Top products from r/COfishing
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1. Colorado's Best Fly Fishing: Flies, Access, and Guide's Advice for the State's Premier Rivers (Headwater Guides)
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Number of reviews: 1
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Number of reviews: 1
Includes back roads, elevation contours, recreational areas, etc.Paperback for easy carry and storageEasy to use and read
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4. A Fly Fishing Guide To Rocky Mountain National Park
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Number of reviews: 1
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There are two books I highly recommend to you. The first being The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing by Kirk Deeter and Charlie Myers. I keep it in my tackle box. This book was invaluable to my self development as a fly thrower.
Next I recommend Colorado's Best Fly Fishing. This book gives you need to know information on the most popular places to catch fish. It might not have the hidden and secret spots but it has gotten me to places with some great trout.
With that said, the only time I ever caught fish on Clear Creek was when I was 12 using a gold blue fox lure in September along I-70 just south of Idaho Springs. That doesn't mean they aren't there, I just haven't tried on a fly.
Glad to help. I also use the DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer to get even more detail on rivers and small county roads that don't always show up on larger maps. It has helped me out when getting lost and I have no cell/gps service. If you have these two books, you're pretty much set for Colorado.
https://www.amazon.com/Denver-Boulder-Fishing-Close-Home/dp/0930657519
Decent book with a lot of areas, how to fish them, types of fish there. I have a different version, but it helped me when I was younger finding where to fish.
http://www.coloradofishing.net/ft_denver.htm This blog looks really helpful. not going to look through it all but it looks decent
Don't limit yourself to just below the dam. Hike to one of the lakes in RMNP (lower elevation lakes only as most are still iced over). Sprague lake is a good one to hit. Fish the streams in the park, such as the Big Thompson in moraine park (park near cub lake trail head and just fish upstream), glacier creek, Fall River, etc. Drive over trail ridge road (if it's open) and fish the Colorado headwaters in the kawuneeche valley. Also check out the Lake Estes inlet.
Stick and move is the name of the game. Water levels will be high in the streams due to runoff. So be careful around fast moving water. You can still catch high numbers during this time of year though. Use worm imitations in purple or hot pink colors. Fish will be stacked along the edges in slack water and you don't have to be as stealthy when approaching. A double worm rig can catch a lot of fish, just add some weight to get them down in the water column. Snob fly fishermen will frown at using worms, but fuck them, as you'll be catching fish all day.
Check out kirks for reports
If you ever come out during the summer, this will be your Bible
Tight lines, and have fun.