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Colorado Fly Fishing

Private waters fly fishing on Culebra Creek.

Springtime in the Rockies -- a beautiful time of year when Colorado starts to turn green and the snow starts to fade. It’s also a time to get the rods out and hit the streams. The fish are getting energetic and their appetites are growing.

When the snow starts to melt and ice disappears from the rivers, it means increased stream flows and possibly dirty water. Many of the streams will muddy up, depending on how the spring thaw goes. It is best to call fly shops in the area you wish to visit and check on local conditions. If some of the larger streams are too dirty, try the smaller tributaries like Culebra Creek. Often they are cleaner as less sediment is washed into the water, or the snow may start to melt later at higher elevations.

Winding out of the San Jaun Wilderness, along the Colorado New Mexico border and into the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico the Canejos River is an outstanding fly fishing fishery for Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout.

Bring your rod and reel, because in Colorado, you might as well be fishing. Colorado has more than 6,000 miles of streams and more than 2,000 lakes and reservoirs open to public fishing. Angling opportunities abound with popular warm-water fare like walleye, largemouth and smallmouth bass, catfish and bluegill. The high-country anglers will find the settings spectacular and cutthroat, brook, brown, lake and rainbow trout all challenging.

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