Fly Fishing Colorado

At the Denver Fly Fishing Show 2007, I purchased a Fish Creek Brightwater 7ft 6in 4pc Fly Rod from T.L. Johnson. This rod was specifically for fishing Bear Creek or other small streams. This season will be my third year with one of the finest small stream rods I have ever used. This little 4wt [...]

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For the last nine years, the High Plains Drifters Fly Fishing Club has sponsored an annual Kid’s Day Fly Fishing event. During this event, kids from 6 thru 14 learn about fly fishing. The event begins at the Department of Wildlife Kassler Classroom in the old town of Waterton at the mouth of Waterton Canyon. [...]

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5/3/10 Monday Conditions were about perfect for Colorado Fly Fishing today. The sky at 8:45 am was that Colorado Blue with a few high clouds. Temperature was 50 degrees with a forecast into the high 60s and not much wind at Evergreen, CO until 4 pm. Water Flow on Bear Creek was 65 to 70 CFS [...]

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Here I was on Clear Creek to review another T.L.Johnson Fish Creek Velocity Fly Rod. A beautiful 7ft 9in 3wt lightweight. I was really eager to see how this rod would perform with a three nymph rig and a 4wt fly line on it. I used two weighted nymphs a #12 beadhead haresear on top, [...]

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4/29/10 Wednesday Colorado Fly Fishing Conditions on Clear Creek today started out looking pretty good. Air temp in Devner at 7:15 am was 64 degrees with sunny skies mostly clear. Forecast was for 20 mph winds in the afternoon on Clear Creek. My friend Brett and I started in Golden, CO behind the Community Center [...]

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