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SUMMER HOURS 6am to 6pm Daily

Report Date: 7/24/2025

Current Conditions: 

Both boat ramps are now open for the season. 30 minutes before sunrise each day, and go 30 minutes after sunset.

We are settling in the dogs days of summer right now and the fishing is certainly reflective of that. We are seeing typical seasonal conditions on Antero reservoir. Antero has been the most consistent lake out of the big 3 in South Park this year. The fishing has been good, especially during the callibaetis hatches. The big key will be fishing at the right depths!! These hatches are starting fairly early and lasting a couple of hours. The angler will want to get on the water and be ahead of this hatch each day. Water temps are warm and the fishing slows down significantly after the hatches. Hopper/dropper rigs are still working here and there. This is also a great time to fish damselflies. Start out slow crawling the nymphs and there may even be some opportunity to target cruising fish on damsel dries. The weeds are growing at a good clip and its also a good idea to beef up on the terminal tackle. Wrenching these fish out of the weeds can prove difficult, even with 3x tippet. Nymphing depths are varied, but we have had most luck in the 10-14 foot range for nymphing.

Hatches:

The callibaetis are ruling the hatches right now as expected. These lake mayflies are hatching in droves and the fish have been gorging on them. Its pretty hot and heavy during this hatch and we suggest taking full advantage of it. As the day progresses, we are seeing good number of damselflies. Its a good idea to start adding them to the mix on a daily basis now.

Tactics:

As the season and summer progress, water temps will warm and really start to spread the fish out. We are seeing this currently. Depth of your flies is the single most important component of your fishing right now. Gap those flies out to find the zone faster. This is a great time to get out in the lake in some type of watercraft. Static indicator rigs are working extremely well right now with 2 or even 3 flies.

Tips:

Space out those flies! Doing this on a static rig will help you cover more areas of the water column. Try crawling flies with the "midge strip" technique. It can be absolutely deadly during the callibaetis and damsel hatches. One tip..Hold on to your rod! The takes can be quick, violent and abrupt.

Weather:

Short Term-  We have had a few days of cooler and wetter weather up here. We have seen some good rainfall over the last week. This is great news as things were getting pretty hot and dry. We will continue to see soem cooler temps and increased chances of rain heading into the weekend. Temps will be in the 70's and we could see rain each day starting around 1pm. Some of these storms could get intense, so keep a close eye on the sky! The weekend will dry out a bit and warm up. By Sunday, we will have temps in the mid 80's.

Long Term-  As we head into next week, it looks like we will return to a cooler and wetter weather pattern. Precipitation chances will really ramp up Wednesday and Thursday and we could see significant rainfall around then. This pattern looks to be holding steady well into the following weekend. This is our monsoon season and its great to see this happening. These frequent storms will help keep things cool and temper the fire danger. Longer range forecasts keep pointing at hot and dry weather through the back half of the summer and into fall. We will have to see what materializes with that, but we are hoping the weather folks are wrong on this one.

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• Pearly Damsel, size 12
• Bubbas callibaetis, size 16
• Poxyback Callibaetis, size 16
• Mini leech jig, black, damsel, sizes 14-16
• Belly flop damsel, size 12-14
• Balanced leech, black or dark, size 14

• Candyshop callibaetis, size 14
• Parachute adams, sizes 14-16
• Chubby, royal/yellow, sizes 10-16
• Deer hair damsel, green and blue. Size 14

• Ditch Witch, black/red, size 6
• Mini Boogeyman, olive, black, size 6
• Mini Peanut envy, tan, size 6