Colorado Parshall Area
UPDATED: 10/07/2026
Flow: 117 CFS
Guide Tip of the Week:
In the A.M. We have been finding trout feeding on midges and Baetis in faster riffles, and in shelf drop offs below the riffles. In the afternoons after a solid hatch, many adult bugs often end up stuck and drowned in the river, where they end up collecting in the surface film of back eddys. In the absence of a solid hatch try running a deeper nymph rig with some meatier bugs like stonefly nymphs, or larger caddis larva.
Also of note we are into brown trout spawning season so be on the look out for Redds (spawning beds) and don’t walk on, or fish near them.
Current Conditions:
RIVER FLOW (Cubic Feet Per Second:
117 cfs
WATER TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F):
50s - 60s
WATER CLARITY:
Off Color After Rain But Good Otherwise
CURRENT FOOD SOURCES:
Stonefly Nymphs | Caddis Larva | Baetis | Midge | 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 BWO size 20 | Matthew's Sparkle Dun BWO size 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
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.
RIVER ACCESS
Also check out the Town of Silverthorne's Blue River Fishing Access Map
OTHER LOCATIONS
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