Crystal Fly Shop

Crystal River – Flow: 84 cfs/Redstone 58 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The Crystal very well might be the seeing the best fishing in the Valley right now! High floating small bushy dry flies like Mini Chubbys Dry Humpers and PMXs are guide favorites in...

Roaring Fork River Flow: 150cfs/Aspen 587cfs/Basalt 709cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: We’re officially in that micro-season between summer and fall. Cool mornings give way to pleasantly warm afternoons. Mountain folk are in shorts and puffy jacket...

Frying Pan River 261cfs/below Ruedi Reservoir Conditions- The fish have been awfully happy lately up on the Frying Pan. Water levels are ideal for nymph and dry fly fishing. The majority of the green drakes are hatching along the upper river now. In...

Colorado River – Flow: 2 090 cfs/Glenwood Springs Conditions: Currently muddy again but anticipated to clear. The switch to fall conditions is lingering in the air but we’re not there quite yet. The streamer bite has been pretty decent – nothing to...

Crystal River – Flow: 103 cfs/Redstone 57 cfs/Carbondale Conditions: The Crystal very well might be the seeing the best fishing in the Valley right now – with much less crowds than the Frying Pan. Flows have finally come down and soft water now abou...