Welcome to the Trouts Monthly Frisco/Mountain Forecast!

First off, Happy New Year from all of us at Trouts Fly Fishing! We are looking forward to the year to come and we look to helping you with all your fly fishing needs along the way.

So far, the snowpack is looking great and I am just keeping my fingers crossed that this trend will continue. We could really use a normal run-off season and some full rivers for the summer to come.

The next month's outlook looks to be promising for the snowpack with the stormy weather continuing. This stormy weather may not be inspiring for fishing, but I can assure you there are some great options out there. If you’re not able to get out to fish, come up to play in the snow at one of the high country's ski areas. Just make sure and stop by the Frisco shop and say hello.

Here are some sections I will be looking to fish in the weeks to come.

The Arkansas River around Salida:

If you all have read some of my blog pieces you know I love to fish the Arkansas River in the Salida area in the winter months. Most winter days in this valley offer minimal chances for snow and usually some warmer temperatures. The fishing can be quite good with the fish stacking up in the deeper holes and feeding consistently in the middle of the day.

The Blue River below Dillon Reservoir:

The Blue River below Dillon Reservoir has been fishing quite well for the last few weeks. The flows have been up over the minimum of 50 cubic feet per second and this has been energizing the fish with more cover and food opportunities. I have seen some nice wild brown trout caught in the last couple of weeks.

The South Platte above Eleven Mile Reservoir:

The South Platte above Eleven Mile Reservoir aka the “Dream Stream” is a favorite winter destination. With bend after bend of holding water, the fishing opportunities seem a bit endless. You will most likely be fishing small flies and tippets, and you have the opportunity to hook into some large trout that will test your angling skills, knots, and tippet.

The Colorado below the Williams Fork Confluence:

For me, this is a favorite closer destination from Summit County. It’s really hard to beat the fish activity here in the winter months with large numbers of fish feeding during the middle hours of the day. As I have mentioned before, if you want to catch a trout on a dry fly in the winter months, this is the place.

The South Platte above Eleven Mile Reservoir- 57.2 CFS

The Blue River below Dillon Reservoir- 90.5 CFS

The Williams Fork below Williams Fork Reservoir- 100 CFS

The Colorado at Kremmling- 497 CFS

Lake Creek below Twin Lakes- 73.8 CFS

The Arkansas at Granite- 156 CFS

The Arkansas at Salida- 284 CFS

The Arkansas at Wellsville- 325 CFS

The Yampa below Stagecoach Reservoir- 36.5 CFS

The next few weeks continue with our stormy weather pattern. The west has finally been racking up the much-needed snowpack it has desperately needed for the past couple of seasons. Let’s hope this continues for the remainder of winter. After the next stormy pattern, expect to see a short warm-up and then another stormy pattern moves through Colorado. While not making for the easiest fishing conditions, there are still many of opportunities at the locations I have talked about and more around Colorado.

We hope to see you stop by one of our locations!