Fish Report for 8-24-2023

Animas river bumped a little with rain

8-24-2023
Duranglers Crew

Water Conditions

ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO

  • Water Temp: 63.86 ° F
  • Flow: 325 ft³/s
  • Water Level: 2.53 ft

USGS

Rising/Falling

Bumped a little with rain

Fishing Conditions

The good news: you will probably catch a fish on the Animas right now.  The bad news: it will probably be a micro 6″ stocked rainbow.  They stocked 100 billion or so.

May be time to fish a streamer.

Trico spinners may be showing up in the afternoons on the lower reaches.  Keep an eye on water temps and call it quits above 66 degrees, it has been getting warm in the afternoons.

Patterns/Bug

Prince Nymphs and variants 14-18, Napoleon Jig 14-18, RIO’s Raindrop 14-16.

Caddis: Barr’s Graphic Caddis 16-18, TBH Jig Caddis 14-18, Prarie Dog Pupa 14-16, Peacock Caddis 12-16, EZ Caddis 12-16.

Terrestrials: Morrish Hopper 8-12, More-or Less Hopper 8-10, Chubbies 10-16, Sweetgrass Hopper 8-14, CFO Ant 12-16, Sparkle Flag Ant 14-18.

PMDs/Mayflies: PMD Vis-a-Dun 16-18, Parachute Adams 14-20, PMD Hairwing Dun 16-18, Splitback PMD Nymph 16-20, Pheasant Tails 18-22, Olive and Red Micro Mayfly 16-20, Juan’s Slim Shady 20.



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