Colorado River Spring Fishing: High Water, Solid Trout Action, and Warmwater Opportunities

About this episode

The episode provides a detailed fishing report for the Colorado River, highlighting current conditions and trout activity.

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Colorado River fishing report from right here in western Colorado. First thing, conditions. The Colorado River’s running a little high and off‑color with continued snowmelt, but visibility’s good enough to fish, especially from mid‑morning on as the water warms. Air temps are cool at first light, climbing into the 70s this afternoon with light winds and only a small chance of a quick shower. Sunrise came early over the mesas and sunset will land in the late evening, leaving you a long window of fishable light. No tides to worry about on this stretch of river—we’re all freshwater and dam‑controlled here—so focus on flows and water temps instead. With these spring levels, fish are sliding out of the heavy current and stacking on inside bends, soft seams, and along flooded willows and grass edges. Trout activity has been solid. Browns and rainbows in the 12–18 inch range have been coming to hand pretty steadily, with a few bigger browns for folks putting in the time. Recent catches reported by local shops up and down the valley include double‑digit days for competent anglers fishing from rafts and drift boats, and slightly slower but…

People in this episode

Host: Name’s Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing report
• Colorado River
• trout fishing
• spring conditions
• outdoor activities

Keywords

• Colorado River
• fishing report
• trout
• spring fishing
• outdoor activities

Mentioned in this episode

Products: blue-winged olives, midges, caddis

Places: Colorado River, western Colorado, Colorado

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