freestone river · trout

St. Vrain Creek (Lyons)

Live conditions for St. Vrain Creek (Lyons): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

31cfs↗ risingcaution

Inside the wade band but rising.

Water temp—

Engine callGO 18 cfs in the wade band

Gauge read 1:15 AM CDT · USGS 06724000. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

St. Vrain Creek (Lyons) is a freestone river in Denver, fished for trout — rainbow, brown, cutthroat, brook. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.

troutrainbow troutbrown troutcutthroat troutbrook troutWade only

Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

South Saint Vrain Picnic Areawalk in
Button Rock Preserve (North St. Vrain Creek entrance/creekside pier)walk in
Button Rock Preserve (North St. Vrain tailwater below Ralph Price Dam)walk in
Wild Basin Ranger Station / Trailhead (RMNP)walk in
Button Rock Preserve Trailhead (Longmont Dam Rd / CR-80)walk in
Button Rock Preserve Trailhead (North St. Vrain below Ralph Price/Longmont Dam)walk in
South St. Vrain Canyon roadside pull-offs (CO-7)walk in
South Saint Vrain Fishing Site #4 (Hwy 7 pullout)walk in

Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.

The briefing

Know before you drive to St. Vrain Creek.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in September:

Terrestrials

The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

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