What the rivers
are doing this week.

Holding at 240 cfs and clear all the way through Silverthorne. Best window is mid-morning to early afternoon. Rising water expected if the runoff opens. The home river, five minutes from the shop.

Higher than ideal but fishable. Good streamer water. Float trips running daily. Walk-and-wade limited to side channels until levels drop another 200 cfs.

Eagle is in the back end of runoff. Visibility 12-18 inches and improving daily. Lower stretches near Edwards fish first; upper stretches need another week. Worth it once it clears.

Classic tailwater conditions through Cheesman Canyon and Deckers. Cold and clear. Midges in the morning, caddis in the last two hours of light. Long, fine leaders.

The Upper Arkansas (Leadville to Granite) is fishing well as the runoff backs off. Lower Arkansas (Salida, Wellsville) is still high but droppable. The Mother's Day caddis hatch is winding down; stoneflies are the play.

Small, technical, and rarely crowded. The Williams Fork tailwater fishes year-round and is at its best in spring and fall. A guide trip here is the move when you want quiet water and big browns.