Frying Pan Anglers – a full service fly fishing shop and outfitter based in Basalt Colorado which provides guided fly fishing trips on the frying pan river, roaring fork river, Colorado river and other rivers in the Basalt area. Frying Pan Anglers carries fly fishing equipment, with Hardy fly fishing equipment, and fly fishing supplies. It provides regular fishing reports and fly fishing reports for the frying pan river, the roaring fork river and Colorado river in our area. Frying Pan Anglers is the premier fly fishing and guided fly fishing outfitter for the best quality guides and fly fishing equipment. Frying Pan Anglers provides a range of fly fishing equipment including orvis, hardy, greys, lamson, ross, galvan, and bauer fly fishing reels. In addition it carries orvis helios fly rods, hardy, greys, GL Loomis, mystic echo and St Croix fly rods. It is your one stop fly fishing shop and fly fishing outfitter in the frying pan river area for guided float and wade fishing trips and tours. It hosts excellent fly fishing guides and fly fishing tours on the frying pan river and other local waters. The guides will provide excellent teaching and coaching for clients of Frying Pan Anglers.Frying Pan Anglers – a full service fly fishing shop and outfitter based in Basalt Colorado which provides guided fly fishing trips on the frying pan river, roaring fork river, Colorado river and other rivers in the Basalt area. Frying Pan Anglers carries fly fishing equipment, with Hardy fly fishing equipment, and fly fishing supplies. It provides regular fishing reports and fly fishing reports for the frying pan river, the roaring fork river and Colorado river in our area. Frying Pan Anglers is the premier fly fishing and guided fly fishing outfitter for the best quality guides and fly fishing equipment. Frying Pan Anglers provides a range of fly fishing equipment including orvis, hardy, greys, lamson, ross, galvan, and bauer fly fishing reels. In addition it carries orvis helios fly rods, hardy, greys, GL Loomis, mystic echo and St Croix fly rods. It is your one stop fly fishing shop and fly fishing outfitter in the frying pan river area for guided float and wade fishing trips and tours. It hosts excellent fly fishing guides and fly fishing tours on the frying pan river and other local waters. The guides will provide excellent teaching and coaching for clients of Frying Pan Anglers.


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Fishing Report

 

For the Frying Pan River, the Roaring Fork River and the Colorado River

For the Week ending 13th November 2004

 

The last week has been a little warmer although the temperature has dropped today. The snow is still on the north facing slopes but elsewhere it has melted and is quite warm. On the Frying Pan there is a daily hatch of baetis. It lasts from about 11 am until about 2.30pm. Then it switches off like a light.

The browns continue to spawn. So please continue to watch out for and stay clear of the redds.

It is very quiet. The main hunting season is over and there are very few visitors in town. It will stay that way for a while until ski gets well underway and visitors start arriving.

The combination of the warmer weather and low number of visitors has made for excellent fishing. It’s a great time to visit and wet the line. If you live close by try and see your way clear to come up for a days fishing. You won't regret it.

 

Frying Pan

Current Flow: below the Dam 68 cfs. (if you want more uptodate figures check out current readings on our "Links" page)

The water in the Pan has been running at 68-70 for the past week. As always, the mysis shrimp is working for the first half mile below the dam at Reudi Reservoir.

On the sunny days there are mid-morning hatches of baetis. The baetis hatches have been giving rise to excellent fishing. Merle and his clients have been doing well with the stalcup cdc comparadun. It is a little harder to see so one has to be particular when fishing it. He suggests size #18 and #20. If you want a bigger profile fly then maybe try a #16. Merle also likes the size #16 and #18 iron blue dunn.

Harry has had success with baetis cripples, emergers, parachute style, and midge pupae red, green and black.

Today is a little colder and the hatch was not very much in evidence. The most productive fly was a small back midge about size 22.

Of course eggs are working well but keep well below redds if you want to use them.

 

Recommended Flies: baetis #20 and smaller; mathews sparkle dun #20; sparkle baetis emerger #18; brooks sprout baetis #20; barrs blue wing olive emerger #18 and #20; AK's parachute Olive quill #20; dark olive pheasant tails and olive biot emergers, size #20 and #22; midges, size #20 and smaller; egg patterns #10 - #18.

 

Roaring Fork

Current Flow: near Emma 280 cfs. (if you want more uptodate figures check out current readings on our "Links" page)

The Roaring Fork continues to fish well. Again watch for the redds and the spawning browns. As the browns are now particularly aggressive, a streamer will work well in addition to egg patterns.

Recommended Flies: same as the Frying Pan. Red quills size 14 and 16; carrot nymph #18; red copper john #20; gold ribbed hare’s ear #16 and #18; 20 incher stone #14; Blue Wing Olives #20; egg patterns #10 - #18; streamers #10 (on some days); autumn splendor #4 - 8; bead head pops bugger olive #6.

 

Colorado River

The water is clear and the fishing is good. One of the boys floated down to Rifle and got into a lot of fish on larger streamers. The fish were very aggressive and didn't seem to mind the streamer pattern provided it was large.

Recommended Flies: Bead head pheasant tails #16, 18; Blue Wing Olives #18,20; bead head prince nymph red #12 - 16; egg patterns #10 - #18; streamers such as woolly buggers. It is also a good midge fishery all winter long.

 

 
 

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