Tailwater · Mixed · Colorado, US

Taylor River (below Taylor Park Reservoir)

Taylor Park Reservoir venue image
Good · Brown Trout
RS2 · 18-22
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River steady at a fishable height. A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.96 mLast reading 3h ago
  • Water temp7.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
RS2
RS218-22
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.96 m
Last reading 3h ago
Water temp7.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather-3°C
WindE 4 km/h
Pressure1034 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead2.7 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°

We have not characterised this dam's release, so this is a general cold-release figure and could be several degrees out in either direction. Treat it as a hint, not a reading, and check locally before you fish.

How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is right today, though water temperature could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10h

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
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Pale Morning DunHatch
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TricoHatch
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Black MidgeHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Colorado licence
  • Gold Medal (20 miles below the reservoir); special regs on the dam water — verify CPW rules.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
Arkansas River — Upper (Granite to Buena Vista)
39 km
38
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gunnison River — Upper (Almont to Blue Mesa)
42 km
68
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Arkansas River — Browns Canyon (Buena Vista to Salida)
51 km
74
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 71 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature52 × 28%14.6
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity72 × 12%8.6
Conditions total= 71
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
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Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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