C-59 Roaring Fork
Roaring Fork C-59
Description: Equipment needed to fish this property should consist of chest waders, metal cleated boots, wading staff and possibly a float tube. Rod selection should be 4 – 6 wt. rods with a rod length of 8 1⁄2 or 9 ft. for the river and pond. The spring creek is best fished with a 8 ft rod so an angler can cover the tight spots. The Roaring Fork section of this property can be fished year round due to the influence of the warm waters of the Frying Pan river upstream of the property. Releases from Ruedi Reservoir can influence the clarity and flow of the river: close attention to conditions should be noted when fishing the river. There are multiple hatches during the year, starting with midges in the early spring, followed by the mother’s day caddis hatch in April. High flows will prevent the angler to fish the river during the run – off period. In mid to late July the river begins to recede and the famous Green Drake hatch along with yellow sallies will appear. As if this isn’t enough, the PMD hatch can “ pop” during this period. Golden Stones make up a big part of the nymph population, watch for an adult stone emerging along the edges. August is attractor and terrestrial time on the river, hoppers and ants should be in your arsenal of flies. Sculpin patterns can fill in the void during the reduction of hatches. October brings the need to fish BWO and midge patterns with the streamer patterns close at hand. The pond has some very spooky extra large fish who are very selective. Crawfish is the main food source for the big pond. Future plans for the pond include a dredging of the area. There are no fish in the pond to the south of the big pond. The spring creek can test your angling skills. It holds some very big fish, so don’t use to light of tippet ( I like 4X). Feeding fish are in the undercut banks I used a #14 black leech and pat’s rubber legs on a down and across wet fly presentation. Experiencing a major BWO hatch in fall brought out a lot of fish in the main flow of the creek. Don’t forget your beetles. Browns, rainbows and white fish make up a healthy population of fish in the main river which hasn’t changed in 30 years. Browns and brook trout make up the population of the spring creek with an occasional rainbow. Huge rain- bows are in the big pond along with some suckers.
Location: The property is located 40 miles Southwest of Steamboat Springs.
Capacity: 4 anglers
To make a reservation call 303-421-6239 or 1-800-524-1814.
Rate Notes:
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$180.00 Adult |
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NA Adult 1/2 Day |
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NA Adult Aftn. |
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$97.50 Child |
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$97.50 Youth |
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NA Youth 1/2 Day |
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NA Youth Aftn. |
Property Log Book Comments
Fished all day from 8 to 5. Beautiful day, sun shining, 45 degrees at start of day, rose to 65 by mid afternoon. Water was slightly murky but water level was good. Easy wading from bank to bank. There were fish everywhere. Lots of holes below each riffle. Had a 25+ fish day. Fished all day with a Double dropper BH Prince Nymph and red Copper John. Caught several large Rainbows 16 to 20 inches, browns, Cutbows and whitefish. The fish were aggressive and real fighters. Steady hatches of mayflies and caddis but the fish were not rising at all Long drive to get to the property but well worth it. What a fantastic day !! ~ Walt Jaakkola -- June 10th, 2012
Great cabin and ranch manager. First day fished upstream of bridge. Started with hopper/dropper with no success. Switched to gold bead hare's ear with green copper john dropper. First hole hooked and landed 19" rainbow. In same hole, fishing partner hooked and landed 20" rainbow. Caught several smaller bows & cutbows upstream, and one 17" cutthroat. Tried large pond in late evening and was broken off using hopper with 4 weight/5x tippet. Second day fished downstream. Fishing was slow and unproductive - one fish each from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm. Had lunch and returned to large pond about 2:00 p.m. This time I rigged up an 8 weight with 10 lb 9' bass leader. Tied on black streamer and immediately caught 20"+ large bow. Breeze picked up and grasshoppers were blown into water and fish started to rise. Tied on a brownish chernobyl ant about size of hoppers landing on water. What a blast! Brought to net five more large bows from 18 - 22"! These fish are strong with an extremely large girth. Upon being hooked they immediately dove for the depths. Use big rod with heavy tippet and you can head them out of the moss, sometimes bringing large clumps of moss with the fish to net. ~ Tom Foster -- August 27th, 2009
Re the previous post, this river is always a little grayish brown, but usually fairly clear despite this. This is from my two trips here as well as info from the ranch manager. On my first trip here a few years ago we didn't have great success but the property was so beautiful and the cabin so nice, that we decided to try again. I was getting a little skeptical early in the day when all we got were smaller cutts and cuttbows. My evening experience changed all that. Around 6pm the river came alive and a big caddis dropping a small red copper john produced some amazing rainbows, mostly on the dropper. Between my buddy and I we landed 5 or 6 bows in the 18" - 22" range and fat and strong. In addition we landed many bows, cutts and cuttbows 10" - 16". The new ranch manager Mike is the best, he took us on an ATV tour of the ranch and had great fishing advice. The place is pretty remote and it is a gem. ~ Mike Goldblatt -- August 12th, 2009
Water was a little off color for the day, no rain or construction in sight. I don't know if it's always like that or not. Fortunately, fishing was not off. Ended up with 4 fish at 18" and over. Could not believe size of the fish at coming out of this small river. Caught lots of tiny fish and a few in the 8"-12" range. Even missed a couple of giants. All the fish rainbows with a couple of cutts in the mix. Can't imagine what fishing would be like when river is clear. I'll be back. ~ Bruce Fayman -- August 10th, 2009