Fishing Reports

Taylor River Catch & Release (C&R - below the dam):
Release/Flow: 264 cfs
Small midges, mysis, and nymphs, including: midges 18-24, mysis shrimp 18-22, RS2s 18-22, Barr BWO emergers 18-22, and Pheasant Tails 18-24. Some dry fly action with small BWOs and midges (18-24).

Taylor River:
Flow: 310 cfs at Almont
Stonefly nymphs, Pheasant Tails, Copper Johns, Barr's BWO Emergers, and streamers. Mayfly nymphs trailed behind larger stonefly nymphs. Streamers and Western Coachman wet flies. Dry fly action BWOs (18-20) and some Gray Drakes (12-14). Dry-dropper rigs with small beadhead nymphs (18-20) underneath.

East River:
Flow: 80 cfs at Almont
Stonefly nymphs, Pheasant Tails, Copper Johns, Barr's BWO Emergers, and streamers. Small mayfly nymphs trailed behind larger stonefly nymphs. Streamers and Western Coachman wet flies. Dry fly action with BWOs (18-20) and some Gray Drakes (12-14). Dry-dropper rigs with small beadhead nymphs (18-20) underneath.

Gunnison River:
Flow: 368 cfs through town
Stonefly nymphs, Pheasant Tails, Copper Johns, Barr's BWO Emergers, and streamers. Mayfly nymphs trailed behind larger stonefly nymphs. Streamers in black, olive or white (4-8). Dry fly action with BWOs (18-20) and some Gray Drakes (12-14). The kokanee continue to move up the Gunnison, and some salmon are in the Almont area and up at Roaring Judy. Their numbers should increase during September and early October.

Kokanee Salmon Run (August 1 - October 31):
Kokanee are a land-locked form of sockeye salmon. Each April, 2-inch kokanee fry are released from Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery into the East River. Their overnight journey takes them down the East to the Gunnison River and onto Blue Mesa Reservoir, where they typically spend two or three years. In late August, the salmon begin their trek back to the hatchery and the run usually lasts through October. Division of Wildlife personnel spawn the salmon at the hatchery, taking 3,000,000 to 10,000,000 eggs per year. Catch & release fishing for kokanee is allowed on the Gunnison River and East River from August 1st through October 31st. The run normally peaks around mid September.

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