Good releases continued thru the last week of the month and fishing pressure decreased. This year the Costilla fished well thru September which is rare as they normally cut flows when the irrigation season is over .
Month: September 1999
Cimarron River Fly Fishing Report 09/25/1999
Water temps improved this month and on 9/27 & 9/29 we had good days at a flow of 16cfs on #18 Para-Adams. A pretty good Trico hatch in the morning which is what the #18 Adams imitates. Later in the day we used a #12 Moth with a Pheasant Tail {#16} dropper.
Conejos River Fly Fishing Report 09/25/1999
In early September flows were back up to 160cfs from Platoro and we fished above the Pinnacles at Trail Creek. Wading was tough at this level and we got most of our fish along the edges on D&D {Moth-Prince}. On 9/16 we fished the Hamilton lease at 160cfs. We got some nice fish from the middle channel which holds fish at this flow. We took fish thruout up to where the South Fork enters the Conejos but the top section was unwadeable as was the Pinnacles. On 9/30 we fished at Trail Creek at 54 cfs and it was great at this flow. We got some nice fish to 17″ on Prince droppers.
Red River Fly Fishing Report 09/15/1999
Cooler weather has improved the temps and fishing has picked up accordingly..Lots of Moths around and trout love them. An oversize caddis pattern #10 works well and can be fished dry or with the usual droppers.