Fly Fishing Colorado

4/1/20 Monday The Fish Creek Velocity 8ft 4wt 4pc fly rod was grass cast before being tested on stream. I rigged the rod with a 3/4 wt Fish Creek reel and a 4wt line with a 1X leader on it. I use a 7.5 ft – 1X leader for grass casting and practice. During casing [...]

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4/17/10 Saturday After my big brown, Tad moved Joan farther into the stream to fish the far side of the fast run I was fishing. Joan fished here for some 15 minutes with no luck. The fish were apparently in the seam closest to the bottom edge of the picture.  Then Tad suggested we move [...]

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4/17/10 Saturday This was my second guided trip with Tad Howard owner of www.coloradotrouthunters.com. This trip I was bringing my friend Joan McCord President of Colorado Women Flyfishers along. The weather forecast was grim with a high of 43 degrees at 3pm and a 40% chance of precipitation as rain or snow. When we arrived at [...]

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Wednesday I woke up to find 4 inches of snow on my suv. I had an appointment in Longmont and did not look forward to the trip. But Longmont was clear, cool with bright blue skies. After my appointment, I drove over to Lyons to check out the St Vrain River in town. Flows were [...]

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3/31/10 Part of the fun of fly fishing is exploring the water in preparation for the coming season. These explorations help to shake off the winter’s cabin fever and start to focus on spring. Wed. 3/31/10, I took a ride along Bear Creek to check out the conditions. The Creek was the color of coffee with [...]

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