Fishing hot spot: Poudre River
The Rocky
Published August 5, 2008 at 9:03 p.m.
Fishing hot spot: Poudre River
* Why here? The river is in prime condition for fishing and wading. It offers good dry fly fishing along the northern Front Range.
* What's hot? Pale-morning-dun mayflies, red quills and caddis are the primary hatches. Some small stoneflies also are around, and terrestrial insects are on the water.
* Fly box: PMD and red-quill dry flies, hopper patterns and Elk-Hair-Caddis; Pheasant Tail and Hare's Ear nymphs if trout are not rising.
* Best times: Mornings for mayflies, dinner time for caddis.
* How to get there: From Denver, travel north on Interstate 25 to Fort Collins. Turn onto U.S. 287 and head northwest to Colorado 14, which generally parallels the river upstream.
* Ask the experts: St. Peter's Fly Shop in Fort Collins, 970-498-8968.
* Fishing report: For the Colorado Division of Wildlife's complete fishing report, visit Rocky Mountain News.com/ fishing-report
* Fish tales: Show off photos of fish you've caught, or look at other anglers' big catches. Go to Rocky Mountain News.com/your-space/and click on "Landing the Big One."
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justcallmelater writes:
In all those years of attending CSU and fishing the Poudre, I never once caught anything worth keeping out of that river.