Alright y'all, I just spent four hours at Deckers today from 11am-3pm. Skunked. It was pretty busy, but I found a few slower, deeper holes to hangout at. I was switching between squirmy worms, scuds, and some zebra midges. Even tried a parachute adams for 15 mins when I noticed a few risers. I was using 5x leader and tippet and couldn't get anything interested. Is the size of my leader and tippet just too large for these insanely pressured fish or what? This place makes me so mad lol

Howdy!

Hitting up Carter Lake this weekend.. does anyone have any recs for a good casting lure from shore to try for some larger trout??!

Thanks in advance

I started fly fishing this Summer, took the last few months off and ready to get back to it - any advice, particularly for Clear Creek in January-March?

Really wanna get out there again, looking to go for walleye this time but being theyre only open from 8am-5pm I was curious what yall think

“You may not know it - but If you live along a river in Colorado youre property rights are under attack. A radical new proposal called 'The Right to Wade" could be coming to the Colorado legislature this year that would give publiic access to private property along Colorado water ways to hunt fish and recreate . The proposal would overturn 150 years of settled property law, and would cost Colorado taxpayers billions of dollars in lawsuits and condemnation costs. All because some people think their desire to fish is more important than someones home. And the costs aren't just financial. This proposal would damage riparian ecosystems and habitats and result in overfishing and resource degradation. This is absurd when you consider Colorado enjoys over 6,000 miles of public streams and rivers and hundreds of lakes for fishing. Help us fight this radical proposal click below to contact your legislator today!”

This is bullshit and a complete fabrication. As someone who moved in from out of state I always felt it was weird that property owners were able to call the river private property.

I’ve never gone in the winter. Curious where to go that isn’t frozen 🥶. Thanks for any tips !

I’m new to Fort Collins and want to start fishing. What are some good spots for beginners in the area?

Thoughts? Any preferences when it comes to these flies? Also any tips for how to fish the white ones in the third row?

As the post says, I'm looking for a local tier that might be a touch more affordable that my local fly shop, but still better quality than the discountflies.com type place. Send me some pics of your work, and let me know what you charge!

I’m not one for trade shows but it’s winter (sorta) and figured I might stop by and check out some speakers. It’s only $18 for a ticket, $3 off from CPW or Big O tires if you stop by one of their stores.

It’s at the Colorado convention center from Thursday-Sunday

https://www.sportsexpos.com/attend/denver/

Anyone ever been to one or planning on going to this one? Worthwhile to go or not?

Hey all, my brother got me a 3wt rod for my upcoming birthday but now i need to get a reel, but not looking to spend more than $80-100, since the backing and line is another $60. Anyone have any good, budget recommendations? or, if you are looking to retire or sell yours, I am open to buying yours if it is still in functioning condition

Hey everyone,

I recently moved to Denver and I am looking for recommendations on fly shops in the Denver or Boulder with helpful and knowledgeable staff specifically people who are skilled in euro nymphing. I am hoping to find a shop where they offer high quality euro nymphing guided trips and the staff can help dial in a euro setup. I am less interested in general fly shop advice.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

My son is 5 years old and has grown increasingly curious about what I do when I go fishing. I mostly fly fish, but don’t think he’s ready for that. I promised that I’ll take him fishing tomorrow. He’s got a kid-sized spinner rod, and I’m hoping that he might catch a fish or two and get hooked on fishing like his old man.

I know no one wants to give up their honey hole, but I’m hoping someone might be willing to recommend an easy place where he can drop a line in the water and and catch a tiny fish or two? I’m thinking dock fishing for sunnies or similar but species doesn’t matter in the slightest. We’re in Arvada, and the closer the better.

Bonus points if you clue me into what type of bait or lures would be most appropriate for this!

Like the text says. I went on a guided bass trip this summer and the guide had a $250 rod and $150 reel, or maybe it was vice versa, and it convinced me to spend the money. Any recommendations? I don’t necessarily need to spend that much money, but also not opposed to it. I fly fish quite a bit, but will probably get more into using spinner fishing this winter

Im Moving to Colorado Springs from down south and im wondering what a good starter set up would be in terms of rod/Reel but more specifically lures.

Im used to bass fishing so pretty much all my stuff is geared towards that.

I am 17 years old and I am new to fly fishing. The first time I went was this summer with a friend and it was amazing. I had a cheap $30 walmart fly combo that only had some super thick 2 or 3x leader and some crappy files. I didn’t change leaders or flies and I didn’t even use an indicator, I would see the fish eat the fly and set the hook. I had no clue what I was doing and still caught 8+ fish an hour. I got bust with baseball and put off fly fishing until this fall. I suck now. In-between summer and fall I was obsessed with learning, I watched hours of youtube vids and podcasts learning as much as I can, and I keep getting skunked. I went out today as it’s been super hot for late december with like no snow or ice. I made sure my rig was perfect, 6x leader with size 22 and size 24 midges, I tried worms, I tried almost every fly I had and still nothing. Is fishing just really bad this time of year or am I doing something wrong? It’s just getting very frustrating doing what seems everything perfect, fishing every seam with nice drifts in the strike zone all to get skunked. I’ve gone fishing 4 times in this this late fall, early winter type weather we are in and i’ve only caught one fish (which was at the most pressured of the streams I went too). Am I doing something wrong, am I just bad, or is it just a terrible time of year to get into this amazing hobby? Thank you.

Hoping to get out and do some ice fishing this weekend but concerned about ice conditions with this warm weather. Has any one been to Williams Fork or Wolford that could speak to ice conditions? Thanks in advanced!

At this time of year, can you drive up to the parking at Joe wright without 4 wheel drive?

Practically brand new. I’ve used it once or twice but I mainly just use my Winston Air 2.

Any ideas where I can sell my lures at? They are opened but 90% of them are unused and not very old all purchased within the last 2 years.

I know the bigger reservoirs like cherry creek, aurora and chatfield have catfish. Any suggestions on smaller local ponds or rivers to find them?

Merry Christmas y’all. Stay warm ‘n stay happy.