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Rog1March 31st, 2017, 5:52 am
Port Saint Joe, Fl

Posts: 1		My buddy and I are southern Appalachian frees toners looking to try Colorado fly fishing. We are looking to come out the second week in August. We float fishing last summer and are looking to do some wade fishing with dry flies. Looking for suggestions on where to go and maybe a guide or guide service that could meet these needs. Thanks in advance for any help....Rog1
LeakybootsMarch 31st, 2017, 8:52 am
Hermitage,pa

Posts: 14		Check out Frying Pan creek
Will Shaver
IasgairApril 1st, 2017, 9:01 am
Colorado

Posts: 148		Living here in Colo. is truly a blessing with anything from big fast freestone rivers to the little blue lines.

In the area that I live, there is more water than I could fish in a lifetime including lakes. The Rocky Mountain Nat. Park is just one place that a person can emerge himself into and never fish the same stretch of water.

The wade fishing is spectacular in this state!! I'd rather wade than float any day because you can take your time and smell the roses. You can really appreciate the sport and the surroundings better. That's just my opinion.

In the areas where I normally fish, there are a few shops with guide services.

Laughing Grizzly fly shop in Longmont. Call 303-772-9110 Dick Shinton is a great guy and guide for this area.

There is also Saint Peters Fly Shop in Ft Collins. They fish the Cache La Poudre which is my favorite medium size rivers with wonderful scenery. The river is one of the last wild freestone rivers in the state. I suggest you fish it before they dam it up.

Others are;

St. Peter’s Fly Shop
202 Remington St. Fort Collins, CO 80524
phone: 970-498-8968 / FAX: 970-482-5990



St. Peter’s South
925 E. Harmony Road, Suite 200, Fort Collins, CO 80525
phone: (970) 377-3785

Front Range Anglers
http://frontrangeanglers.com/

Minturn Anglers

http://www.minturnanglers.com/


The Frying Pan that Leakyboots mentioned is very good and very popular. So is the same with the Blue River. Popular being the key word here. If you want a little more room call Minturn Anglers and request fishing the Eagle River. Here's why, the Eagle is a river with easy access and it's not over fished. In reality, it's over looked. Because everyone goes to the Frying Pan or Blue River. The Eagle fishes great all year long, and it has more quality in trout in size and numbers because of being overlooked. It's every bit as good as our famed Arkansas River, just not as crowded.

But here is a list of some of our popular rivers.

In the Northeast;

Cache La Poudre
Big THompson
RMNP

Central Colorado;

Arkansas
Blue
Eagle
South Platte


Northwestern;

Yampa
Colorado
Frying pan
Roaring Fork
Williams Fork
White

Southeastern;

Conejos
Rio Grande

Southwestern;

Rio Grande
Animas
Gunnison
Taylor


But if it's the streams you like, here's a 15 min. video. We have lots of streams, creeks, mid sized and big rivers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRKLRWxqx0w



PM me if you have any questions on gear or flies, or anything that comes to mind.










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