Fishing Outlook & Conditions
Water Temp:
45
Royal Gorge Anglers's Tip of the Week
Decent stable winter flows on the tailwater. Fish are holding in their normal winter locations, including seams, pockets and riffles. Midge and BWO nymphs are your winter bread and butter, but there can be some decent BWO hatches late morning too.
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Water Flow Data
5-Day Outlook as of 1/25/23
Low flows currently. Cold mornings and cool afternoons. Water clarity continues to be good, with at least 24" of visibility. For the coming week, we'll have pretty average highs in the 30s and 40s, lows in the teens and twenties.
Techniques & Tips as of 1/25/23
Tactical rigs with quick drop presentations. Get down in a hurry to take advantage of indicator or tight line nymphing. Morning dry fly fishing can be quite good.
Local Species Available Year Around
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Rainbow Trout; Brown Trout
Royal Gorge Anglers's Recommended Fly Patterns
"Must-have" fly fishing patterns in descending order of importance:
Name: | Colors: | Size(s): |
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Rojo Midge | red | 20 |
Indicator Spinner - Trico | black | 22 |
Tunghead Pheasant Tail Jig | natural | 20 |
Griffith's Gnat | Peacock | 22 |
Micro Leech | olive | 16 |
Slim Shady | Baetis | 22 |
RS2 | Black | 24 |
Sparkle Dun | Grey | 24 |
Micro Leech | Black | 16 |
Trico Spinner | Black | 22 |
Royal Gorge Anglers's Recommended Gear
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Best Leader:
Super Strong Plus Leaders
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Best Tippet:
SuperStrong Plus Tippet in 30- and 100-meter spools
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Best Fly Fishing Rod:
5-Weight 9' Fly Rod
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Best Floating Fly Line:
Trout Easy Mend WF Fly Line