Pueblo County, Colorado
Arkansas River — Pueblo Tailwater
Live Conditions
Arkansas River — Pueblo Tailwater — Pueblo (Moffat Street)
Live Conditions
Arkansas River — Pueblo Tailwater — Near Pueblo (gauge inactive)
7-Day Flow
↑ Rising
24-Hr Pressure
25.17 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
77° / 57°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
85° / 55°
Thu
☁️Overcast
93° / 53°
Fri
☀️Clear sky
91° / 66°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
Arkansas River — Pueblo Tailwater · June · Early Summer
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Caddis evening action tapering. PMDs (size 16-18) mid-morning. Tricos (size 22-24) possible early morning. Summer heat can warm water in Pueblo — fish early morning or evening. Below-dam section stays cooler.
River Map
About Arkansas River — Pueblo Tailwater
Don't sleep on the lower Arkansas. The 8-mile tailwater below Pueblo Reservoir is one of Colorado's most accessible year-round trout fisheries — regulated flows, trophy-class rainbows in the first 4 miles below the dam, and a legitimate Mother's Day caddis hatch that draws anglers statewide every April. Multiple city parks and the Pueblo Riverwalk mean you can park and be in the water in 5 minutes. Tailwater fish are selective, though — they've seen every pattern.