
Historic Hatch
ConditionsEarly July -
Water
Flows434 cfs -
Weather
Current/Forecast22 F
Fishing Conditions: GOOD
Very Crowded
Fly Fishing Report Date:
Saturday, May 16, 2020Weather & Water Conditions
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| Temp: 60+ | Temp: 52-55 |
| Sky: Clear | Flow: 1316 |
| Wind: None | Clarity: Slightly Off |
| Precip: None | Runoff: No |
Colorado Stream Update: May on the Fork
Current Conditions at Roaring Fork:
Fish are mainly being found on nymph rigs, however, the streamer can definitely produce. Survey deep runs and pools. As the day warms look for fish to move towards the faster water. Nymphs include Princes, worms, Barr's emergers, Two-bits, 20-inchers, and soft hackles- All in sizes 16-18. Small baetis flies like an RS2 is a must. Streamers in smaller natural colors such as Sculpzillas, slump busters and Galloup's Sex dungeon. Get out and enjoy the fork before she is blown out.
The fishing is good. Clear skies and 60+ degree weather. The water temperature was between 52-55 degrees and Slightly Off.
Likely Catch
Species: Brown
Weight: 1 lbs 6 oz
Length: 15 inches
Girth: 6 inches
Brown Trout Female
Brown Trout Male
Current Insect Hatches at Roaring Fork
Insect Type: Mayfly
Insect: Blue Winged Olive
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Recommended Flies for Roaring Fork
Fly: Slump Buster
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Slump Buster
Fly: San Juan Worm
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San Juan Worm
Fly: 20, Incher
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20, Incher
Colorado Hatch Conditions for Early July
Caddisflies |
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Insects: Great Gray Spotted Sedge
Color: Gray Green to Olive Brown
Dates: Jun 1 – Jul 15
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 10-12
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Little Plain Brown Sedge
Color: Brown to Chocolate
Dates: Jun 15 – Aug 30
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Little Sister Sedge
Color: Green to Greenish Brown
Dates: May 15 – Aug 30
Emergence: Afternoon & Evening
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Little Tan Short Horn Sedge
Color: Dark Brown to Yellow
Dates: Mar 1 – Aug 30
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Little Western Dark Sedge
Color: Dark Brown
Dates: Jun 1 – Aug 15
Emergence: Mid Day
Size: 16-18
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Micro Caddis
Color: Yellow, Orange or Brown
Dates: Jun 15 – Oct 15
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 20-22
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Spotted Sedge
Color: Brownish Yellow
Dates: May 15 – Sep 30
Emergence: Sporadic
Size: 10-12
Spinner Fall: NA
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Mayflies |
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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
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Insects: Brown Drake
Color: Dark Brown to Blackish
Dates: Jun 15 – Jul 15
Emergence: Evening
Size: 10-12
Spinner Fall: Late Evening
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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
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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
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Insects: Ginger Quill
Color: Pale Cream to Whitish
Dates: Jul 1 – Sep 15
Emergence: Morning
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: Evening
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Insects: Gray Drake
Color: Gray
Dates: Jun 1 – Nov 30
Emergence: Late Morning
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: Evening
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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
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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
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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
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Insects: Red Quill
Color: Reddish Brown
Dates: Jun 15 – Sep 30
Emergence: Mid Morning
Size: 14-16
Spinner Fall: Evening
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Insects: Slate Winged Drake
Color: Brown to Slate Gray
Dates: Jun 15 – Aug 1
Emergence: Early Afternoon
Size: 16-12
Spinner Fall: Evening
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Insects: Western Green Drake
Color: Dark Olive
Dates: Jun 1 – Aug 1
Emergence: Cloudy, 1-4 pm
Size: 8-12
Spinner Fall: Evening
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Midges |
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Insects: Black Midge
Color: Blackish to Black
Dates: Apr 1 – Nov 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 18-20
Spinner Fall: 2-3 Hours
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Insects: Chocolate Brown Midge
Color: Brown to Chocolate
Dates: Feb 15 – Dec 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 20-22
Spinner Fall: 2-3 Hours
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Insects: Micro Black Midge
Color: Blackish to Black
Dates: Mar 1 – Nov 15
Emergence: Morning
Size: 22-26
Spinner Fall: 2-3 Hours
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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
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Stoneflies |
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Insects: Giant Golden
Color: Brownish Yellow
Dates: Jun 1 – Aug 1
Emergence: Follows Salmonflies
Size: 14-18
Spinner Fall: NA
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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
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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
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Insects: Small Western
Color: Brownish
Dates: May 15 – Jul 15
Emergence: 46-56° Water Temps
Size: 14-18
Spinner Fall: NA
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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
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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
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Terrestrials |
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Insects: Beetle
Color: Brownish to Black
Dates: May 1 – Nov 30
Emergence: All Day
Size: 10-18
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Black & Red Ant
Color: Red & Black
Dates: Jul 1 – Sep 30
Emergence: All Day
Size: 18-20
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Black Ant
Color: Black
Dates: May 1 – Nov 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 20-24
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Cricket
Color: Brownish Olive to Black
Dates: Jun 1 – Nov 30
Emergence: Twilight & Dusk
Size: 8-16
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Dog Day Cicadas
Color: Black & Orange
Dates: Jul 1 – Aug 31
Emergence: Varied
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Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Grasshopper
Color: Green to Brownish Tan
Dates: May 15 – Nov 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 2-14
Spinner Fall: NA
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Insects: Red Ant
Color: Red to Orangish
Dates: May 1 – Oct 15
Emergence: All Day
Size: 18-22
Spinner Fall: NA
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Current Conditions
Currently: Few Clouds
Temperature: 22 F
Temp Max: 34 F
Temp Min: 9 F
Humidity: 38%
Wind: 41 N mph
Pressure: 1015
Monday 5:00PM — 17 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between 6 and 17 ℉.
Wind: 28 WNW mph; Humidity: 89%; Snow: 0.69 for next 3 hours.
Monday 8:00PM — 9 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between 0 and 9 ℉.
Wind: 16 NW mph; Humidity: 98%; Snow: 0.75 for next 3 hours.
Monday 11:00PM — 4 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between -1 and 4 ℉.
Wind: 13 NW mph; Humidity: 97%; Snow: 0.38 for next 3 hours.
Tuesday 2:00AM — -2 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between -5 and -2 ℉.
Wind: 12 NNW mph; Humidity: 98%; Snow: 0.25 for next 3 hours.
Tuesday 5:00AM — -5 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between -5 and -5 ℉.
Wind: 14 NNW mph; Humidity: 99%; Snow: 0.38 for next 3 hours.
Tuesday 8:00AM — -1 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between -1 and -1 ℉.
Wind: 29 NNW mph; Humidity: 92%; Snow: 0.69 for next 3 hours.
Tuesday 11:00AM — 2 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between 2 and 2 ℉.
Wind: 33 N mph; Humidity: 82%; Snow: 0.12 for next 3 hours.
Tuesday 2:00PM — 5 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between 5 and 5 ℉.
Wind: 31 N mph; Humidity: 75%; Snow: 0.13 for next 3 hours.
Tuesday 5:00PM — 1 ℉ Expect broken clouds with temperatures ranging between 1 and 1 ℉.
Wind: 17 N mph; Humidity: 82%;
Tuesday 8:00PM — -11 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between -11 and -11 ℉.
Wind: 8 NNE mph; Humidity: 86%;
Tuesday 11:00PM — -12 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between -12 and -12 ℉.
Wind: 11 N mph; Humidity: 90%;
Wednesday 2:00AM — -11 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between -11 and -11 ℉.
Wind: 10 NNW mph; Humidity: 90%;
Wednesday 5:00AM — -9 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between -9 and -9 ℉.
Wind: 11 NNW mph; Humidity: 54%;
Wednesday 8:00AM — 3 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 3 and 3 ℉.
Wind: 10 NNW mph; Humidity: 58%;
Wednesday 11:00AM — 16 ℉ Expect clear sky with temperatures ranging between 16 and 16 ℉.
Wind: 15 WNW mph; Humidity: 62%;
Wednesday 2:00PM — 19 ℉ Expect few clouds with temperatures ranging between 19 and 19 ℉.
Wind: 16 WNW mph; Humidity: 70%;
Wednesday 5:00PM — 15 ℉ Expect scattered clouds with temperatures ranging between 15 and 15 ℉.
Wind: 13 WNW mph; Humidity: 87%;
Wednesday 8:00PM — 9 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between 9 and 9 ℉.
Wind: 10 NW mph; Humidity: 92%; Snow: 0.13 for next 3 hours.
Wednesday 11:00PM — 8 ℉ Expect light snow with temperatures ranging between 8 and 8 ℉.
Wind: 13 NW mph; Humidity: 90%; Snow: 0.25 for next 3 hours.
Thursday 2:00AM — 5 ℉ Expect broken clouds with temperatures ranging between 5 and 5 ℉.
Wind: 13 NW mph; Humidity: 88%;
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