Fishing Report: Elevenmile Canyon – South Platte River
Elevenmile Canyon is known for its superb dry fly fishing. The Trico hatch is one of many that anglers should concentrate their efforts on. Mark Adams
Current Conditions
Flow: 78 cfs
Clarity: Exellent
Water Temperature: Low to mid 40’s
Hatches: Midges and blue-winged olives
14 Day Forecast: Look for good hatches of midges and blue-winged olives.
Tips and Other Information: Fishing has been good in Elevenmile Canyon. Anglers should prepare themselves for a good midge-bite in the a.m. followed by a nice blue-winged olive hatch in the afternoon. Stock your fly boxes with plenty of midge pupa and Baetis nymphs. The fish are moving back into the riffles and feeding hard. As far as the surface feeders are concerned, its hard to go wrong with a size 24-26 Parachute Adams for the midges and a size 20 Mathew’s Sparkle Dun for imitating the “olives”.
Effective Patterns: #20-22 Sparkle Wing RS 2, #20-22 Mercury Pheasant Tail, #20-22 Rainbow Warriors, #20-24 Chocolate Foam Wing Emerger, #20-22 Jujubaetis, #20-22 Mercury Midge, #22-24 Mercury Flashback RS II, #20-26 Parachute Adams, #22-24 Barr’s Visa Dun, #22-24 Mathew’s Sparkle Dun, #22-24 Cannon’s Snowshoe Dun, and #22-24 Hi Vis Baetisand #24-26 Parachute Adams.
