Arkansas River - Salida

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Latest Fishing Report

Report Date

Mar. 01, 2010

Flow

184 cfs

Reporter

Tucker Ladd

Overview

March will prove to be a game changing month on the Arkansas as we can expect fishing conditions to gradually improve with the weather

Current Conditions

Although the caddis hatch is the most famed event on the Arkansas River, the months leading up to the annual hatch can be even more productive. The warm temperatures we're seeing this week will certainly help get the bugs and fish moving, so expect fishing to improve greatly if this warm spell continues. Fish are still holding the deep, slow pools, although the increased water temperatures is making them more willing to "move to eat" (i.e. you don't to get your fly right infront of their face).

Hatches

Stones (nymphs), Midges, Baestis (nymphs)

Recommended Flies

Dries:

Adult Midges 20-24 (black, olive), Parachute Adams 18-24, Adams 18-24, Tailwater Humpy 18-22, Gulper Special 18-22, Brooks Sprout Midge 20-24 (black, olive)

Nymphs:

Wired Stones 14-18 (golden, brown), Tungstone Golden 14-18, Tung Teaser 14-18, Copper John 14-22 (red, black, yellow), Barrs Emerger BWO 18-22, Killer Mayfly Nymph 18-22, Blooms Baetis Nymph 18-22, Tung Zebra Midges 18-22, Tung Rojo Emerger 18-22 (black, olive, red), Tung WD-40 18-22 (olive, brown, black) STD Baetis 18-20, Buckskin Caddis 16-20, Tung Z-Wing Caddis, Black Beauty 18-22, Disco Midge 18-22, Desert Storm 18-22

Streamers:

Slump Busters, Crystal Wooly Buggers, Meatwhistle

14 Day Forecast

Warm days will make the fish and bugs more active, but the cooler nights will set things back a bit. Wait till late morning to early afternoon for fishing to really pick up.