Fly Fishing the Seasons in Colorado (eBook)

Ron Baird is a retired award-winning journalist. He is the author of Dark Angel, a mystery and the first installment in the Aaron Hemingway series, as well as Fishing Colorado (FalconGuides). 

SOUTHWEST REGION Gunnison Gorge – This 26-mile section of the Gunnison River below the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and ending at the confluence of the North Fork of the Gunnison River has one of if not the highest concentrations of mature brown trout in Colorado. The nearest city is Delta, Colorado.Taylor River Lake Fork of the Gunnison RiverFrying Pan River Sylvan Lake SOUTHEAST REGION Horseshoe and Martin ReservoirsArkansas River NORTHEAST REGION S Platte in Elevenmile Canyon Cache La Poudre RiverBig South Fork Poudre River FRONT RANGE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Big Thompson River below Lake EstesLily Lake NORTHWEST REGION Trapper's Lake Flat Tops Wilderness Lakes Blue River in Silverthorne DENVER METRO Hine Lake Rocky Mountain Arsenal ponds FALL SOUTHWEST REGION Gunnison Gorge Taylor River Lake Fork of the Gunnison River Frying Pan River Sylvan Lake SOUTHEAST REGION Horseshoe and Martin Reservoirs*Arkansas River in PuebloArkansas River * NORTHEAST REGION Middle Fork South Platte in Tomahawk SWA S Platte in Elevenmile Canyon Cache La Poudre River Big South Fork Poudre River FRONT RANGE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Big Thompson below Lake Estes NORTHWEST REGION Trapper's Lake Flattops Wilderness Lakes Stagecoach Reservoir tailwater Williams Fork River tailwater below Williams Fork ReservoirBlue River tailwater below Dillon Reservoir DENVER METRO Hine Lake Rocky Mountain Arsenal ponds WINTER SOUTHWEST REGION Taylor River Frying Pan River Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon SOUTHEAST REGION Arkansas River in the City of Pueblo NORTHEAST REGION S. Platte (Miracle Mile) between Spinney Reservoir and Elevenmile Reservoir S. Platte River in Elevenmile Canyon* FRONT RANGE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Big Thompson below Lake Estes NORTHWEST REGION Stagecoach Reservoir tailwater Williams Fork tailwaterBlue River tailwater below Dillon Reservoir DENVER METRO SPRING SOUTHWEST REGION Taylor River Frying Pan River Roaring Fork River Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon SOUTHEAST REGION Arkansas River in City of PuebloArkansas River NORTHEAST REGION S. Platte (Miracle Mile) between Spinney Reservoir and Elevenmile ReservoirS Platte in Elevenmile Canyon Cache La Poudre River * FRONT RANGE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Lily Lake *Big Thompson below Lake Estes*Union Reservoir NORTHWEST REGION Upper Yampa River in and above Steamboat SpringsStagecoach tailwater Upper Colorado River from Kemp Breeze SWA to Hot Sulfur SpringsBlue River in Silverthorne DENVER METRO Hine Lake Rocky Mountain Arsenal ponds