Fishing Report - Rivers and Lakes around Estes Park and RMNP
Big Thompson River Below Lake Estes:
Fishing great, with water level at about 210 CFS as of June 11th, 2013. Use a Tungsten Micro Mayfly olive #12, Pat's Rubber Leg #10, Tung. Prince Nymph #12, Tung. San Juan Worm Red #12 or a Copper John #12, trailed with a blue Poison Tung #18, Mikes Orange PHD #18, Lint Bug #18, RS2 dun #18, Glassback Sow Bug #18, Soft Hackle Sow Bug #18, Tung. STD #18, Rainbow Warrior #18, or a Two Bit Hooker olive #18. For dries use a Royal Wulff #16, Parachute Adam #18, Kauffman's Orange Simmie #16, Cutter's Caddis #18 or an Elkhair Caddis #16.
Big Thompson River Below Drake:
Fishing good. Use Eagan's Tung. Bead Pheasant Tail #16, Pat's Rubber Leg #12 or a Purple Bead Psychedelic Prince #16, trailed with a Tung. Bead Midge Bomb Black #18, Foam-winged RS2 #18, Glass Bead RS2 #18, Gray's Emerger #18 or a Soft Hackle Sow Bug #18. For dries use a Royal Wulff #18, Green Spring Hopper #16, or a Pearl Elkhair Caddis #18.
Rocky Mountain National Park:
Moraine Park:
Fishing fair to good. Pink San Juan worms are working very good!
Glacier Creek:
Fishing fair to good. Deer Hair Ant #16, Royal Wulff #18 or an Orange Stimmie #16, trailed with a tung. Pink San Juan Worm #16, Mighty Mite #20 or a Lint Bug #20.
Alluvial Fan / Roaring River:
Fishing fair. Use a Parachute Adam #22, BWO #22 or a CDC Cluster Midge #22, trailed with a Jujubaetis #22 or a Black Ninja #26.
Upper Big Thompson:
Fishing slow, with water level rising.
N. St. Vrain in Wild Basin:
Fishing slow., with water level high.
Sprague Lake:
Fishing fair to good. Use a Parachute Adam #20 or an Orange Asher #18, trailed with a Mighty Mite tan #20 or a Jujubee purple #22.
Lily Lake:
Fishing fair to good. Use an Orange Asher #20 or a CDC Cluster Midge, trailed with a Jujubaetis #22 or a WD50 #20. Scuds suspended below the surface will also work very well.
High Mountain Lakes:
Fern Lake:
Iced Off and fishing good. Parawulff Adam #18, CDC Cluster Midge #18 or a Parachute Adam #20, trailed with a Jujubaetis #20, Mighty Mite #20 or a Tung. bead Pink San Juan Worm #16.
Dream Lake:
Iced Off and fishing fair. Use a Yaegar's Neversink Gnat #20 or an Orange Asher #18, trailed with a Lint Bug #20 or a Crystal Hunchback Baetis #20.
Jewel/Mills Lake:
Iced Off and fishing slow to fair.
Loch Vale Lake:
Beginning to Ice Off.
Lake Haiyaha:
Beginning to Ice Off.
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