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What to Expect from Your Fall Fishing Trip

For those who have fished in Colorado during the fall season, you know what’s about to hit our valley. Fiery shades of red, yellow, and orange, rivers full of life, and some really great trout fishing opportunities. The Kokanee Salmon have depth to congregate, the Browns have spawning grounds that were once dry, and anglers have more room to maneuver and work. The past few years we haven’t been able to report so many great conditions, so we’re celebrating what’s been a really great season. Come enjoy the good times with our fishing guides who are still out on the water everyday and ready to get you on fish. Red Quills and March Browns have made their presence known and Trout are beginning to key in on their emergence. Mix those in with BWOs, midges, and terrestrials, and the fish will start indulging themselves prior to a long winter ahead.

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The Right Techniques Make the Difference

You’ll find fish looking up at dries throughout the middle of your day on your fishing trip. You’ll want to work nymphs through the cooler mornings and evenings. If you notice consistent rejections, try one size smaller and you may get those fish to commit. Drift terrestrials along the bank, especially next to debris such as log jams or downed trees. If you can't seem to get any fish to eat, drop a nymph below a buoyant hopper. Of course, you can always book one of our fishing guides, who will keep things sorted for you while you focus. The rainbows will begin to stack up behind pods of kokanee feeding on their eggs. Have a trout bead or salmon eggs pattern handy when nymphing deeper pools. Follow that with a small midge, and you’ll be in good shape. Don’t leave the house without your streamer box and have a rod ready with a sink tip line. It's alway good to have this as an option when you can’t seem to get the productivity you’d hoped for from your dries and nymphs. This is the time of year when brown trout become aggressive and territorial which will give anglers visuals of eats that will either end in frustration or the reward of a vivid fall picture with a great fish in hand.

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There’s Still Time for a Great Fishing Trip

Many consider this time of year the very best—and it’s not hard to understand why. Expect fewer crowds on the river these days as the peak season of summer has come to an end. Whether you’re a beginner or expert, Taylor River Lodge welcomes you through the end of our season here to come experience the best of Gunnison Valley’s trout fishing with our fantastic fishing guides.

Good Patterns to try:

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Red Quill 14-16

Iron Lotus

Two Bit Hooker 14-18

Missing Link Caddis

Juju Baetis 18-20

Iron Lotus

Zebra Midge 16-20

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BWO 16-20

20 Incher

Poxyback Baetis 18-20

Missing Link Caddis

Magic Fly 18-20

Missing Link Caddis

Poly Wing Emerger 18-20

Yellow Sallies

Hoppers 8-12

Yellow Sallies

Amy’s Ant 10-12

Pheasant Tails

Parachute Adams 16-20

Yellow Sallies

Sculpzilla 4-8

Pheasant Tails

Baby Gonga 4-8

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After a late cluster of storms in March, the Gunnison and Crested Butte snow pack is hovering just below the annual average. Anglers are eager to hit the water, prior to the larger crowds pouring into the valley for the peak summer months. It’s a great time to be in the area to fish the pre-runoff conditions along the main rivers

With spring weather patterns bringing warmer temperatures to the Gunnison Valley, we will begin to see the ecosystem energize the waterways. Fish will still be in the deeper water and slower currents until they move into the shallow riffles in search of food. Try nymphing the larger pools or slower runs with an attractor pattern followed by a midge, baetis, or small stonefly nymph. As the days continue, look for hatches of BWO’s and small stoneflies.

Here are some patterns to try:

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Stonefly Nymphs 10-14 Black, Coffee, or Brown

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Trout Beads/Eggs 14-16

Worms

Worms 14-16 Blood Red or Pink

D Midge

D-Midge 18-20 Purple/Black or Red

Zebra

Zebra Midge 18-20 Black

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Juju Baetis 18-20 Black or Brown

Pheasant Tail

Pheasant Tails 16-18

RainbowWarrior

Rainbow Warrior 16-18

BWO

BWO Barr’s Emerger 14-16

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Blue Winged Olive 16-18

Comparadun

Comparadun BWO 14-18

HareEar

Hare’s Ear Adams 14-18

Here is a link to keep up with our local watershed throughout the spring runoff. This up-to-date information helps many of us remain tuned into the daily river levels in our valley.

Give us a call today to check availability.

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