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The Dream Stream under a hard blue midday sky — thin, low water spread wide over an exposed rock bar, a bald treeless hill rising straight out of the far bank, old homestead cabins on the slope, and no shade anywhere on the river

Colorado's Drought Summer: The Flow Was Fine the Whole Time

Nine weeks of Dream Stream gauge readings from this site's own hatch reports. The flow never dropped, and the river went on the closure list anyway.

August 6, 202617 min read

A cold high-country Colorado creek tumbling fast over dark rock in deep spruce shade in late summer

Dog Days: When the Water's Too Warm, I Go Up

Late August on the South Platte cooks the lower water. Here's the move I make instead — up to cold high-country creeks. Easier on me, easier on the fish.

July 27, 202610 min read

A Colorado tailwater running low, slow and clear over pale cobble on a hot late-summer afternoon, dry gravel bars exposed along both banks

When to Walk Away: Summer Water Temps and the Fish You Don't Catch

Warm water kills trout you release. Here's how I read summer water temps on the South Platte and when I'd rather drive home than cook a fish.

July 27, 202612 min read

An angler fishing a clear Colorado tailwater on a summer day

South Platte & Arkansas Conditions Report — Flows Are Low Right Now (June 25, 2026)

A weak winter dropped the Dream Stream, Eleven Mile and Arkansas to skinny flows — where to fish instead, and the water temp that should end your day.

June 25, 202612 min read

A Colorado tailwater running very low over exposed cobble

Colorado's Worst Snowpack in 40 Years — What It Means for the South Platte

Colorado is sitting at its lowest snowpack on record. For tailwater anglers on the South Platte, here's what's actually changing this season and how to adjust.

May 20, 20268 min read