Waters · United States
Colorado River (Kremmling) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The Colorado above Gore Canyon is a transitional river: trans-basin diversions upstream take much of its water, so flow and temperature swing far more than on a natural river this size.
Today's report: good (80/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Colorado River (Kremmling) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 12.4°C (54°F) and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge COLORADO RIVER NEAR KREMMLING, CO shows the water level rising (0 cm/24h).
Colorado River (Kremmling) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 12.4°C (54°F)
- Discharge: 9.3 m³/s (328 cfs) — up 1% over 24 hours
- Level trend: rising (0 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge COLORADO RIVER NEAR KREMMLING, CO · reading 41 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 81/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 84/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 83/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 76 — good | 82 — excellent | 79 — good |
| Brown Trout | 80 — good | 87 — excellent | 88 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Colorado River (Kremmling) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:56:24 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge COLORADO RIVER NEAR KREMMLING, 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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