Poudre River - Colorado

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.