Rio Grande Fish Report for 5-29-2025
Fishing will begin to pick up soon
Rio Grande
by Duranglers Crew
5-29-2025
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CFS
1050 CFS (30 Mile)
1910 CFS (Wagon Wheel)
Rising/Falling
Rising
Fishing Conditions
Flows are a bit high right now, and fishing will be tough with the colder water.
Our summer season is almost here, and fishing will begin to pick up soon.
Nymph and Streamer fishing will be your best bet, but Baetis will be hatching occasionally as well, so be ready with smaller dries.
Patterns/Bug
Nymphs: Prince nymphs 12-18, Runt Stone Golden 12-16, Pat’s Rubberlegs 8-12, 20 Incher 10-14, Flashback Pheasant Tail 14-20, Blowtorch Jig 14-16, Hydropsyche Caddis nymph 14-16. Splitback BWO Nymph 18-22, Juan’s Jedi Master 20, Juju Baetis 18-20.
BWO Dries 18-20: Parachute Adams, CDC Comparadun, Vis A Dun, Baetis Parachute.
Streamers: Sculpinator, Meat Whistle, Dungeons, Cheech Leech, Flugenzombie, Black Buggers
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More Reports
Duranglers Reports
for Thursday, May 29thAnimas River: The Animas will be off color and cold
San Juan River: Fishing may be good
Piedra River: The Piedra is still in runoff mode
Los Pinos River: Fishing will be decent
Dolores River- Below McPhee: Fishing won’t be easy
Dolores River- Above McPhee: Fishing may be a little tough
Duranglers Reports
for Monday, May 12thSan Juan River: The rivers in Colorado are rising and blowing out, and the upper SJ is no exception
Piedra River: The flows are rising and the Piedra will probably be blown out
Los Pinos River: Above Vallecito the flows will be rising, and waters will be cold
Dolores River- Below McPhee: Trout will be real spooky, hoppers may be starting to show
Dolores River- Above McPhee: Flows are coming up, and spring fishing could be aight
Rio Grande: The spring window of the Rio Grande is here
Florida River: Finally, we are seeing increased flows on the Florida below Lemon
San Miguel River: The Miguel is rising and the San Miguel is in runoff mode
Gunnison River- Black Canyon: The waters are still cold
Uncompahgre River: It’s a good flow right now and fish will be a little less spooky with the higher flows
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