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Larimer County, Colorado

Cache la Poudre River

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Live Conditions

Cache la Poudre RiverFort Collins

Fishable
345CFS
Discharge
2.42ft
Gauge Height
Water Temp
Updated 44 min agoView on USGS ↗

7-Day Flow

↓ Falling

RisingFallingStable

24-Hr Pressure

23.7 inHg · → High/stable

Falling (good)RisingHigh/stable

Local Weather

57°FPartly cloudy
Wind 7 mph23.7 inHg Low & stable

Tough conditions — fish deep

Today

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Drizzle

72° / 47°

Tomorrow

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Overcast

77° / 54°

Thu

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Overcast

84° / 56°

Fri

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Clear sky

82° / 54°

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

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🪰 Hatch Calendar

Cache la Poudre River · June · Early Summer

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JanDec

Variable flows — canyon may still be running high early June. Caddis heavy (size 14-16). Golden Stonefly and Yellow Sally (size 14) active. Check flows before driving Poudre Canyon Hwy.

Yellow SallyCaddisStonefly

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About Cache la Poudre River

Colorado's only National Wild and Scenic River. Poudre Canyon is 30 minutes from Fort Collins — the closest quality trout water for the Northern Front Range.

CaddisGolden StoneflyBlue-Winged OlivePale Morning Dun