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November 6 – Fishing Report

Another increase in flows followed Wednesday night’s rainfall. The river is moving pretty well at this point, but flows are expected to begin dropping quickly over the weekend and into next week.

Keep in mind that the Winter Water Storage Program begins November 15 at 12:00 AM. We expect winter flows to drop to approximately 60–80 CFS from the dam, with an additional 20 CFS coming from the hatchery pipe. This would bring combined flows to approximately 80–100 CFS.

November 4 – Fishing Report

Flows are up again, but water clarity is holding around 18 inches, and anglers are still catching some nice fish.

With no additional rain in the immediate forecast, we expect flows to begin trending downward by Friday or Saturday.

November 3 – Fishing Report

We’re seeing an increase in flows today, which will temporarily reduce water clarity over the next 4–6 hours.

Fishing Tip: Nymphing with a lead attractor, such as an egg or worm pattern, followed by a small midge with flash or a mercury bead, can be very productive.

November 2 – Fishing Report

Conditions were very favorable over the weekend, with most anglers reporting good to excellent fishing. Water clarity was surprisingly good on Sunday despite recent rainfall and the seasonal effects of lake turnover.

With additional rain in the upper basin and surrounding areas, flows may increase slightly throughout the week, although we don’t expect anything significant.

Fish should be feeding more opportunistically at these flows, but keep an eye out for hatches as well.

Looking Ahead: The Winter Water Storage Program for Pueblo Reservoir begins November 15. Flows are expected to drop to around 80 CFS, including hatchery outflow, and could increase to approximately 100 CFS if the drainage continues receiving above-average moisture.