Waters · United States
Roaring Fork River (Glenwood Springs) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The lower Fork below the Crystal confluence is big, pushy freestone water holding the river's heaviest browns, and it stays fishable through runoff longer than the upper valley does.
Today's report: excellent (85/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Roaring Fork River (Glenwood Springs) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 13.3°C (56°F) and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge ROARING FORK RIVER AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO. shows the water level falling (1 cm/24h).
Roaring Fork River (Glenwood Springs) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 13.3°C (56°F)
- Discharge: 11.8 m³/s (417 cfs) — down 2% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (1 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge ROARING FORK RIVER AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO. · reading 76 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 84/100
- 21:00–23:00 local time — score 74/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 86/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 72 — good | 83 — excellent | 81 — excellent |
| Brown Trout | 85 — excellent | 90 — excellent | 89 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Roaring Fork River (Glenwood Springs) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
- light: helping (+0.7)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:01:25 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge ROARING FORK RIVER AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS, 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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