Boulder Creek River Report

Boulder Creek River Report

11-8-2024

Flows continue to rise from the recent storms, and the fish are on the feed. With cooler temps up high, below the falls will be your best bet for active fish. Fish are still buiding redds, so watch where you wade. In order to protect the resource, leave spawning fish be and fish the areas without them. Primary hatches have been midges, and BWO's. Be careful if you head out, as the storm will make driving difficult.

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For dries, use a Micro Chubby Chernobyl, Para Ant, Hi Viz BWO, Hippy Stomper, Superman Caddis, AR's BWO, Quill Midge, and Griffith's Gnat.

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For nymphs, use a Walt's Worm, Juju Baetis, Crust Nymph, Spanish Perdigon, Zebra Midge, RS-2, Aero Baetis, BTS Mayfly, Tung Wonder Nymph in BWO, 2 Bit Hooker, and Jigged Jr. Mint.

Guide Rating

5/5

Weather Experienced

- Temperature: Lower 30's (lower canyon)

- Wind Conditions: Breezy

- Precipitation: Heavy snow

Water Observations

- Water Temperature:  Lower 40's

- Flow Level: 22.60 (near Orodell)

- Water Clarity: Near crystal clear 

About Boulder Creek Fly Fishing

Our Boulder Creek fishing report will give you an idea of what flies to use and general conditions you can expect. Boulder Creek is one of Boulder’s most prized possessions, running from Barker Reservoir through town past the campus of CU and out into the flats of Colorado. From start to finish this is a fine trout fishery full of wild browns, rainbows, and even some colorful brookies up towards the town of Nederland. If you can really devote some time to fishing the creek there are even a few cutthroats to be found. Go for the Boulder Creek grand slam!

The creek is full of opportunistic fish that are eager to take a dry fly, so take advantage of the great caddis, blue wing olive and terrestrial fishing. The midges that call Boulder Creek home are active all year and are always a safe bet come the colder months of the year. This is a great chance to get out and test some of those midge patterns that you have been drooling over all winter. The caddis hatches on the creek makes for some of the best evening fishing Boulder has to offer. A simple dry fly with a dropper hanging off the back will light up fish all day long and into the night.

The creek fishes well from start to finish, hitting bigger browns outside of town, or even in town, more rainbows than you can stick in one day up in the canyon and brookies that will keep you grinning until dark near the upper stretches of the creek. The fish size averages around 8in, but there are plenty of larger fish to be had in the creek up to 18″+.