Fishing Outlook & Conditions
Water Temp:
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Royal Gorge Anglers's Tip of the Week
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Water Flow Data
5-Day Outlook as of 5/26/25
It looks like they're storing some water, so flows may hold in the 400-700 range for a few days. If flows hold, it will fish very well!
Techniques & Tips as of 5/26/25
Technical nymphing is certainly your best method to get into numbers of fish. Midges, Tricos and Baetis (BWOs) will be your focal point for the remainder of Spring. Keep some small dry flies on hand in the same bug categories as you will certainly see some sporadic hatch activity. We'll mix in some small leeches to our nymph rigs at times and keep a streamer rod handy for the low light time periods. Pretty basic rigging in the spring, but the fishing is quite technical.
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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RS2 | black | 20,22 |
Sparkle Dun | black | 22 |
Bead Head Brassie | natural | 20 |
Griffith's Gnat | Peacock | 22 |
Bead Head Emerging Sparkle Caddis Pupa | olive | 16 |
Slim Shady PMD | PMD | 18 |
Rojo Midge | Red | 22 |
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