Colorado's Best Fly Fishing: Flies, Access, and Guide's Advice for the State's Premier Rivers

by Landon Mayer

Overview

• The best places and times to fish • Detailed maps and hatch charts plus top producing fly patterns with recipes • Local guides, outfitters, and other experts on techniques and tackle, including Pat Dorsey, John Barr, Will Sands, Steve Henderson, Bill Edrington, Larry Kingery, Jackson Streit, Ed Engle, and more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811707312
Publisher:	Stackpole / Headwater
Publication date:	07/11/2011
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,042,345
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Landon Mayer is a fly-fishing instructor, guide, and writer with nearly two decades of experience. He is a contributing writer for Fly Fisherman and High Country Angler, and his contributions have also been featured in Field & Stream, Fly Rod & Reel, American Angler, and Fly Fisherman magazines. Landon's previous books include Sight Fishing for Trout, Colorado's Best Fly Fishing, and How to Catch the Biggest Trout of Your Life.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction xi

1 Colorado's Fly Fishing 1

Northeastern 13

2 Cache La Poudre River 15

3 Big Thompson River 27

4 Rocky Mountain National Park 39

Southeastern 59

5 Conejos River 61

6 Rio Grande 73

Central 83

7 Arkansas River 85

8 Blue River 99

9 Eagle River 111

10 South Platte River 125

Northwestern 153

11 Colorado River 155

12 Yampa River 171

13 Fryingpan River 191

14 Roaring Fork River 203

15 Williams Fork River 217

Southwestern 229

16 Animas River 231

17 Gunnison River 243

18 Taylor River 261

Appendix A Fly Shops and Outfitters 273

Appendix B Lodging and Camping 283

Index 291