The flows on the Poudre have been steady over the last week or so with the slightly cooler temps in the canyon. Be ready for flows to start increasing in a few more days when things warm up. The combination of afternoon rain and our warming trend has certainly bumped things into gear.

While the water will be off color as the flows rise, fish still can be found feeding. Now is the time to break out your larger stoneflies, worms and flashy nymphs. These flies will produce during the higher water as fish have a harder time finding the smaller bugs.

Fish will start to work towards the edges and near the banks in the softer water. Here they can rest out of the main current and feed on anything passing by.

Nymphing will be very effective throughout the high water period. As the flows continue to increase every few days, be sure to have enough weight on your nymph rig to get your flies down in the faster current.

Gateway has been fishing well as the flows have remained over 50 cfs for a couple of weeks. BWO's will still work well even in the higher water but be prepared with some smaller stoneflies, annelids and caddis nymphs to get down in the holes where fish may settle. As the water warms during the day, fish should begin to look up and some fun dry fly action can still be had.