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Rio Grande / Mineral County, Colorado

Rio Grande

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Live Conditions

Rio GrandeNear Del Norte

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Local Weather

37°FPartly cloudy
Wind 4 mph

Today

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Partly cloudy

55° / 14°

Tomorrow

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Overcast

64° / 32°

Mon

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Overcast

67° / 38°

Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.

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What should I fish today?

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What should I pack?

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🪰 Hatch Calendar

Rio Grande · April · Spring

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JanDec

BWOs active (size 18-20). Caddis possible. Watch CFS — Rio Grande can begin spring rise in April from San Juan Mountains snowmelt. Good fishing if you catch the early April window.

Blue-Winged OliveCaddis

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About Rio Grande

Gold Medal water through Wagon Wheel Gap near South Fork and Creede. Remote, beautiful, and overlooked. The long drive is the point — fewer people, bigger fish.

CaddisPale Morning DunBlue-Winged OliveTerrestrials