North Platte
From the foot of the Medicine Bow Mountains onto the plains of Southern Wyoming flows a hidden treasure, the North Plate River. The bounty includes stunning panoramic scenery, prolific wildlife, and an outstanding trout fishery. Fly Fishing on the North Platte offers a rare experience of solitude with the opportunity to fish miles of uncrowded Blue Ribbon water. From the forested canyons in the springtime to the high bluffs of the desert country in the summer and fall, the North Platte offers the challenge and beauty of one of the finest freestone rivers in the country.
Poudre River
Cache la Poudre (stash the powder) River was named by the early French Trappers. Although the powder has never been found, you can find treasure fly fishing for Rainbow, Brown and Cutthroat Trout in one of the last free flowing rivers in Colorado. The Poudre River starts in Rocky Mountain National Park flowing north through pristine wilderness. It joins Joe Wright Creek turning east cascading down through the Poudre Canyon. The Poudre provides excellent wade fishing in the upper reaches of the canyon far from the recreational rafters. Nymph fishing in the springtime is followed by summertime dry fly fishing. An abundance of mayflies, stoneflies and caddis hatches results in new and diverse action every month. Throughout the fall, dry fly fishing provides a day to be remembered.
Gray Reef
Gray Reef, the extraordinary tailwater section on the North Platte, is a flyfishing destination that generates superlatives. Fastest, strongest and biggest are words frequently use to describe the fish here. Rainbows between 18-20 inches are quite common and landing them is kind of like flying a kite on a fly rod in a Wyoming gale. These are just the middleweights of the river; the real brutes will test your tackle and skills to the very limit. At some point in the battle you will come to understand the meaning of the “Gray Reef Groan”, as your arm gives out before the fish does. We invite you to share 14 years of flyfishing experience on this water and the best shore lunch on the river.
Delaney Butte Lakes
Delaney Butte Lakes are located in beautiful North Park Colorado resting under the shadow of the continental divide and the Zirkel Mountains. A float tube or pontoon boat trip is a day unforgettable still-water fishing in Colorado’s high dessert. The “Buttes” as the area is affectionately called, offers trophy size Rainbow, Brown and Cutthroat Trout. Fish grow rapidly due to the lakes abundant scud and damsel populations. Gin clear water, fed by the Zirkel Wilderness, provides optimal conditions for sight fishing during the summer hatches of Callibates, Damsel and Traveling Sedges. Or, have us beach the boat at a secluded location and wade the flat of your choice. The trout gulp Mayflies, at times in a foot of water, surprising both fish and angler. In the fall, the spawning run of Brown Trout provides unsurpassed streamer fishing.