Colorado
South Platte, Arkansas & Frying Pan Rivers
About This Destination
Colorado's front-range tailwaters and freestone mountain streams offer a staggering breadth of fly fishing experiences. The South Platte's Dream Stream holds enormous wild brown and rainbow trout in a high-altitude valley below Elevenmile Reservoir. The Frying Pan tailwater near Basalt produces midge and PMD hatches that test even the most experienced anglers. And the upper Arkansas, flowing through Brown's Canyon, offers exciting pocket-water fishing for wild rainbows.
Rocky Mountain high country, alpine meadows, granite canyon walls, sage-covered high plains, and the wide blue sky of the Colorado plateau.
What to Expect
- Multiple world-class tailwaters within driving distance
- Challenging technical fishing for selective, pressured trout
- Spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery at every elevation
- Wild cutthroat trout in high-country streams
- Year-round fishing with productive winter midge hatches
Destination Details
- Target Species
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- Rainbow Trout
- Brown Trout
- Cutthroat Trout
- Season
- Year-round (best access: April – October; winter midge fishing on tailwaters)
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Travel Notes
- Fly into Denver International (DEN). The South Platte is 90 minutes from Denver; the Frying Pan and Arkansas require driving over mountain passes. High-altitude acclimatization is advisable for guests coming from sea level.
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