10/12 Today my friend Michael Gracie was out slinging 6 inch strips of rabbit fur on the Dream Stream. (streamers to the non-flyfishermen). He had spotted 3 fish and hooked up with one, when he heard the sound of a helicopter starting up behind him. Now this is just not the kind of thing you [...]
Entries from October 2008
Colorado Fly Fishing Conditions – South Platte River – Duck Bombed-101208
October 17th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: colorado fly fishing conditions · south platte - dream stream · streamers
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New Wright and McGill Fly Fishing Website
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10/16 As most of you know, I have always been an ardent supporter of the Wright and McGill company in Denver. We sell lots of good stuff, but our association with this company has always been a pleasure. We have just launched a new web site with nothing but Wright and McGill products…. all of them. It is http://www.wrightmcgillsuperstore.com [...]
Tags: royal gorge anglers · wright and mcgill
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Colorado Fly Fishing Conditions – South Platte – Dream Stream 10/16/08
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10/16 In addition to the Arkansas, the South Platte below Spinney has plenty of spawning fish moving into it from Eleven Mile Reservoir. This is sight fishing at it’s best, so don’t expect to be extremely successful if you just go flail away at the water. You should attempt to spot the fish first and then make a cast [...]
Tags: colorado's dream stream · mercury midge · orange egg · rs2 · south platte river
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Colorado Fly Fishing Conditions – Arkansas River 10/16/08
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10/17 To celebrate the near end of the Presidential campaign (thank goodness), the failure of large investment banks, our new ownership of those investment banks, and a variety of other wonderful news out there….lets go fishing. Folks, the weather just doesn’t get any better than this. We’ve got highs in the 70s, lows in the [...]
Tags: arkansas river · beadhead prince · black ice · caddis · olive wolly bugger · red stimulator · tungsten pheasant tail
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Colorado Fly Fishing Conditions – Arkansas River 10/10/08
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10/10 Two beautiful days on stream in one week. What a week. We started out at the Arkansas in Pueblo but it was a chalky green off color. So off to the Arkansas River in Canyon City. Yes right in town. CFS ranged from 260 to 225 toward the end of the day. Water clarity was [...]
Tags: arkansas river · beadhead goldribbed flashback hares ear · brown trout · pheasant tail nymph
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