New water with friends

Fall in Colorado is when fly fishing is just starting to get GOOD!

All about the catchin' today.

Watered down Yoohoo colored water conditions mean a simple plan of attack, junk fishing, San Juan worms and Lightning bugz rig. Simply effective!

Back at it, after a summer break.

 20 incher

 Doug Fisherman

 Mailman Mark

 Doug Fisherman

 Doug Fisherman

New friend Dynamite Dan tight to one.

Getting back to fish, fishing & friendships. 

Grande Pescado II

Doug Fishaerman

Matt with a nice one

Grand finale fish of the weekend! She was BIG ONE!

Many fish over 20" put in the bag this weekend...Spring time in Colorado is awesome!

Grande pescados

Tied up & puttin' in work

Tied up some river packs and went out for some R & D last week.

Denver Water

Doing a little history on the South Platte/Denver Water

From Water Law, Denver Water

"People who turn on their faucets in the Denver Water service area don't know whether the source of their water is the South Platte River located on the East Slope of the mountains or from the Colorado River or its tributaries on the West Slope. The Colorado Constitution recognizes no differences either, and states that "water of every natural stream… is hereby declared to be the property of the public. …"

The reason the state constitution and the courts recognize no geographic advantage in water is because water rights are a right to use water. As long as water is put to a recognized beneficial use and water is available, anyone may go to water court for a decreed right to use water."

1989 — The Army Corps of Engineers issued a construction permit for Two Forks Reservoir. Later that year, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would begin the veto process for the project. Two Forks, which could have stored 1.1 million acre-feet of water, would have been built on the South Platte River about 25 miles upstream of Denver.

1990 — The proposed Two Forks Dam project on South Platte River was vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

"Help save water" 1934 and Cheeseman spillway 1905

Bug problem

Trying to figure out a solution for bug pattern on the river I fish? I'm going to put my bug design ability into effect this evening at my tying desk. I think I about have it figured out in my head how to accomplish it? To be continued...

The South Platte Seven

So we've been named the "South Platte Seven". Taken in front of on the river fly/guide shop Flies & Lies.

Required winter gear

 

When you go out fishing in the winter months, don't forget your rod and a flask of Beam. Leaving either one behind is not an option!

Doug Fisherman with one of a few nice one's today. Beautiful January weather (40's) all day today and some good  fish brought to the net. Today the fish were all about the caddis.

Went into Cheeseman Canyon this morning with seven mates and I think that the canyon is better left to the warmer part of year. Not at all cold today, but still a fair amount of snow on the steep rocks which made it very sketchy footing indeed.