Fryingpan River
South Fork

LOWER FRYINGPAN (Basalt upstream to Mile Marker 4)
WATER CONDITIONS: Clear
FOOD SOURCES PRESENT: Caddis, Blue Winged Olives, Midges, Winter Stoneflies, Sculpins
OVERALL RATING: 6 out of 10
THE LOWDOWN: Caddis and BWOs are on the scene on the lower and middle Fryingpan! If Euro or Czech nymphing is your thing, the lower Fryingpan is ideal. The fish in the lower Fryingpan are not as paranoid as their cousins up under the dam- this makes for terrific beginner water where the fish will still eat bigger flies with not-so-perfect drifts. Dry dropper rigs can be deadly in this section of river.

If the crowds of people upstream are thick, come explore some lower Fryingpan access spots!
HATCHES: Caddis 14-18, Blue Winged Olives 20-22, Midges 20-26, Winter Stoneflies 16-18
APPROPRIATE PATTERNS:
DRIES: Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Pearl and Elk Caddis 14-18, Yellow Humpy 16-18, Goddard Caddis 16-18, Mole Fly Baetis 20-22, CDC Comparadun BWO 20-22, HOH CDC Biot Dun, HOH Biot Emerger, Pearl and Elk Caddis 16-18, Lawson's EZ Caddis 16-18, Missing Link Caddis 16-18, Harrop's CDC Biot Dun BWO 20-22, CDC Comparadun BWO 20-22, Morgans Midge 18-22, Hatching Midge 20-22, Sprout Midge 22-24, HOH CDC Spent Midge 22-24, HOH CDC Midge Adult 24 Sparkle Flag PMD 16-18, Morris May PMD 16-18
NYMPHS: Jigged Iron Lotus 16-18, Purple Perdigon 16-18, Red or Lime Copper John 14-18, Jerome Baetis 20-22, RIP Midge 20-22, Medallion Midge 20-22, Ultra Bling RS2 Gray 18-20, Desert Storm Midge 20-22
STREAMERS: Home Invader sz 2, Grease Monkey Natural sz 4, Double Dirty Hippy sz 4HINTS: Great section to Euro Nymph and work small streamers, just keep moving!