Kirks Fly Shop Fishing Report

Big Thompson River Below Lake Estes:

Fishing very good, with water level at about 91 CFS as of May 16th, 2012. Use a Tungsten Micro Mayfly #14, Holo Prince #16, CDC Flashback Pheasant Tail #16 or a Prince of Darkness #16, trailed with a blue Poison Tung #20, Kirk's Pinkie #20, Top Secret Midge #20, WD50 #22 in wine, Jujubee chartreuse or olive #20, Lint Bug #20, Sparkle Wing RS2 dun #22 or a Two Bit Hooker olive #18. For dries use, a Royal Wulff #20, Extended Body BWO #20, a Parachute Adam #20 or a Pearl Elkhair Caddis #18.

Big Thompson River Below Drake:

Fishing good. For dries use a Parachute Adam #20, Royal Wulff #18 or a Baby Boy Hopper #16. CDC Flashback Pheasant Tail #16, Tung. Hare's Ear #16, or a Prince Nymph #16, trailed with a Jujubaetis #20, Two Bit Hooker red #18, Ken and Barbie #20, or a Lint Bug #20.

Rocky Mountain National Park:

Moraine Park:

Fishing fair to good, and best above Cub Lake Trailhead. Use a Parachute Adam #20, Yaegar's Gnat #20, or a CDC Cluster Midge #22, trailed with Jujubaetis red #20 or a Lint Bug #22.  

Glacier Creek:

Fishing fair to good. Use a Royal Wulff #20 or a Red Quill #18, trailed with a Quisimodo Pheasant Tail #20, Mighty Mite #20 or a Cyrstal Hunchback Baetis #20.

Alluvial Fan / Roaring River:

Fishing fair. Use a Micro Mayfly #18 or a Tung. Pink San Juan Worm, trailed with a Copper Sawyer #22, black Transparant #16 or a Mighty Mite #20.

Upper Big Thompson:

Fishing slow to fair. Use a Parachute Adam #20 or a Royal Wulff #18, trailed with a flashback Pheasant Tail #20 or Quasimodo Pheasant Tail #20.

N. St. Vrain in Wild Basin:

Fishing fair to good, fishing best near Copeland Lake. Use a Flashback Pheasant Tail #18 or a Tung. Pink San Juan Worm, trailed with a brown Gidget #18 or a Jujubee #22. For Dries, use a Parachute Adam #20 or a Royal Wulff #20. 

Sprague Lake:

Fishing fair to good. Use a Tungsten Flashback Pheasant Tail #14, Tung. Prince Nymph #14 or a Tung. Micro Mayfly #14, trailed with Tung. Pink San Juan Worm #16 or a Copper-beaded Micro Mayfly #18. On top use a Griffith's Gnat #20, CDC Cluster Midge #20 or a Trailing Shuck Midge #20. 

Lily Lake:

Fishing good. Use an Orange Asher #18, Yaeger's Neversink Gnat #20 or a Black Midge #20. Scuds suspended below the surface are also very productive.

Lake Estes:

Fishing good. Use an Orange Asher #18 or Renegade #16. Salmon Eggs or Power Bait will work well for spin fishing.

Mary's Lake:

Fishing fair. Prince Nymph #14 or a Flashback Pheasant Tail #14, trail with an egg pattern or a San Juan worm. Power Bait or Salmon Eggs for spin fishing.

High Mountain Lakes:

Fern Lake: 

Open and fishing good. Use a pink San Juan worm #18, trailed with a Mighty Mite #20 or a Crystal Hunchback Baetis #20. For dries use a Griffith's Gnat #18 or a CDC Cluster Midge #20.   

Dream Lake:

Open and good. Use a Yaegars's Neversink Gnat #20, Parachute Adam #20 or a Trailing Shuck Midge #20, trailed with a Jujubee chartreuse #20, Two Bit Hooker olive #20 or a Lint Bug #20. 

Jewel/Mills Lake:

Open and fishing fair. Use a Parawulff Adam #18, Parachute Adam #18 or a Orange Asher #18, trailed with a copper-beaded Micro Mayfly #18 or a Mighty Mite #20.

Loch Vale Lake:

Open fishing fair. Use a Deer Hair Ant #16 or a Parawulff Adam #18, trailed with a Jujubaetis #20 or a Crystal Hunchback Baetis #20.

Lake Haiyaha:
 
Open and fishing good. Use a Tung. Micro Mayfly #16 or a Tung. Pink San Juan Worm, trailed with a red and black Transparant or a brown gidget #18.