From: 01/30/2015
To: 01/30/2015
Type of Water: Freshwater
Species: Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Cutthroat, Whitefish
Current Conditions
http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/eagle-river-fly-fishing-report-vail-colorado
The fly fishing on the Eagle should remain good this week with a big January thaw continuing. Milder temperatures reaching into the 40's will make for better conditions on the Eagle especially on the lower river near Gypsum. The hatches now consist mainly of midges. Small nymphs and emergers trailing an egg pattern fished deep have been the ticket for big fish. Late morning through late afternoon is when fish are feeding.
Pressure on the Eagle has dropped off and winter is the time for wade fishermen to target bigger fish that were unreachable during higher water flows of summer. Try the Eagle in the town of Avon or Gypsum. Warm water releases keep the ice from forming in these are View more...Current Conditions
http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/eagle-river-fly-fishing-report-vail-colorado
The fly fishing on the Eagle should remain good this week with a big January thaw continuing. Milder temperatures reaching into the 40's will make for better conditions on the Eagle especially on the lower river near Gypsum. The hatches now consist mainly of midges. Small nymphs and emergers trailing an egg pattern fished deep have been the ticket for big fish. Late morning through late afternoon is when fish are feeding.
Pressure on the Eagle has dropped off and winter is the time for wade fishermen to target bigger fish that were unreachable during higher water flows of summer. Try the Eagle in the town of Avon or Gypsum. Warm water releases keep the ice from forming in these areas.
Guide Tip: The last couple hours before dark has been the best bite on the Eagle
Recommended Files
Nymphs: Eggs, Rubber Leg Twenty Incher, CDC Loop Wing Emerger BWO #18-22,Flashback PT #18-22, Barr's BWO Emerger #18-22, Sparkle RS-2 gray and olive #18-22, WD-50 Grey and Olive, Fly Formerly Know as Prince#12-16, Black Beauty,Electric Caddis #12-16, Micromayfly #16-20, Tungsten Juju Baetis #20-22, Biot Midge olive, gray and black #18-22
Dries: Parachute Adams, Renegade, Griffith's Gnat, BWO Parawulff
Streamers: Vanilla Bugger, Autumn Spendor, Near-Nuff Sculpin
