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Grey Reef & Miracle Mile at High Water

North Platte River Fishing Report: Grey Reef, Miracle Mile, Freemont Canyon Middle of June, 2011 Call 720-851-4665 to book an August Hopper trip on Grey Reef! Guided Trip pics from this Spring on Grey Reef and Miracle Mile When the time comes to get away and do some fishing on my own, it’s hard for …

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Boulder Creek Report: June 1, 2011

June 01, 2011 Flow: 87 CFS Water Temp: 46 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear Matt and I made it up to Boulder Creek yesterday.  The river is in phenomenal shape and fished lights out!  We began on the upper river, right below Barker Reservoir.  The flows are still super low and the fish are easy to …

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Grey Reef Spring Fly Fishing | N. Platte Best Fishing Season

This was my last week on the Reef and we had some exceptional days on the water.  Clients Jim Huggins and good friend Rich from Utah boated fish all day long on May 6th.  I had Glenn Petty and Brandon Womble for two days on the 7th and 8th and we did well despite some …

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Grey Reef to Gov. Bridge Fly Fishing | N. Platte Spring Fishing

Grey Reef: Fishing on the upper 13 (Reef-Government Bridge) remains very good to bonkers. On the upper three miles we are throwing eggs as a point fly, red annelids as a middle fly and small SJ’s as the third fly.  Once we get to Ledge Creek we are going big and dirty all the way …

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Floating Grey Reef to Lusby | N. Platte River Fly Fishing Info

April 12th: Reef to Lusby Gin and I were back at it again with our crew of four from yesterday and had a fantastic day!  Lot’s of bent rods all around and NO WIND!  Typical flies…eggs, red annelids, and midges in size 18.  Gin also did well on a #18 jujubeatis.  Heavy midge hatch today …

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Fishing Reports Around the West & Beyond

The Salt Guide Jeff Lyon recently sent us a pic of his latest catch and we figured it should make the weekly report.  BIG CUDA! South Platte The water has been a little “funky” and the bite has slowed down substantially as of late through town.  Deckers remains steady and flows have recently increased to …

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Spey & Switch Casting Basics

Switch to Switch: Spey & Switch Casting Basics

A Comprehensive Overview of Switch and Spey Casting 1. Common Questions and Myths 2. Basic equipment and fundamentals of Switch, Traditional Spey, Scandinavian (Scandi) and Skagit (Pacific Northwest) styles of fly casting. 3. How to get Started: Switch and Spey rod and fly line Review for Beginners. Common Questions and Myths What is switch casting? …

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Vail Valley Fly Fishing Trips

Vail Valley Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing the Vail Valley & Colorado River Drainage Minturn Anglers is located directly between the towns of Vail and Beaver Creek, CO.  Over the years, they have worked together to form a pool of full-time guides from Denver and Vail that cannot be rivaled. With our combined staffs, you can rest assured that you …

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