Los Pinos River Fish Report

Below the dam, fishing will be better than above, but flows are up

Los Pinos River - Ignacio, CO

by Duranglers Crew
6-1-2023
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Water Conditions

LOS PINOS ABOVE VALLECITO RES

Flow: 630 ft³/s
Water Level: 4.95 ft

USGS

LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR IGNACIO, CO

Flow: 42.1 ft³/s
Water Level: 2.02 ft

USGS

696 cfs out of the dam

Rising/Falling

Dropping

Fishing Conditions

Below the dam, fishing will be better than above, but flows are up. Fish your favorite nymph rig with worms, leeches, attractor nymphs, and scuds. Use weight in the higher flows

The upper Pine will still be high and cold with tough fishing.

Patterns/Bug

Nymphs: Prince Nymphs 12-16, Brown Wired Stone 10, Copper John 12-18, Pats Rubberlegs. Pheasant Tails 16-20, Pickpocket 12-16, Duracell Jig 12-16, and other Euro Nymph Jigs 10-16.

Olive and Grey Scuds 14-16, Ray Charles, etc.

SJ Worms, Simi Seal Leach, Mayer’s Mini Leach, Grey and Olive scuds 14-16.

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for Thursday, June 1st, 2023

San Juan River : Flows will be up to about 5000 around June 1st and hold until mid-June
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for Thursday, May 4th, 2023

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