The Eagle is a winter workhorse when it is running clear. It is not flashy this time of year, but it is consistent if you fish the right water and keep your drifts short and clean. Think inside seams, softer buckets, and any walking-speed lane that lets trout feed without spending calories.

Updated: January 29, 2026

Winter has stripped the Eagle down to its essentials. Clear water, exposed structure, and fish that will eat only when conditions line up. This is not a numbers game right now. It is a timing game. When the sun finds the water and the wind stays honest, the river softens just enough to make sense.

Ignore the fast water and forget the shallow riffles. This week is about slow seams, inside bends, and depth you can actually hold a fly in. If you are moving every ten minutes or changing flies every cast, you are doing it wrong. Set up, slow down, and wait for the window to open.

• Flow: 150 CFS (Eagle River Below Gypsum gauge)
• Water Temperature: No Data
• Air Temperature: No Data
• Wind: No Data
• Clarity: Clear
• Crowds: Low
• Primary Hatch: Midges
• Best Window: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Overall Rating: Good for winter technical nymphing
  

Gypsum Colorado Weather

Expect cold overnight lows and limited early sunlight through canyon sections. Calm, sunny afternoons fish best. Wind and cloud cover shorten feeding windows quickly.

Zebra Midge 18 to 22

Black Beauty 18 to 22

RS2 gray 18 to 22

Pheasant Tail 16 to 18

Small Stonefly Nymph 16 to 18

Mini Leech black or olive 10 to 12