Fly Fishing Colorado

9/23 Eleven Mile Canyon was in great shape Saturday 9/20/08.  Air temp was in mid to high 70′s by 10 am.  When I arrived at the large culverts about a mile below the dam, there was a large trico hatch going on. The air over my first fishing spot was filled with them in the [...]

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9/18 At the High Plains Drifters meeting, Joe Butler www.butlerfishing.com gave an excellent presentation about fishing the Boundary Waters of Yellowstone National Park.  Joe covered waters along the South, East, North and West entrances to the park. Waters covered included rivers and lakes along the Chief Joseph highway north out of Cody, WY. I found [...]

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9/17/08 Spinney Mtn. Reservoir is hot right now. The fish are just offshore. To find them follow the pelicans to the fish. On warm sunny days a callebaetis hatch is possible about 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 then things will go dead on them.  Use a regular hares hear in light gray to imitate the callebaetis [...]

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9/17 This is a bit late getting out. But I have been fishing and at the Fly Fishing Retailers Trade show. Scott McCaslin reported on 9/8/08 that he was with some clients at Bartles Lake north of Jefferson, Colorado.  (Private Lake but has large trout).  The flying ant pattern produced well for his clients. The [...]

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9/9 Bas Pro’s Kids Day Fishing Derby last Saturday 9/6/08 was a great success.  Eighty kids plus walkins signed up for the morning fishing derby.  Eighty kids also signed up for the afternoon derby.  The Fishing Derby was held at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.  The Arsenal is part of the National Wildlife Refuge system.  Many species [...]

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