Fly Fishing Colorado

8/25 Invasive Species Control is a difficult issue because of the wide diversity of species involved.  Some advocate use of chemicals for controlling invasive species.  Others advocate non-chemical means to control these invasive hitchikers. In Colorado signs warning about New Zealand Mud Snail infection in a stream or lake also maintain a 50% solution of [...]

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8/22 South Platte River Started fishing the South Platte River between Waterton back toward Chatfield Reservoir.  Water was flowing 154 CFS and murky.  The flow was down from last weeks high of 680 CFS.  Clarity poor with visibility to about 1 foot.  Air temp good at high seventies and low eighties.  Water temp was estimated [...]

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8/12/08 Air Temp in mid to high 70′s. Water clarity excellent to 2 feet. In the deeper cutbank – runs with depths greater than 2 feet, could not see bottom. Appeared to be moss on bottom. First fish hooked on a 2 nymph rig. Beadhead, goldribbed, flashback hare’s ear #16 top and a #16 Barr’s [...]

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8/19 Invasive species are those that are not a normal part of an ecosystem or aquasystem.  Usually invasive species are introduced by human beings on boats, anchor ropes, wet felt soles, ballast water, aquarium dumps, releasing little Sammy into the wild and similar incidents. The resulting impact on the ecosystem or aquaculture can be devastating and expensive. [...]

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8/19 Orvis Giant 2008 Fall Tackle Sale — Save up to $200 on a Zero Gravity Fly rod and great savings on other rods and reels. $40 off Silver Label Stockingfoot Waders. (Editor: The Silver Label Wader is the most breathable and comfortable wader I have ever owned.) Be sure to check out the Riverkeeper [...]

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