Theaux Le Gardeur

The river is in great shape. Abandon all hopes of wet wading.Air temps in the mid 80’s and water temps in the high 50’s will make you wish for Gore-Tex. -Which we have plenty of– Stop by next time you are up and find out what the fuss is all about.  Caddis in the morning followed by a parade of ants, beetles and hoppers in the afternoon, should get you out of the house this weekend.Streamers have been working below the shop and lots of folks have been gearing uo for some much deserved time out West.

We had a few people in this weekend actually fishing. Most of the tubers we encountered had beer to spare.Folks that made the hike above Falls Rd were rewarded with less traffic, more scenery and quite a few willing fish.Caddis came off in the early morning hours and the fish settled for a beetle or a hopper by afternoon.Last night we had another epic rainstorm and flow was up from 150Cfs to around 600 Cfs. So, we have spillover- water coming over the top of the dam and the surface water might warm the river up from around 58 F this weekend to the mid-60’s …

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Fish were on top today chasing bottle rockets.San juans are great after a rain and we saw some nice recent pics of Rainbows released above Falls. Count on a flotilla this weekend but keep in mind most of those folks don’t hit the water until noon.The shop will be open from 10 till 4 PM on the 4th. Stop on by and let us know how you are fishing.Water is beautiful, try some caddis in the morning and have a great weekend.

Caddis, Beetles and Dogs were found throughout the river yesterday. Get out early to fish Elk Hair Caddis #18, try some beetles mid-day-we have a great hi-vis beetle in the shop that floats like a cork. Flow is 158Cfs, the water temp is 58 F and should warm up a bit and drop in flow by the weekend. Note: Dogs got you down? Call 800-Parkwatch for leash law violations.

It’s not going to get much better than this. The river is clear, 58 F and is flowing at around 200Cfs. Caddis abound through the afternoon and now would be a good time to dig out the terrestrial box.  I have a date with a Tarpon and wish everyone a great week. Remember that it will be hot and rainy in August so try and get out while the weather is nice.

We’ve had two weeks of bad phone lines, the stream gauge is down and we lost power for about two hours this afternoon. So, how’s the Gunpowder holding up?Lots of reports today from folks that drove upwards of three hours to fish the Gunpowder. Masemore is off-color below the Mill to the Bend. The river is relatively clear at Bunkerhill and Caddis were doing their thing this morning. This weekend would be a great time to fish streamers, (the light bright zonker variety) and skate caddis #16-18. Maesemore was about hip deep today. The pocket water above Falls is always a challenge after a heavy …

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