Know where to fish, and
what to tie on.
Five quick questions, then a trip plan: the water, what is hatching, the flies and how to rig them for the flows, and the fly shops nearby. Built from Colorado fly shop and guide reports.
Free with an account. Plan for today, or for a season ahead.
Every pairing links to the fly shop or guide report it came from. TroutTips is not affiliated with the shops and sources it cites.
Today’s flow on every river, and the rig to fish it
Each of the 29 River Guides shows its gauge right now and whether it is fishing, what is hatching, what anglers say, the access and the regulations, and Rig of the Day: a rig built from today’s flow and hatches, for morning, midday and evening, with every reason sourced.
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297 fly pairings from real fishing reports
Point and dropper combinations from Colorado fly shop and guide reports, by river, season, depth and rig, each linked to the report it came from. 50 are free to everyone; a free account keeps 5 more of your choice.
Browse the fly pairings →
What to tie on, and where to buy it
75 sourced fly patterns, with what each imitates and the sizes to carry, and 83 Colorado fly shops to buy them from, by river and town.
Find flies and fly shops →
A rod ranked for your water
Answer four questions and we rank 27 real fly rods for your water, budget and skill, with the reasoning behind every pick. Or browse them all.
Rank rods for me →- 01
Answer five questions
How much you have fished, where in Colorado, the fish, the water and the season.
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Get your plan
A best bet and two alternates, each with what is hatching there, the flies, how to rig them for the flows, and the fly shops nearest the water.
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Go fishing
Directions to the access, a fly list to copy, and an email when a river you save hits prime flows.
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Free to use. Pro to save, sync & unlock everything.
Use every lookup tool for free. Pro adds the complete Fly Pairings database, Rig of the Day for all 29 rivers, unlimited favorites, sync and offline access. Start with an alert-based free trial; the exact billing rule is shown below. Water-temperature warnings and closure notices on the site stay free for everyone.
You're on TroutTips Pro
- Rig guide, leader/tippet reference, Fly Finder, depth calculator & printable cheatsheet
- Live conditions for 29 rivers, with free on-site water-temperature warnings & closure notices
- 50 public fly pairings, plus 5 permanent choices with a Free account
- Fish by Species: up to 16 researched outings per species on every search, with conditions and the drive from your town
- Free account: save 5 fly pairings, 5 outings and 2 each of trip plans, flies, shops, rods & rivers
- Rig of the Day for 1 river you choose; prime-flow and return-to-normal email alerts for up to 2 favorited rivers
~$2.50 / mo, billed yearly
Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlock all 297 fly pairings: every fly name, leader/tippet spec & source
- Rig of the Day: built from today's gauge, hatch chart and shop reports, for all 29 tracked rivers
- Fish by Species: every researched outing for every species, all 660 of them, on every search
- Unlimited trip plans and favorite rigs, flies, fly shops, rods, rivers & outings, synced across every device
- Emails for prime flow, adverse conditions, temperature warnings, closures & reopenings on rivers you watch
- Offline access to your favorited rivers' conditions & today's rig pick, even with no signal
When you pay: Your first charge is seven days after we send your first prime-flow email during the trial, or 30 days after your trial starts, whichever comes first. Cancel before that date and you won't be charged.
What counts: Only an email reporting a watched river in its optimal flow range. Prime-flow emails are suppressed during a known closure or temperature warning. Adverse-flow, dry-gauge, temperature, closure and reopening emails, summaries and push notifications do not start the countdown. Trial terms.
