There are two famous trout rivers, the Rolling Fork and the Frying Pan in the town of Basalt.
I fished Frying Pan for a couple of hours on the first day. There were some nice rainbows but I had no luck.
On the second day, I fished Frying Pan again. I started fishing on the downstream. There are many small parking lots along the river.
But every spot got crowded with anglers. Then I headed up to the Ruedi Dam.
I used dry flies I bought at the fly shop in Basalt for all day long but got no luck. Finally, I caught small brown by a nymph.
- Location: Fryingpan River, CO
- Date: September 1-2, 2005
- Time: 15:00-18:00 9/1, 10:00-18:00 9/2
- Weather: Sunny
- Air Temp: Didn't measure
- Water Temp: Didn't measure
- Water Cond: Clear
- Catch: 1 brown trout, 13 inches
- Tackle: Fly rod 9' #5, DT5F, L6X, T6X
- Flies: Various dry flies and nymphs
