Fly Fishing Colorado

10/6
Finally managed to arrive at the Bridge Pool by 12:30 pm. The Bridge Pool is where Douglas County highways 92 and 67 come together. There is a large pool there that usually holds some nice rainbows or browns.  This is where I caught a nice 20 inch brown in 2001 on a #24 yellow with black segmentation [...]

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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 mating [...]

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8/22
South Platte River
Started fishing the South Platte River between Waterton back toward Chatfield Reservoir.  Water was flowing 154 CFS and murky.  The flow was down from last weeks high of 680 CFS.  Clarity poor with visibility to about 1 foot.  Air temp good at high seventies and low eighties.  Water temp was estimated 42 to [...]

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7/10
There is a persistent myth that using a big fly will help catch a big trout.  That fellow fly fishers is just not true. While it is true that larger trout tend to seek out larger prey, it is not always true.
Trout survive by one major rule.  Energy received from the prey must be greater than [...]

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4/11
Looking for Carp Fly Fishing in the Denver Metro area.  Try the South Platte River near the REI store at 1416 Platte St Denver, CO 80202 (303) 756-3100 View Map and Directions

A story in either the Denver Post or the Rocky Mountain News about 4 years ago told of Barry Reynolds start as a big [...]

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