Kirks Fly Shop Fishing Report

Big Thompson River Below Lake Estes:

Fishing great, with water level at about 125 CFS as of May 16th, 2013.  Use a Tungsten Micro Mayfly olive or red #14, HoloPrince #14, CDC Flashback Pheasant Tail #14 or a Prince of Darkness #14, trailed with a blue Poison Tung #18, Mikes Orange PHD #18, Lint Bug #20, RS2 dun #20, Glassback Sow Bug #18, Soft Hackle Sow Bug #20, Tube Midge black or copper #20, Tung. STD #20, Blonde Copper Sawyer #20, Rainbow Warriir #18, Jujubaetis #18 or a Two Bit Hooker olive #18. For dries use a Hair-wing BWO #20, an extended body BWO #20, Royal Wulff #18, Parachute Adam #20 or a Griffith's Gnat #20.

Big Thompson River Below Drake:

Fishing very good. Use Eagan's Tung. Bead Pheasant Tail #16, Pat's Rubber Leg #12 or a Purple Bead Psychedelic Prince #16, trailed with a Tung. Bead Midge Bomb Black #18, Copper Bead RS2 #20, Glass Bead RS2 #20, Gray's Emerger #18 or a Soft Hackle Sow Bug #20. For dries use a Yaeger's Neversink Gnat #20, Royal Wulff #18 or a Pearl Elkhair Caddis #18.

Rocky Mountain National Park:

Moraine Park:

Open and fishing good. Pink San Juan worms are working fantastic! 

Glacier Creek:

Open, but still fishing slow.

Alluvial Fan / Roaring River:

Open and fishing fair to good. Use a Parachute Adam #22, BWO #22 or a CDC Cluster Midge #22, trailed with a Jujubaetis #22 or a Black Ninja #26.

Upper Big Thompson:

Open, but fishing slow.

N. St. Vrain in Wild Basin:

Open, but fishing slow.

Sprague Lake:

Fishing fair to good. Use a Parachute Adam #20 or an Orange Asher #18, trailed with a Mighty Mite tan #20 or a Jujubee purple #22.

Lily Lake:

Fishing fair to good. Use an Orange Asher #20 or a CDC Cluster Midge, trailed with a Jujubaetis #22 or a WD50 #20. Scuds suspended below the surface will also work very well.

High Mountain Lakes:

Fern Lake: 

Iced Over. 

Dream Lake:

Iced Over.  

Jewel/Mills Lake:

Iced Over.

Loch Vale Lake:

Iced Over.

Lake Haiyaha:
 
Iced Over.