Olives on the Poudre River Olives are hatching on the Poudre River. We have spent 5 days this week fly fishing on the Poudre. It’s been hit or miss. Yesterday was an absolute struggle with no clouds and low water which made the trout super spooky. Today was a different story. Intermittent clouds made the…
Poudre River Fly Fishing: Poudre River Fly Fishing: Despite the wind the Poudre River in Town fished well. All sub-surface action. Flows continue to be really low. Look for the deeper holes and runs. Today we got on the river at 8am. Midge action was booming. We were casting a dry dropper rig. We managed…
Poudre Fly Fishing Report: Low flows from Watson on down. Trout were sipping midges off the surface from 8 to 12. Right at noon things just shut off and it was time to go sip some whiskey. Stealth was the word yesterday. Our first cast had to be our best cast. Guide Recommended Flies: #18…
Nymph Fishing the Poudre in Town: Nymph Fishing the Poudre in town has been good. Got out today and fished the section of water near Watson Lake. Wind was blowing so dry fly fishing was out of the question. Nymph fishing with a double nymph rig with two split shot and an indicator made it…
Poudre Fly Fishing Nymph Fishing on the Poudre has been awesome. Look for the dry fly fishing to really pick up in the coming weeks. Midges are what we have been seeing. Canyon section is not quite ready for prime time. Best fly fishing is from Gateway all the way through town. Small flies are…
Poudre River Fishing Report Low Water and Wind makes J.P. something, something, something. Windy as all get up today on the Poudre. Sooooooooooooooo no surface activity. Plenty of action nymph fishing with and without a strike indicator. Drifting the nymphs right next to the ice was the ticket. Hooked smaller trout today. Look for things…
Fly Fishing the Pewder Warmer weather brought better fishing conditions this past week. Last sat and sun was awesome for dry fly fishing. Look for the conditions to be good, not great but good. Midges midges and more midges. Gateway on down is your best bet. Fly Fishing in town has been good as well…
Poudre River in Town The Poudre in town is still fishing meh. Crazy to think that 18 degrees felt down right balmy. Look for that to change this weekend. Warmer weather should make the trout fishing much more comfortable and the fish more willing. Gloves and patience was our motto today. Could hardly make 2…
Best Fly Fishing of the Year on the Poudre Today was the best fishing of the year on the Poudre. Plenty of midges hatching all day. Surface activity was inconsistent but with the low flows, dries were the best option. Using a 9ft 5x leader tapered with 6x tippet was a must. Fly-Fishing with a…
Fly Fishing the Poudre River in Town is just…Meh. Fly-Fishing the Poudre in Town. When you can find moving water look for the deepest part to hold fish. Not a bad way to spend a few hours during the day though. Especially if you got new fly fishing gear for the Holidays. Flows in Fort…