Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruedi Dam Bureau of Reclamation · head of the tailwater | Dam / hazard | 39.36332, -106.81893 | Releases from Ruedi Reservoir set the flow for the whole sheet; the fishing water starts below it. |
| 2 | USGS 09080400 — Fryingpan River near Ruedi Just below Ruedi Dam | USGS gauge | 39.36554, -106.82559 | The gauge the water page reads for flow. |
| 3 | Rocky Fork Picnic Site USFS · White River National Forest | Park / conservation area | 39.36519, -106.82538 | Day-use parking on the first bend below the dam. |
| 4 | Ash Road bridge Fryingpan Road corridor | Bridge crossing | 39.37686, -106.88224 | Mid-river crossing about 5 km below the dam. |
| 5 | Oak Road bridge Fryingpan Road corridor | Bridge crossing | 39.37810, -106.89290 | Crossing about a kilometre below Ash Road. |
| 6 | Two Rivers Road bridge Basalt | Bridge crossing | 39.36699, -107.03346 | Bottom-end crossing near the Roaring Fork confluence. |
| 7 | Basalt Avenue bridge Basalt | Bridge crossing | 39.36602, -107.03376 | In-town crossing at the take-out end of the sheet. |
| 8 | Midland Avenue bridge Basalt | Bridge crossing | 39.36738, -107.03598 | The last mapped crossing before the Fryingpan meets the Roaring Fork. |
Gauge: USGS 09080400 — FRYINGPAN RIVER NEAR RUEDI, CO.. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cuttbow, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout
Regulations: cpw.state.co.us/rules-and-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Ruedi Dam tailwater — the top mile of mysis water, walk-in from the dam parking area.
Forest Road 105 pull-offs — pool-by-pool access the length of the canyon.
Baetis Bridge and the Bend Hole — classic mid-canyon walk-in access.
Taylor Creek and Strawberry Rock accesses — mid-river public water.
Seven Castles reach — lower canyon access with roadside parking.
Basalt town reach — public access at the Roaring Fork confluence.
Toner Creek and Rocky Fork accesses — lightly fished middle-river pull-offs.
Spring: blue-winged olives on grey days; flows stay stable while freestone rivers blow out with runoff.
Summer: pale morning duns and caddis, with Green Drakes in the evenings from late July into September.
Fall: olives return and browns move onto the spawn; watch for redds and give them room.
Winter: mysis and midge fishing below the dam — the river never freezes and fishes all season.