The single most important factor that determines a fly angler's approach to a stretch of water isn't the time of day, nor is it a hatch of insects or even the character of the water itself. It's the season. From spring and summer through fall and winter, changes in weather dictate changes in strategy. This can be intimidating. If fish were biting here a month ago, why are things so different now? Where to go where they might be better? The seasonal variation of fishing strategy is necessary knowledge for any fly angler, and Fly Fishing the Seasons: Colorado is the first-ever guidebook to address this subject.
Focusing on the world-class waters of the Centennial State, and with full-color photos throughout, this book comprises four equal sections?summer, fall, winter, and spring?each with a general locator map and each covering five to ten primary locations. The best waters to fish in this particular month or span of months? What flies and techniques to use? Look no further than Fly Fishing the Seasons: Colorado.
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Ron Baird is a retired award-winning journalist. He is the author of Dark Angel, a mystery and the first installment in the Aaron Hemingway series, as well as Fishing Colorado (FalconGuides).
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SOUTHWEST REGION
Gunnison Gorge ? This 26-mile section of the Gunnison River below the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and ending at the confluence of the North Fork of the Gunnison River has one of if not the highest concentrations of mature brown trout in Colorado. The nearest city is Delta, Colorado.
Taylor River
Lake Fork of the Gunnison River
Frying Pan River
Sylvan Lake
SOUTHEAST REGION
Horseshoe and Martin Reservoirs
Arkansas River
NORTHEAST REGION
S Platte in Elevenmile Canyon
Cache La Poudre River
Big South Fork Poudre River
FRONT RANGE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Big Thompson River below Lake Estes
Lily Lake
NORTHWEST REGION
Trapper's Lake
Flat Tops Wilderness Lakes
Blue River in Silverthorne
DENVER METRO
Hine Lake
Rocky Mountain Arsenal ponds
FALL
SOUTHWEST REGION
Gunnison Gorge
Taylor River
Lake Fork of the Gunnison River
Frying Pan River
Sylvan Lake
SOUTHEAST REGION
Horseshoe and Martin Reservoirs*
Arkansas River in Pueblo
Arkansas River *
NORTHEAST REGION
Middle Fork South Platte in Tomahawk SWA
S Platte in Elevenmile Canyon
Cache La Poudre River
Big South Fork Poudre River
FRONT RANGE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Big Thompson below Lake Estes
NORTHWEST REGION
Trapper's Lake
Flattops Wilderness Lakes
Stagecoach Reservoir tailwater
Williams Fork River tailwater below Williams Fork Reservoir
Blue River tailwater below Dillon Reservoir
DENVER METRO
Hine Lake
Rocky Mountain Arsenal ponds
WINTER
SOUTHWEST REGION
Taylor River
Frying Pan River
Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon
SOUTHEAST REGION
Arkansas River in the City of Pueblo
NORTHEAST REGION
S. Platte (Miracle Mile) between Spinney Reservoir and Elevenmile Reservoir
S. Platte River in Elevenmile Canyon*
FRONT RANGE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Big Thompson below Lake Estes
NORTHWEST REGION
Stagecoach Reservoir tailwater
Williams Fork tailwater
Blue River tailwater below Dillon Reservoir
DENVER METRO
SPRING
SOUTHWEST REGION
Taylor River
Frying Pan River
Roaring Fork River
Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon
SOUTHEAST REGION
Arkansas River in City of Pueblo
Arkansas River
NORTHEAST REGION
S. Platte (Miracle Mile) between Spinney Reservoir and Elevenmile Reservoir
S Platte in Elevenmile Canyon
Cache La Poudre River *
FRONT RANGE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Lily Lake *
Big Thompson below Lake Estes*
Union Reservoir
NORTHWEST REGION
Upper Yampa River in and above Steamboat Springs
Stagecoach tailwater
Upper Colorado River from Kemp Breeze SWA to Hot Sulfur Springs
Blue River in Silverthorne
DENVER METRO
Hine Lake
Rocky Mountain Arsenal ponds