Heading To Denver Colorado In February

[yummysmokedham]

I will be out in Denver on President's Day weekend this coming February for some business and am planing on going out a day early. I am thinking about bring my fly rod along. Anyone have any experience with winter fishing in the Denver Area? I was thinking about the South Platte, just because it seems to have the most information online about it, but I am willing to go anywhere within a few hours drive on Denver. Is access to the South Platte, or any of the rivers, going to be an issue since I will be there in the winter? Thanks for any info in advance.

[flyfishmaster]

Yummy, (great name)

Here are my suggestion that are within 2 hours of Denver.

South Platte @ Deckers

South Platte @ Cheeseman Canyon

South Platte @ 11 Mile Canyon

South Platte @ Spinney (aka "The Dream Stream")

Blue River @ Silverthorn

Blue River @ Breckenridge

Big Thompson by Estes Park

Colorado River @ Parshall

Williams Fork by Parshall (might not have acces to this one, depends on the amount of snow)

If you would like more info on any of these locations, just PM me.

BTW: Where you wanting to go with a guide or not?

Later,

FFM

[jah]

I have fished the Big Thompson in Estes Park (and RMNP) and I loved it. Smaller fish, usually, but an incredibly helpful guide service at Kirk's Fly Shp in Estes Park. They have a weekly fishing report online, and their guides are great. Even when I didn't use a guide, they gave me all the info I needed to be successful on my own. Perhaps you can sneak me on the plane in your carry-on bag? I'd like to go.

[yummysmokedham]

I had been looking at the Dekers area for a few days now, figured I could fish and see pike's peak in the same time. I have been debating about the guide service, I am leaning toward getting a guide since I have never fished that river before. BTW Southwest has some pretty good deals going on right now for flying to Denver from Tulsa

[flyfishmaster]

Deckers is a good area to fish, it has rebounded great since the Haymen Fire back in the June 2002. The water in this area can get some ice build up during this time of the year, so you will have to find out a few days before you go out to see what the conditions are like.

If you are interested in a guide there is no one better than Pat Dorsey in CO. Heck he wrote the book on how to fish the South Platte River. CLICK HERE for his Book

Click her for Pat Dorsey's Bio

If you get his book, then I don't think you need a guide.

I hope this helps you out. If not, contact me in a PM.

Later,

FFM

[redbird]

I had been looking at the Dekers area for a few days now, figured I could fish and see pike's peak in the same time. I have been debating about the guide service, I am leaning toward getting a guide since I have never fished that river before. BTW Southwest has some pretty good deals going on right now for flying to Denver from Tulsa

Talk about deals, I wish I were a piece of luggage!