The Upper Colorado River and Williams Fork Tailwater
The Colorado River can experience a wide range of river flows based on snowpack. While parts can ice over throughout the winter, the consistent tailwater flows from the Williams Fork keep the stretch below the confluence open year around. March and April offer spectacular midge and BWO hatches that feed the hungry, post winter fish. May and June usually see high flows and sometimes off-colored water but the river also gets the famous Salmonfly emergence this time of year.
Summertime is dry fly season! Both the Colorado and the Williams River offer some of the best dry fly fishing in the state. Wild, hungry trout take advantage of the river’s prolific hatches of mayflies, caddis flies, and even stoneflies. Fall the resident brown trout will aggressively chase streamers and some larger fish will migrate from the Colorado River up into the Williams Fork.
This gorgeous part of the state offers good public access and boasts a great population of wild rainbow and brown trout that average 14-16 inches but can get over 20!
We guide these rivers with commercial use permits from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
