Crystal Fly Shop

Roaring Fork River Flow: 156/Aspen 475/Basalt 667cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: The lower river below the Crystal/Carbondale is seeing variable water conditions with early season runoff. Cool nights can often yield fishable conditions the followin...

Colorado River – Flow: 2 340 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: We’re on the front edge of runoff now with discolored water now the norm. Cool nights and days can yield windows of fishable water conditions though. With the warmer weather and water tem...

Frying Pan River 141cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions- Flows have come down a bit as the reservoir starts to fill. BWO’s are now the main hatch with lesser hatches of midges caddis and stoneflies. The dry fly fishing has been pretty consistent mo...

Crystal River – Flow: 191 cfs/Redstone 208 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: Spring conditions are here. Below Coal Creek in Redstone the Crystal is wildly variable with runoff and water clarity dependent upon the weather. The upper river above Redstone is...

Roaring Fork River Flow: ice/Aspen na/Basalt 405cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Our heralded Fifth-Season is finally upon us! We arguably see some of the years best fishing right now – with very little fishing pressure to boot. While the entire riv...