The Area Reports

 

Word From The North

 

St. Peter’s Fly Shop, Ft. Collins - (970) 498-8968 (Dave Cook, Andy Griguhn, Brady Hanson, Grant Houx)

    Flows have dropped considerably (to about 56 cfs) on the Poudre now that water calls for irrigators have diminished, but fishing can still be good for anglers who know the game - Dave suggests fishing the lower river in the morning, then moving upstream as the day warms. Small hoppers, ants and beetles are producing most of the action, but some PMD's and caddis are still showing - particularly on cloudy afternoons in the upper river. Crowds are expected to drop off as soon as school starts.

 

Angler’s Roost, Ft. Collins  - (970) 377-3785 (Gordon Waldmier, Mark Brumbraugh, Jason Haddix).

    Gordon says fishing is good right now on the Delaney Buttes Lakes, and anglers are bagging plenty of trout. Nymphs and streamers are working best. Bite-me-buggers in pond olive and brown, vanilla buggers, Gordo's crayfish, lake leeches, scuds, damselfly and Callibaetis patterns will also take fish. Action is usually best from late afternoon until dark.

 

Estes Angler - (970) 586-2110 (Grant Rollo, Devan Ence)

    Caddis and Yellow Sallies are active on almost all Park steams. Stimulators, Yellow Sallies, Elk Hair Caddis and Z-wing or Hotwire Caddis in sizes 16-18 are taking some nice fish. Terrestrial fishing has been good too, and should continue into September. Hopper, ant and beetle patterns are always good choices in the Park this time of year. Grant says, “In the heat of the day, a hopper-dropper rig with a beadhead nymph suspended below the hopper is the way to go.”

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