The Piney River Ranch Experience If you haven’t made the trip up to Piney before this should be something to put on your list. The 12 mile drive from Vail takes you gets you off the beaten path, driving through the White River National Forest. Once at Piney Lake, you are met with majestic views of …
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8-15-2014 Sweetwater Report Just 5 miles up from the confluence the Eagle River and the mighty Colorado lies Sweetwater Ranch. Here Minturn Anglers have exclusive private fishing on miles of a charming creek and three ponds all full of fish ready to eat a fly. The creek has every combination of riffle, run and pool …
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7/27/14 Gore Creek in Vail Village From Lionshead to East Vail: the river is holding at about 100 cfs and consistant, cold temperature. Water clarity has improved and the water level is perfect for pocket water fishing. The fish are not concentrated on deeper runs, so spotting them beforehand will be a great help. With …
Colorado’s high country fishing season has started. On my day off I went on one of my favorite hikes to Missouri Lakes to check out some high country fishing in the backyard–the Holy Cross Wilderness. While I was at 11,600 ft., I was still surprised to find a large amount of snow on the trail …
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Just 35 miles west of Vail, located in the Town of Eagle, this little treasure is often overlooked by all but local fly fishers. The open space through the development of Eagle Ranch is worth a morning or afternoon, and the upstream sections approaching Sylvan Lake are excellent producers as well. This report relates to the …
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7-8-2014 Piney River Report Just 40 minutes north of Vail on Red Sandstone Road, The Piney River has finally come down to a ‘sweet spot’ of just under 100 cubic feet per second. Both upstream and downstream of the lake fishes beautifully when the USGS reports 30-100 cfs and the temperatures are still low enough (below …
7/1/2014 Fishing Report–The Eagle River is starting to fish like a “normal” trout stream. The fish are starting to key in on smaller bugs more, and pay less attention to the worm. In weeks earlier, the worm was the ticket; and tippet was not an issue. As of late, we are having to go to …
Eagle River Fishing Report Edwards to Wolcott | Fly Fishing Vail, Colorado 6/30/14 Read More »
Streamflows Dropping 6-28-2014 After an agonizingly long run off, it looks like THE Eagle River is ready to float. This is a special time of year for us here at Minturn Anglers that we all look forward to: dry fly season, happy time. As flows drop closer to 1000 cfs and the water temperature starts …
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6/26/14-Fishing the Black Lakes on Vail Pass can be rewarding this time of year, with great views of the Gore Range and awesome trout in the lakes. The Black Lakes is a easy, quick option to get some stillwater fly fishing. If you’re coming from the front range or live up in the high country …
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6-27-2014 Mid-Valley below Vail, Colorado continues to improve as the waters recede. The Eagle River is easily divided into three basic sections: the high country (above Minturn), mid-valley (from the Gore Creek confluence down to Wolcott), and downvalley (Wolcott to the confluence with the Colorado River). The last two days I have been focusing …
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