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Brush Creek | Late Summer Fly Fishing Report

9-8-2014 Brush Creek Report The Town of Eagle’s gem, Brush Creek, is beginning to accept its yearly influx of fall browns from the Eagle River and the rainbows that follow them for the egg feast they expect.  For a small tributary, it can produce surprisingly large trout in the fall. Temps are up as the flow …

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Gore Creek flies

Lower Gore Creek | Late Summer Fly Fishing Report

9-1-2014 Lower Gore Creek The lower Gore Creek is fishing well,  with a focus on midges more than on the big bugs. It looks the day of the hoppers has ended on the lower Gore until our first hard frost of the year.  I was catching real grasshoppers and tossing them into the water the …

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Gore Creek Fly Fishing Report 8/27/14 Vail, Colorado

  WHERE:  GORE CREEK. Today’s fly fishing is less than predictable on The Gore, or, more precisely, the weather is predictably unpredictable.  It’s the typical late afternoon scenario this time of year:  Mostly cloudy, patches of sun bringing heat with thunderstorms squeezing in where they can.  I generally come prepared to change things up, but …

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Brook trout

Brook Trout Hunter: Believe in the Beaver (Pond)

About Brook Trout In the high country surrounding Minturn, we look for beaver ponds as prime habitat for the species of char known as the brook trout.  Native to the East coast, they were originally stocked over a hundred years ago, and they are supremely adapted to mountain conditions.  They breed so quickly that they do …

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Piney Lake and Upper Piney River | Fly Fishing Report

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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Sweetwater Ranch monster

Sweetwater Ranch Fishing Report | Private Water with Something for Every Angler

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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Gore Creek | Fly Fishing Report

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 …

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Fly Fishing Alpine Lakes

How I Spent My Day Off | Hiking and Fly Fishing in Alpine Lakes

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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Brush Creek Confluence

Fly Fishing Report | Brush Creek in Eagle, Colorado

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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Piney River fly fishing

Piney River Fly Fishing Report 7-8-2014

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 …

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