Colorado Flies

[kennesm]

Hello

I am planning a family vacation to Colorado this summer around the last week of July and plan to do as much fishing as possible. I need suggestions for flies to take along (type?s sizes and colors). I don?t know where all I will be fishing just where ever I can along the way.

Thanks

[kengore]

You didn't mention where you might be fishing. There is a big difference between various water sheds and specific lakes. Some waters, such as the South Platte in Cheeseman Canyon, have some very picky fish (small BWO and midge patterns, size 24-18, the RS-2 was developed for this river).

The high country tends to to have smaller fish with big appetites (short warm season, gotta eat what you can get!)

The following patterns are what I use for generic small streams and mountain lakes, year round...

generic may fly patterns...

-Parachute adams sizes 18-12 (my # 1 bug!)
-Blue wing olive patterns size 20-18
-standard adams, catskills style sizes 18-12
-PMD's size 16-14

attractors...

-royal coachman or royal wulf sizes 16-12
-royal coachman, trude wing sizes 16-12
-stimulators sizes 14-10
-foam or fur ants sizes 16-12
-hoppers, (I like BC's hopper)sizes 10-8

caddis patterns....

-elk hair caddis, sizes 16-12
-goddard cadis, sizes 16-12

nymphs...

-zebra midge, sizes 20-14
-gold ribbed hairs ear, sizes 18-14
-pheasant tail, sizes 18-14
-prince nymph, bead head size 16-12

miscl....

-some wolly worms, weighted, in olive or black size 10-8
-colorado green drake, size 10, just in case you get lucky and catch a hatch
-winged black ants, size 12, can be deadly on some lakes at the right time of year

[countrygent36]

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