Greetings everyone! I'm a new member and I live in the canyon of the Cache La Poudre river in northern Colorado. The river is up and running from all the
rain and snowmelt we've had this year, so it's very tough to find spots to fish. This is the biggest flow we've had in years, which is very good
because we had draught conditions, but I'm itchin to go fishin in my neighborhood. In fact, since I just retired the end of December and got my fly
fishing tackle out and organized, I've decided to fish the Poudre along Colorado Highway 14 from the Big South trailhead down to the cattleguard entering
the canyon. I think that's about 40 miles, so I've got some fishing to do. The Cache La Poudre is not known for having the biggest fish, although
there are some lunkers in the deep pools, but there are lots of browns and some rainbows. It's also one of the most beautiful rivers you will ever fish.
I've fished a bit over the years, but I'm certainly not very accomplished, so I'll look forward to helpful hints along the way.
My go to fly rod is an old Heddon that Jay Edwards restored for me out in Coudrey, in North Park some years ago. I had found the rod in the front window of a pawn shop in Fort Collins with a broken tip. I figured it might be worth the two bucks at the pawn shop and I knew that Jay did an excellent job restoring bamboo rods, so now I have a 7 1/2' 3-4wt. I'll also be looking for an 8 or 8 1/2' 5wt bamboo. There's just something about that honey color on the river.
My go to fly rod is an old Heddon that Jay Edwards restored for me out in Coudrey, in North Park some years ago. I had found the rod in the front window of a pawn shop in Fort Collins with a broken tip. I figured it might be worth the two bucks at the pawn shop and I knew that Jay did an excellent job restoring bamboo rods, so now I have a 7 1/2' 3-4wt. I'll also be looking for an 8 or 8 1/2' 5wt bamboo. There's just something about that honey color on the river.
