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 Week ending 2nd September 2012


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The kids are back at school and the Valley was quiet for most of the week leading up to the holiday weekend. With cooler weather and a little rain, it is feeling like Autumn. There is a faint tinge of color changing ushering in the new season. Ski passes have already gone on sale. Does time pass so quickly? It has been a long season with minimal run-off disrupting our fishing. Thankfully the rain in July broke the dry spell and now we are enjoying good water which will now last through to the end of the season.

That is the perennial question now. How is the water? In a word - perfect. The Colorado has cleared and now with the Pan running at 245cfs there is an excellent flow and good fishing all the way down valley. Look at this 24" brown Cameron's client caught on the Colorado a couple of days ago.

So now we move into the favorite time for fishing for many of the locals. The crowds have dissipated and the fish are big and strong after a great summer of feeding on prolific hatches.

So if you are thinking about a trip to the mountains and are concerned about the water. Don't be. The remainder of the year will now be excellent.

Frying Pan

Current Flow: below the Dam 245cfs. (if you want more uptodate figures check out current readings on our "Links" page)

The flows have remained consistent for the week. The colder weather and higher flows have tended to slow down the hatches a little. On Saturday, for instance, there were few insects coming off for most of the day and the dry fly activity was minimal. The fish were down deep or on the edges and not looking up much. But by Sunday, the hatches were more in evidence and the fish fed nicely on the surface. With the water running at 245cfs the conditions are excellent and the wading is generally easy enough where the river is wide. But where it is narrow, it is harder to get around. The fish are tending to position themselves in the slower moving sections of the river on the edges or behind structure. So take your time and be selective. If you are nymphing, it is just a matter of picking the feeding lanes and fishing to the level the fish are active.

The coming week promises more great fishing with temperatures in the mid 70's and little prospect of rain. The best time to get out on the Pan is later in the morning and through to the evening. The colder water is keeping the hatches later so don't hurry out at first light. Just take your time and prepare for a longer day on the river.

Recommended Flies:Use midges, caddis, PMD's and BWO's.

For mysis at the dam use Mike's Mysis. epoxy mysis, and BUV mysis.

The midges will come off during the day, particularly if it is sunny. So try Wilson's Reverse Candy Cane #20, red and black chironocones #20, brassies #18 - #22, midge larva patterns #18 - #22, copper johns #18 - #22, black polywings #18 - #22 and garcia's rojo midges # 18 - #22.

As they come off try the gray loopwing emergers #20 - #22, the FPA special emergers, biot emergers both with and without the trailing shuck and gray RS2's #18 - #22. In addition try dry patterns such as the z-wing real midge, suspended midge and any similar dry black and gray patterns in sizes from #20 through to #26.

For baetis, try small nymphs such as pheasant tails, bubble backs, FPA sparkle baetis and rs2's. When the BWO's come off parachute adams and standard BWO patterns. Also try the parachute BWO and the thorax patterns. With the range of bugs coming off, larger BWO patterns will work well in the rougher water.

The PMD's are now in evidence and working well. For nymphs use the