As I have thought back on past outings I find myself thinking about the advice most commonly offered to clients, and perhaps this is an indication these are all things we could use a friendly reminder on.
“Rocky Mountain Bone Fish”, “Ghost Trout”, “Smokies”. They shit in your boat, slime up your hands, smell funky and destroy good flies; Yet I must admit I love whitefish.
I get to meet interesting new people every day, float down a river I love, share my knowledge and passion of the sport with others, and see beautiful stuff like otters and sun rises and crap. But there are down sides to it as well. It’s work.
Here are my “7 deadly sins of fly fishing in general.” Don’t take this to seriously folks (see #3).
We offer Southern Colorado fly fishing on private water, including the incredible Culebra Creek and upper Rio Grande Valley. We have locations a few hours’ drive from southern Front Range cities of Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Walsenburg and Raton, and valley towns of Blanca, Salida, Alamosa, Monte Vista, Del Norte and South Fork.
Ask us about accommodations in the area so that you can maximize fishing and minimize driving.
Taos, New Mexico is located in the heart of the Southern Rockies. Nowhere else in the lower 48 can you find such a unique blend of magnificent scenery, beautiful weather and excellent fly fishing on a year-round basis.
Visit high mountain lakes and streams – Red River, Rio Hondo, Cimarron River, Rio Costilla in Carson National Park’s pristine Valle Vidal, Coyote Creek below Angel Fire, Eagle Nest Lake. Hike in “wild and scenic” river canyons like the Rio Grande Gorge. Explore the more accessible, but fantastically beautiful Cimarron Canyon, with a northern New Mexico fly fishing guide consequently, offers a variety of fly fishing opportunities, without the crowds.
The lower Green River tailwater below Fontenelle Dam and dozens of wild mountain freestone streams flowing from the immense Wyoming Range all offer pristine settings and “superior flyfishing without the crowds” for exceptionally large trout, all within a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Jackson or Salt Lake City.
Southwest Wyoming is the best kept flyfishing secret left in the lower 48 states!
SAC Members and their guests get to fish all the fisheries I lease on a reservation basis without a guide (a couple of exceptions). When you reserve a section, your party is the only one there. We require a minimum of two days rest per section per week. Most sections receive a lot more than that.
The result is an abundance of clean, strong, unspooked trout waiting for you to test your skills on!
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