June 25, 2014 –Â Summer has arrived to the mountains of Colorado! Bugs are flying and the the Taylor River at the Wilder is looking good right now for fishing with Dry flies. Flows have subsided and are stabilizing in the low 700 CFS range. The water is clear and water temperatures range from the low
June 16, 2014 – Well, after a week or more of warm and windy weather our snowpack is disappearing rapidly and river levels are dropping every day. The Taylor River peaked at 1560 CFS on June 3 and since then has been steadily dropping and clearing. Today we are at about 900 CFS and I
June 2, 2014: Taylor River Fly-Fishing Report – Springtime has finally come to the High Rockies and several warm days in a row have risen many Gunnison river flows to record highs. As of today, the Gunnison, East and Slate Rivers are pretty much un-fishable due to both the high flows and turbidity of the
May 24, 2014 – Hi everyone. Just returned last week from a great season at my Lodge in Patagonia, Chile and am excited about the upcoming season on the Taylor River at Wilder on the Taylor. What a difference a year can make! Last year at this time we had low flows and little run
Since early September we have been in a weather pattern that has brought lots of rain, wind and clouds on almost a daily basis. Last week we had about 2 inches of snow at the Wilder and temps dropped down into the lower 20’s overnight. The good news is that this has been good for
The last couple of weeks has brought unstable weather to Colorado with thunderstorms almost every afternoon. Water levels have maintained at about 268 CFS on the Taylor at the Wilder and conditions are excellent for both the fish and the fishermen. Despite the storms, the temps have been on the hot side and mid-day fishing
The last few weeks have brought much needed rain to Colorado. All of the rivers in the area have received lots of fresh, cool water and the fishing is excellent. Flows on the Taylor River at the Wilder have been between 320 and 360 CFS. Water temps are on the cold side beginning at about
During the last 2 weeks, we have had several guests and owners fishing at the Wilder and catch rates on our 2 miles of private Taylor River have been phenomenal. 20 – 30 fly fishing dry fly sessions have been common and the fish populations in the Taylor river are astronomical. Approximately 75% of the
July 12, 2013 – River flows on the Taylor have stabilized at about 300 CFS for the rest of the summer assuring plenty of water for both anglers and recreationists. Water temperatures are in the low 50’s and the fly fishing is absolutely on fire. We are seeing four kinds of Stoneflies, several varieties of
Early July 2013 – Taylor River flows peaked in Gunnison County on or near the 10th of June this year and fly fishing conditions are now perfect with all rivers dropping fast and clear. It looks to be another low water year for Western Colorado but at the Wilder we are fortunate to have guaranteed
