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Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 &12 ft., 5 or 6X, Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 &12 ft., 5 or 6X, Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Arkansas River, Colorado - Fishing Report - June 23, 2017
The river is blown out badly from runoff. We hope it is near the peak and will start falling
soon, but we wrote that before. It usually end around the first of July but this year there
is a big snow pack.
Stream Conditions:
Pueblo Tailwater:
7 Day Weather Forecast: There is a slight chance of rain through Monday, then
clearing. Highs will range from 80 to 81 and lows from 43 to 46 degrees.
Recommended Trout Flies:
The river is blown out badly from runoff. We hope it is near the peak and will start falling
soon, but we wrote that before. It usually end around the first of July but this year there
is a big snow pack.
Stream Conditions:
Pueblo Tailwater:
7 Day Weather Forecast: There is a slight chance of rain through Monday, then
clearing. Highs will range from 80 to 81 and lows from 43 to 46 degrees.
Recommended Trout Flies:
Rate: 3680 cfs
Level: 6.23 ft
Afternoon Water Temperature: 57
Clarity: stained badly
USGS Real-Time Stream Flow Data at Parkdale CO
Level: 6.23 ft
Afternoon Water Temperature: 57
Clarity: stained badly
USGS Real-Time Stream Flow Data at Parkdale CO
Rate: 3270 cfs
Level: 11.45 ft
Afternoon Water Temperature: 55
Clarity: stained
USGS Real-Time Stream Flow Data at Pueblo CO
Level: 11.45 ft
Afternoon Water Temperature: 55
Clarity: stained
USGS Real-Time Stream Flow Data at Pueblo CO
Blue-winged Olives: size 18 and 16, nymph, emergers, duns and spinners
Brown Sculpin and White Belly Sculpin, size 6
Western Green Drakes, size 10/12, nymphs, emergers, duns and spinners
Pale Morning Duns, size 16/18, nymph, emergers, duns and spinners
Salmonflies, size 4/6, nymphs and adults
Golden Stoneflies, size 10/12, nymphs and adults
Green Sedges, (caddisflies) size 14/16, larva, pupa and adults
Spotted sedges, (caddisflies) size 14, 16, lava, pupa and adults
Brown Sculpin and White Belly Sculpin, size 6
Western Green Drakes, size 10/12, nymphs, emergers, duns and spinners
Pale Morning Duns, size 16/18, nymph, emergers, duns and spinners
Salmonflies, size 4/6, nymphs and adults
Golden Stoneflies, size 10/12, nymphs and adults
Green Sedges, (caddisflies) size 14/16, larva, pupa and adults
Spotted sedges, (caddisflies) size 14, 16, lava, pupa and adults
Strategies, Techniques and Tips:
The Brown Sculpin and White Belly Sculpin streamers are good flies to use for larger trout.
Blue-winged olives are hatching, They will hatch on and off for the next few weeks.
Western Green drake could begin to hatch anytime now.
Pale Morning duns should start at the lower end of the river.
Salmonflies are hatching.
Golden stoneflies will start anytime now.
Green Sedge caddis are hatching.
Spotted Sedge caddis are hatching.
The Brown Sculpin and White Belly Sculpin streamers are good flies to use for larger trout.
Blue-winged olives are hatching, They will hatch on and off for the next few weeks.
Western Green drake could begin to hatch anytime now.
Pale Morning duns should start at the lower end of the river.
Salmonflies are hatching.
Golden stoneflies will start anytime now.
Green Sedge caddis are hatching.
Spotted Sedge caddis are hatching.
| Options For Selecting Flies: 1. Email us (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing this stream and we will send you a list of our fly suggestions. Please allow up to 24 hours for a response. 2. Call us 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide which flies you need. 3. Email us (sales@perfectflystore.com) with a budget for flies and we will select them to match the budget and get them to you in time for your fly fishing trip. All orders are shipped free in the U. S. Orders over $50 are shipped via Priority Mail. |
Fly Fishing Arkansas River, Colorado
A description of the Arkansas River, Guide
to fly fishing the Arkansas River, Arkansas
River fly fishing strategies, and much more
A description of the Arkansas River, Guide
to fly fishing the Arkansas River, Arkansas
River fly fishing strategies, and much more