--- title: "Best Fly Fishing in Colorado Today: Flows, Hatches, Flies & Where to Go" description: "Still using Grandpa’s fly shop report? Yikes. Get with the modern anglers: real-time Colorado fly fishing intel with zero fluff, zero sales pitch." image: https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/hubfs/Trout%20Close%20Ups/Angler%20holding%20a%20freshly%20caught%20trout%2c%20the%20water%20droplets%20on%20its%20scales%20catching%20the%20morning%20light..png --- [Skip to content](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/best-fly-fishing-in-colorado-today#main-content) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 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[South Platte River](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/tag/south-platte-river), - [Arkansas River](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/tag/arkansas-river), - [Clear Creek](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/tag/clear-creek), - [Deckers](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/tag/deckers), - [Fly Fishing Near Boulder](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/tag/fly-fishing-near-boulder), - [Cache la Poudre River](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/tag/cache-la-poudre-river), - [Fly Fishing near Fort Collins](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/tag/fly-fishing-near-fort-collins), - [Best Fly Fishing Near Denver Today](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/tag/best-fly-fishing-near-denver-today), - [Fraser River](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/tag/fraser-river) # Best Fly Fishing in Colorado Today: Flows, Hatches, Flies & Where to Go - June 23, 2025 ![Tymothe Meskel](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(33).png) [Tymothe Meskel](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/blog/author/tymothe-meskel) **Flows are dropping, bugs are hatching, and it's officially time to skip the meeting and hit the river.** There are good days, and then there are **June days** in Colorado. The kind where you tell yourself it’s “just a half-day,” and suddenly you’re eating gas station jerky at 9 p.m. with raccoon eyes and a GoPro full of missed hooksets. Runoff is fading, hatches are popping, and five rivers are **fishing hot** right now. Here's your boots-on-the-ground breakdown of where to go, what to throw, and why the trout are calling. --- #### Listen to Podcast  Colorado Fly Fishing Today\_ Rivers, Hatches, and Tactics 13:12   ## Top 5 Rivers to Fish This Week ### **![South Platte River Fly Fishing Report Near Decker Colorado](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2025%20Spring%20River%20Report%20Banners%20Cards/South%20Platte%20River%20Fly%20Fishing%20Report%20Near%20Decker%20Colorado.png?width=400&height=300&name=South%20Platte%20River%20Fly%20Fishing%20Report%20Near%20Decker%20Colorado.png)1. South Platte River – Deckers** **Flow:** ~340 CFS **Clarity:** a little stain = perfect cover) **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐ **Conditions:** Deckers is doing Deckers things again. PMDs emerge late in the morning, and dry-dropper setups convert fast. Expect rising fish from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Tricos beginning to tease early risers. Wade carefully—flows are pushy but doable.   **Go-To Rig:** - Dry: Parachute PMD #18 - Dropper: Juju Baetis or RS2 #20 - Bonus: Cheesman Emerger if they're mid-column feeding --- ### **![Clear Creek Fly Fishing Report near Empire Colorado](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2025%20Spring%20River%20Report%20Banners%20Cards/Clear%20Creek%20Fly%20Fishing%20Report%20near%20Empire%20Colorado.png?width=400&height=300&name=Clear%20Creek%20Fly%20Fishing%20Report%20near%20Empire%20Colorado.png)2. Clear Creek – Upstream of Tunnel 1** **Flow:** ~75 CFS **Clarity:** 4.5/5 **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐ **Conditions:** This is the Clear Creek we dream about. Cold, clear, and loaded with hungry browns sipping dries along pocket seams. A 3-weight playground. Sneak in a size 16 stimmy with a midge dropper and you’re in business. **Go-To Rig:** - Dry: Yellow Stimi #14–16 - Dropper: Zebra Midge #20 - Bonus: Add a few split shots and swing a mini leech behind rocks --- ### **![Arkansas River Fly Fishing Report Near Buena Vista](https://risebeyondflyfishing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2025%20Spring%20River%20Report%20Banners%20Cards/Arkansas%20River%20Fly%20Fishing%20Report%20%20Near%20Buena%20Vista.png?width=400&height=300&name=Arkansas%20River%20Fly%20Fishing%20Report%20%20Near%20Buena%20Vista.png)3. Arkansas River – Granite to Browns Canyon** **Flow:** 750–850 CFS **Clarity:** 4/5 **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ **Conditions:** Big bug buffet. Stoneflies are skittering, yellow sallies are up, and fish are keyed in on anything with rubber legs. Wading is stable below 850 CFS, and fish are stacked along the edges and drop-offs. **Go-To Rig:** - Nymph Rig: Pat’s Rubber Legs #10 + Pheasant Tail #16 - Dry-Dropper: Chubby Chernobyl + Frenchie - Bonus: Toss a streamer mid-day along the shady bank and hold on --- ### **4. Fraser River – Winter Park Stretch** **Flow:** ~90 CFS **Clarity:** 5/5 **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐ **Conditions:** Caddis, Green Drakes, and absolutely no people (for now). Mornings are cold but productive, with fish rising to adult drakes and hugging soft seams. This is the spot to slow down, sneak upstream, and cast like it’s a spring creek. **Go-To Rig:** - Dry: Green Drake Sparkle Dun #12 - Nymph: Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail #16 - Bonus: Ants and beetles along the brush—don’t skip terrestrials --- ### **5. Cache la Poudre – Near Fort Collins** **Flow:** ~300 CFS **Clarity:** 3.5/5 and improving **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐½ **Conditions:** Water is settling and visibility is up. The Poudre is in that sweet spot where you can fish bigger bugs without scaring off every brown in the canyon. Afternoon caddis and pocket water grabs are worth the drive. **Go-To Rig:** - Dry-Dropper: Elk Hair Caddis #16 + Frenchie or Lightning Bug - Nymph: Two-fly rig with split shot near the rocks - Bonus: Late evening soft hackle swing sessions are 🔥 --- ## Skip These Today - **Blue River Below Dillon** – Still pumping and murky. - **Big Thompson** – Flows too high for consistent wading. - **Bear Creek** – Finally dropping, but still borderline blown.   ## Dry Dropper Rigs for Colorado ![Generated image](https://sdmntprsouthcentralus.oaiusercontent.com/files/00000000-a8e0-61f7-b3c6-0c7665d0ac54/raw?se=2025-06-23T16%3A23%3A46Z&sp=r&sv=2024-08-04&sr=b&scid=ec3df658-80f9-53fa-9d91-616fc03445c8&skoid=864daabb-d06a-46b3-a747-d35075313a83&sktid=a48cca56-e6da-484e-a814-9c849652bcb3&skt=2025-06-23T15%3A16%3A05Z&ske=2025-06-24T15%3A16%3A05Z&sks=b&skv=2024-08-04&sig=Uhi7c%2BHSJktezhFYGmGUrgnLpd5sBtlqlQ25dc%2BHFrI%3D) --- ## Final Cast If you’ve been waiting for the *right* day to fish Colorado in summer, today is the day. 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