Colorado Parshall Area
Fishing Report
UPDATED: 6/7/25
Flow: 475 cfs CFS downstream of Parshall
The Colorado River between the towns of Kremmling, CO and Parshall, CO offers several public fishing accesses along U.S. Route 40. The river gradient is fairly mellow through out this section, and offers slow runs, gentle riffles, and deeper holes. This water is excellent for both nymph, and dry fly fishing. If you don’t see risers, then fish nymphs. Since this water is a little slower, and shallow in spots, a heavy rig is not usually needed.
Current Conditions:
RIVER FLOW (Cubic Feet Per Second:
Flows at Parshall are around 475 cfs
WATER TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F):
Mid 50’s
WATER CLARITY:
1-2 feet due to warming temps
CURRENT FOOD SOURCES:
| Stonefly Nymphs | PMDs | Baetis | BWO | Caddis | small fish, leeches |
Flies to Try
NYMPHS:
Pat's Rubber Leg's black, brown, or olive size 10 - 14 | San Juan Worm #12 | TDJ Golden Stone 12-16 | Tungsten Flashback CDC Pheasant Tail size 14-20 | Tungsten Hare's Ear size 16-18 | Egan's Jig Frenchie | Sparkle Wing RS2 grey or olive size 18-22 | Mercury Black Beauty size 18-22 | Zebra midge black or olive size 18-22 |
Dries:
| Parachute Adam's size 12-22 | Black Foam Caddis size 16-18 | Quigley's Film Critic BWO size 18-20 | Extended Body PMD size 16 | Extended Body parachute BWO size 18-22 | Matthew's Sparkle Dun BWO size 16-22 | Thorax BWO size 20-22 | Griffith's Gnat 18-22 | Morgan's CDC Midge size 20-22 |
Streamers:
Sculpzilla sunrise, olive, or black size 4-8 | Thin Mint size 2 - 6 | Articulated Goldie size 2 - 6 | Sparkle Minnow White or craw | Slump Busters olive or black size 4-6 | Bead Head Mini Leech olive/black, or wine size 8
Guide Tip of the Week:
Nymph rigs have been the most productive method to catch fish on the Upper C lately. A dry dropper rig has also been productive later in the morning/early afternoon. We have been seeing fish move into their summer holding spots so don’t overlook those shallow riffles and pockets. Stoneflies, Baetis, Caddis, midges and PMD’s are all going to be on the menu for the foreseeable future. If you're not catching as many as you think, adjust your weight to get deeper or tie on smaller flies in the 22-24 range. A few of our guys were finding great success on a size 10 chubby to a size 16 TDJ or Caddis imitation this week. A rig with a PMX or Henrys fork hopper to a Matthew’s sparkle dun would do the trick as well.RIVER ACCESS
Also check out the Town of Silverthorne's Blue River Fishing Access Map
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