Waters · United States
Blue River (Silverthorne) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A tailwater running straight through Silverthorne below Dillon Dam, where trout key on mysis shrimp flushed out of the reservoir. Small flies, clear water and traffic noise.
Today's report: good (77/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Blue River (Silverthorne) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 6.3°C (43°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge BLUE RIVER BELOW DILLON, CO. shows the water level steady (0 cm/24h).
Blue River (Silverthorne) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 6.3°C (43°F)
- Discharge: 1.5 m³/s (53 cfs) — down 0% over 24 hours
- Level trend: steady
Measured at gauge BLUE RIVER BELOW DILLON, CO. · reading 47 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 82/100
- 13:00–15:00 local time — score 83/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 91/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 77 — good | 81 — excellent | 81 — excellent |
| Brown Trout | 77 — good | 87 — excellent | 91 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Blue River (Silverthorne) rating:
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+0.85)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
- precipitation: helping (+0.83)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
Forecast computed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:01:56 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge BLUE RIVER BELOW DILLON, CO. · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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