Upper Rio Grande Fishing Reports

*** Sorry for the delay in posting a fishing report, we have been crazy busy, and now are getting a little time to breathe.*** Where to fish? We have entered low water, therefore stay tuned to the USGS discharge sites. Currently, the Rio Grande at thirty-mile is at 75.9cfs, at

Where to fish? We are still seeing fluctuations in flow, therefore stay tuned to the USGS discharge sites. Currently, the Rio Grande at thirty-mile is 967cfs, at Wagon Wheel Gap its 1950 cfs, and in Del Norte it’s at 2450 cfs. These are heavy flows for the Upper Rio Grande.

Where to fish:  Currently our flows from top to bottom on the main stem of the Rio Grande are, 636 cfs out of Thirty Mile, 1280 cfs at Wagon Wheel Gap, and 1880 cfs near Del Norte. We are currently on a drop as the past two days we saw

***The shop hours are currently from 8am-12pm, closed on Sundays. We will switch to normal hours come memorial day weekend. We look forward to a great season. Snowpack is definitely a concern this year, so please keep doing your rain dances. As always however we can help you give us

We closed our doors down for the season on October 1st after an amazing summer. We want to thank all of you graciously for yet another great Rio Grande Angler season. You guys keep our crew coming back year after year, so thank you for keeping our business alive and

Where to fish? With recent storms float fishing from WWG down to Cr-17 is open. Flows are just under 400 CFS at WWG so perfect for floats from this section down. Wade fishing is accessible anywhere right now and the fish are spread out due to our cold water temps

Rio Grande River Flows:   87cfs @ 30 Mile Campground  379cfs @ Wagon Wheel Gap 506cfs @ Del Norte Where to fish? Fishing right now on the main stem Rio Grande has picked up substantially. Over the past week, we have received an incredible amount of rain that has freshened the

Where to fish? Float season on the upper Rio has come to a close. So put your wading boots on and go wade fish. The upper Rio Grande has been fishing fair. Common wade spots we have liked recently are mile marker 8 and 10 between South fork and Creede.

Where to fish? The floatable sections of the river are from Wagon Wheel Gap down. Because of low flows, the upper river is too low to get a boat down. Wagon Wheel Gap to Palisade campground is boney and exposed in low flows so call the shop or stop in

Where to fish? As of right now the entire river is still floatable. We are seeing flows drop off the table however and the Oxbows will be the first on the chopping block. Anything 300 CFS and lower at the 30 mile campground river gauge and the Oxbows are un-floatable