Colorado bound

[Reef Drifter]

Next September I'm going to.Colorado to hunt and flyfish, I've never touched a flyfish rod , who guides for newbies down here so I can at least have some kind of clue as to what the holy crap is going on ?

[JFD94]

You lucky duck! I've always wanted to go flyfishing in colorado. My friend has some land up there and goes every summer. He even does some part time guiding. There's a lot of nice trout to be caught up there. Good luck!

[Silver Wolf]

i think you should go in december. that way you don't have to put them on ice. LOL. hope you have a great time. watch out for them furry (bears) criters. they like to fish also. Lord Bless.
robert

[corndog]

Sounds awesome. What part of CO?

[Jerkyourcroaker]

I go to Durango every summer with my family. If you are headed to that part of Colorado, I would be happy to give you as much information as you want on the area, fishing opportunities, etc.

When I learned to fly cast, my wife got me some casting lessons through a local fly shop. The lessons weren't too expensive, they provided the rod and I learned the basics of fly casting, roll casting, etc. From there I bought my first rod, fished for panfish here and trout in CO.

I wouldn't worry too much about learning to make 70 foot casts and landing the fly on target. A good deal of the flyfishing I have seen in SW Colorado is in small rivers or tight spaces. A quasi competent 25' fly cast or good roll cast is more than adequate. Don't be afraid to show up totally green and give it a try - I've seen a number of guys do it and with a little prepractice and knowledge of what flies to use you can have a good ol time.

[Reef Drifter]

Sounds awesome. What part of CO?

I'm going with my grandpa , he lives in keystone but he said it's about an hour drive from there the outfitter sets it all up

[Reef Drifter]

Thanks jerkyourcroaker , I'll pm you.

[Curmudgeon]

Steve Soule, The Shallowist, offers lessons and they're pretty reasonable. I'm trying to find the time to take lessons from him.

[Shallow Sport68]

Last year i Fly Fished the Big Thompson river in the Rockies it was great! you don't need lessons they will give you a crash course before you head out.This year me and my boys fly fished the Firehole river in Yellowstone Wyoming,amazing! I have alot of great pictures....give me a shout and i'll show you a few things it's simple.