Ranch Creek below Meadow Creek near Tabernash
Ranch Creek · Rockies · USGS gage 09033100
Coldwater (summer mean 15.2°C — prime coldwater).
Water
73°F
Flow
7 cfs
Air
81°F
Sky
100%
Pressure
29.44 in
Wind
11 mph
Predicted hatches · 2026-08-03
PredictedHopper / TerrestrialsAcrididae (grasshoppers)1.00
Predicted by conditions; no reports yet. water 22.6°C (73°F) sits in the prime band (17-24°C); peak season; 8 days sustained ≥14°C; low pressure — fish looking up; wind puts terrestrials in play; watch warm, breezy afternoons.
flies: Morrish Hopper #8-12, Chubby Chernobyl, Dave's Hopper
PredictedTricoTricorythodes spp.0.51
Predicted by conditions; no reports yet. water 22.6°C (73°F) is cooling past the prime band (16-21°C); peak season; 8 days sustained ≥15°C; low pressure — fish looking up; watch early morning spinner falls.
flies: Trico Spinner #20-24, CDC Trico, Griffith's Gnat
PredictedSlate Drake / IsonychiaIsonychia spp.0.26
water 22.6°C (73°F) is cooling past the prime band (16-21°C); shoulder of the season; 8 days sustained ≥14°C; low pressure — fish looking up; watch afternoon/evening; nymphs crawl to shore to emerge.
flies: Isonychia #10-12, Slate Drake, Leadwing Coachman
PREDICTED from the first-principles model only. Report-confirmed signal (fly-shop & forum reports) is the next milestone.