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Blue River in Silverthorne - 04/19/09

Guides Rating: Guides Rating of 3 Stars
Streamflow at time of report: 96cfs

Not too much has changed on the Blue in Town since the last report, except that we are seeing some color in the water on most of the warm afternoons. This isn't necessarily a bad thing- just change your tactics and trow some bigger, crazier bugs that you can't always get away with on the Blue like San Juan Worms and smaller Prince Nymphs.

There are still quite a few pods of rising fish late morning and early afternoon. Keep your eyes on the slicks and flats and have an arsenal of small dries in your back pocket.

A few fish have been taken on mysis, but for the most part we recommend sticking to the midges and then going bigger as the water picks up color.

Recommended Nymphs: Barr's Pure Midge Larva Red, Cream, and Black, Desert Storm Red, Rojo Midge, WD-40/WD-50, JuJu Bee Midge Zebra and Red, UV Emerger Chocolate or Black, San Juan Worm, Prince Nymph (no beads though), PT, Hare's Ear, etc...

Recommended Dries: Hi-Vis Griffiths Gnat, Brooks Sprout Black, Cream, or Grey #24-26, Hatching Midge, Morgan's Midge, Trailing Shuck Midge, and Midge Adams.

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