Flight of fancy, dart throw fishing trip to... Colorado the dart says...but where??

[MikelC]

Thanks! I'll look into Schweitzer's book for sure. I already have Marty Bartholomew's "Fly Fishing Guide to Colorado". I've been going through it so much that it's starting to fall appart. (I picked up before I want out there three years ago.)


I'll be tenting it. I've got a site on Chambers Lake for the first five nights. Lets me get to Joe Wright Reservoir easily. (going for Grayling, I hope....on my bucket list of fish I haven't caught yet.) There's a number of rivers and creeks in the area, too. Also not that far from RMNP. From there I'm heading to Ruedi or Woody Creek to my uncles place if the campsites are full for the weekend. Fishing the Frying Pan and Roaring Fork. From there, it's a crap shoot at the moment. May go on down towards the Gunnison (Black Canyon area) however I can't afford a float with my present travel companion (husband). DRAT! (another bucket list thing of mine) But Taylor River below the reservoir looks interesting.

Hi, it's Mike!! I have been fishing Colorado for quite some time now (I used to live in Golden). If you decide a float trip on the "Gunny" is too much, try the other side of Blue Mesa Reservoir!! The Taylor, the East , and the Lake Fork of the Gunnison Rivers are all quality fishing waters, mostly pocket water fishing, but quality none-the-less. There are a number of primitive camp grounds near all of them, the Taylor has several right on the river. Here's a link to a map of the area with good descriptions: http://coloradofishing.net/wtf_gunn.htm Tight lines, Mike