If haven’t heard already– we’re excited to announce our first annual Spring Fly Fishing Gear Swap and Blowout Bonanza! Thank you to everyone for all of the wonderful contributions. We hope that this gear swap will allow local anglers to make money by clearing out their gear closets while giving newer anglers the opportunity to get high quality, used gear at a reduced price. There will be tons of great gear, free drinks and food live music, giveaways and some killer pre-summer sales!
Aspen Outfitting Company’s Upper Roaring Fork River Report 4/14/23
Big changes are happening on the river! Flows have doubled in the past week and water clarity has dropped substantially. A few days of really warm weather caused snow to melt and water levels to rise. We’ll have to see what the mix of cooler temperatures and precipitation this weekend and next week will do to water levels and clarity, but it looks like the beginning stages of runoff have started! Despite the rapid change, the fishing has been lights out!
Aspen Outfitting Company’s Upper Roaring Fork River Report 4/7/23
Happy Easter Weekend! The next few days should be beautiful, so get out on the river and have yourself an Easter Trout Hunt! With forecasts in the high 40’s and low 50’s for this weekend and high temps in the 60’s early next week, midge and BWO hatches should gain some serious momentum!
Aspen Outfitting Company’s Upper Roaring Fork River Report 3/31/23
This past week brought us sunshine, snow and a wide range of temperatures. As a result, we’ve been seeing river conditions change throughout the week, but we’ve been catching fish throughout it all! Nymphing continued to be productive during the colder streaks, and we were really excited to see some fish rising during the warmer days. Dust off those dry fly boxes, because we’re starting to catch fish on the surface!
Best Summer Activities in Aspen 2023
Are you ready for the summer? WE MOST CERTAINLY ARE! Warmer weather has us thinking about long summer days, hungry fish and awe-inspiring sunsets. If you are as excited as we are, you’re probably already making plans. Here’s a list of some of our favorite Summer activities for 2023!
Aspen Outfitting Company’s Upper Roaring Fork River Report 3/24/23
We had some fun in the snow this week! The front that moved in on Monday and Tuesday changed river conditions, but the fishing was great. Colder weather caused the water to clear up and river levels to drop slightly. The fishing early and late in the day slowed down during the transition between high and low pressure systems, but the mid day bite picked up noticeably as the storm settled in. Fish are feeding aggressively right now, but colder days and clearer water mean a return to the winter staples.
Aspen Outfitting Company’s Upper Roaring Fork River Report 3/17/23
If you didn’t get a chance to do some fishing this past week, get out there this weekend! We have another front moving in at the beginning of next week, but the weekend is shaping up to be warm, sunny and glorious. Water temperatures should be on the rise, and the fish will be active. On sunny days with low water make sure you’re being stealthy, downsizing tippet and wearing sunscreen!
Aspen Outfitting Company’s Upper Roaring Fork River Report 3/10/23
Warmer weather this week made for some great fishing! The fish are relatively concentrated right now, so once you find them be patient and focus on getting good drifts. We’ve got some weather moving in this weekend, but water temps should remain stable as the forecast shows lows in the mid 20’s and highs of around 40 degrees. That means we should have beautiful, snowy banks and good fishing!
Aspen Outfitting Company’s Upper Roaring Fork River Report 3/3/23
Conditions have remained consistent this past week, and so has the fishing! Leading with perdigons, two bit hookers and Pat’s Runt Stones (size 14-16) and trailing small midge and baeits imitations has been the ticket. Fly selection is important, but we’re finding that fish are eating pretty readily as long as you get a good, drag free drift!
Aspen Outfitting Company’s Upper Roaring Fork River Report 2/24/23
The fishing has been good this past week, particularly as low pressure systems lift between periods of snow. With warm weather in the forecast for Saturday, it should be a great weekend for fishing! As always, safety is the number one priority on the river. Ice has been building up in parts of the upper fork. With significant temperature changes after the recent snow and fluctuations between night to day, ice shelves are prone to breaking, and ice dams can be a concern. Fish with a friend, keep an eye up-river for ice flows and if you see the water levels starting to rise, move away from the water.