As with the Stillwater, flows on the Boulder dropped a bit with the cooler weekend weather, but will likely climb and run off color again with warmer weather this week. It’s going to continue to fluctuate in reaction to rain and temperature patterns. The forks will kick in off color water, so flows will be …
Little to no change. Running high and off color through Columbus. There may be some occasional fluctuations, but runoff is likely here to stay and at some point the cottonwood hatch will get going and the river will be extremely hazardous. Unless one can find a safe spot to use some garden tackle, it’s best …
Cooler weather over the weekend stabilized and even dropped the flows a bit. However, warmer temperatures all this week will shoot things back up. As is the case this time of year, there may be windows of clarity here and there. If the lower river is off color, consider wade fishing the upper river above …
Like all the area freestones, flows on the Boulder have started to climb and run off color. It’s going to fluctuate in reaction to rain and temperature patterns. The forks will kick in off color water, so flows will be clearer, but swift, up above Natural Bridge. Nymphing along the edges is probably the best …
Running high and off-color through Columbus. There may be some occasional fluctuations, but runoff is likely here to stay and at some point, the cottonwood hatch will get going and the river will be extremely hazardous. Unless one can find a safe spot to use some garden tackle, it’s best just to stay away from …
After spiking considerably over the weekend, flows dropped and clarity improved with cooler weather for a few days. That’s liable to change with a few days of warmer temperature in the forecast. We’re in a window where there may be a day or two of recovery for fishable conditions, but the river could just as …
Like all the area freestones, flows on the Boulder have started to climb and run off color. Nymphing along the clearer edges is probably the best bet with a rubber leg nymph pattern like a girdle bug or Pat’s rubber legs in black, brown or coffee color along with a beadhead trailer fly like a …
It’s pretty well shot, running noticeably higher and off-color through Columbus. If you’re determined to give it a go, nymphing with black, brown and coffee colored rubber leg patterns like girdle bugs and Pat’s rubber legs, as well as similar colored stonefly patterns or the san juan worm on the edges is likely the best …
With warmer weather, flows have started to climb and add some color. Runoff is likely on its way now. If the lower river is off color, consider wade fishing the upper river above Absarokee which usually stays clearer longer. Caddis started showing up in larger number over the last week and if it’s clear enough, …
The Boulder has stayed surprisingly clear, but that can’t last long. With warmer weather and rain, the feeder tributaries will start kicking in color. Fish a rubber leg nymph pattern like a girdle bug or Pat’s rubber legs in black, brown or coffee color along with a beadhead trailer fly like a prince nymph, hare’s …