Fly Fishing Colorado

1/25 The Outdoors Industry Association has released its annual survey. According to the Association,"The 2008 Outdoor Recreation Participation Report, is based on an on-line survey capturing responses from over 60,000 Americans ages six and older and covers 114 different outdoor activities, making it the largest survey of its type examining participation in sports and outdoor [...]

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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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 Who Does Poaching Hurt? All of us who hunt, fish, trap, watch wildlife, guides and outfitters or sell gear for these activities. How Does Poaching Hurt? By removing trophy elk, deer, big horn sheep, fish or other trophy species, the gene pool is damaged.  Trophies of any species are survivors.  Removing the survivors damages the herd or [...]

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If you hold a Colorado Annual Fishing License, the license period has been extended to 3/31/2009.  The Habitat Stamp period has also been extended to 3/31/2009. Starting 4/1/2009, the fishing season  will run from 4/1 through 3/31 the next year.  (Ex. 4/1/2009 – 3/31/2010) Per a DOW representative I talked with today, this change is [...]

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7/30 There’s no denying it. Northern Pike are big toothy critters.  Especially the ones I ran across the other day in this post. This newwest.net post on pike fishing at the Cree Lodge in northern Saskatchewan, Canada caught my eye. Gene with 47 inch pike caught at Unknown Lake on Cree River – Guide Louie on right [...]

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