Best Places For Fly Fishing in Colorado

Some of the places to fish in Colorado are: Arapaho National Recreation Area, located near Granby, Colorado. This recreation area includes Lake Granby, where you can catch Rainbow, Brown and Lake Trout and Kokanee Salmon, Willow Creek Reservoir, where the best fish to catch are Rainbow and Brook Trout, and Shadow Mountain Lake, best known for Rainbow and Brown Trout through July, and Kokanee Salmon later in the summer. Another place to fish in the Arapaho National Recreation Area is Grand Lake, which is considered one of the best lake trout fisheries in the state with fish caught weighing 20 pounds or more. Rainbow and Brown Trout and Kokanee Salmon can be fished for in this lake. Rainbow fishing is best in the spring.

Another good place to fish is Blue Mesa Reservoir, located near Gunnison, Colorado. You can catch Rainbow Trout, Kokanee Salmon, Brown Trout and Mackinaw here. Another great place to fish in Colorado is Eleven Mile State Park, and Eleven Mile Reservoir. It is located west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. A fisherman can catch Brown, Cutthroat and Rainbow Trout, Mackinaw, Kokanee Salmon and Northern Pike at this reservoir. Another great place to fish in Colorado is Spinney Mountain State Park, located near Eleven Mile Reservoir, also west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Species of fish that can be caught here are Rainbow, Cutthroat and Brown Trout and Northern Pike. Another place to catch Rainbow Trout, Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Wipers, Walleye and Perch is Horsetooth Reservoir, located northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado.

If you are interested in finding out more places to fish in Colorado, call your local library or outdoor recreation stores, such as Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Sportsman's Warehouse, Gander Mountain, or other similar outdoor stores. Ask either the library or your local outdoor store if they have a book called Colorado Lakes and Reservoirs, Fishing and Boating Guide, Copyright 1983-2004, from Outdoor Books & Maps, P. O. Box 519, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

You can find out more information on fishing in Colorado at CDW Fishing Information

To find actual guides for Colorado Fly Fishing, so you can get them to show you how to really fly fish, if you are a beginner or novice, go to Fish Explorer Colorado and then click on Field Editors on the horizontal menu at the top.