Fly Fishing Guide to the South Platte River

Fly Fishing Guide to the South Platte River

by Pat Dorsey
Fly Fishing Guide to the South Platte River

Fly Fishing Guide to the South Platte River

by Pat Dorsey

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Overview

The South Platte River begins high atop the frozen Continental Divide, home to a chain of rugged 13,000-foot, snow-capped peaks. This region comprises lush valleys, meandering meadow streams, and rose-colored, boulder-filled canyons. For generations this area has been a recreation mecca and a fly fisher’s paradise in its purest form. Out of all the trout fisheries in America that are within an hour’s drive of a major metropolitan area, the South Platte River is clearly one of the best. It has become a river shrine to thousands of anglers on an annual basis and for good reason. Throughout the river’s entirety, the South Platte creates a series of reservoirs (Antero, Spinney, Eleven Mile, Cheesman, Strontia Springs, and Chatfield) that provide major metropolitan water storage systems for Denver Water and the City of Aurora. The by-products of these storage facilities are world-class tailwaters that provide anglers with year-round fishing opportunities. Against all odds, the South Platte River remains a world-class trout fishery abundant with some of the most finicky and challenging trout in the world. There’s a common belief among South Platte regulars—if you can catch trout on the South Platte; you can catch trout anywhere in the world. * Completely new maps and updated river, access, and fishing information * Regional experts like Landon Mayer, Greg Blessing, Jeremy Hyatt, Chris Wells, Richard Pilatzke and John Perizzolo, Rick Mikesell and many more, share insider information * New line up of cutting-edge fly patterns * Additional chapters on stillwaters and the Denver Metro Area

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780811738187
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Publication date: 12/21/2018
Edition description: 2nd Edition
Pages: 312
Sales rank: 1,079,967
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Pat Dorsey has been guiding for more than twenty-five years and is the head guide and co-owner of the Blue Quill Angler fly shop in Evergreen, Colorado. He is a Simms Ambassador; a Fishpond Ambassador; a member of the pro staffs of Sage Elite, Orvis, Yeti, Whiting Farms, and Scientific Anglers; and the Southwest field editor for Fly Fisherman magazine. He also maintains an online stream report that monitors stream flows and conditions for the Blue, Colorado, South Platte, North Fork of the South Platte, and Williams Fork rivers. He lives in Parker, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Preface vii

Introduction ix

Part I The South Platte System 1

Charlie Meyers State Wildlife Area 2

Eleven Mile Canyon 31

Happy Meadows 45

Wildcat Canyon 46

Cheesman Canyon 47

Deckers 80

Waterton Canyon 105

North Fork of the South Platte River 120

Buffalo Peaks Ranch and Tomahawk Scale Wildlife Area 136

Badger Basin Stale Wildlife Area 143

Spinney Mountain State Wildlife Area 146

Knight-Imler and Ranch 63 State Wildlife Areas 149

South Park Stillwaters 152

Denver South Platte 161

Part II Important Hatches And Fly Patterns 169

Hatch Overview 173

Midges and Their Imitations 181

Mayflies and Their Imitations 198

Caddisflies and Their Imitations 219

Stoneflies and Their Imitations 227

Other Important Food Organisms and Their Imitations 237

Part III Techniques And Strategies 251

Mastering the South Platte Basin 252

Presentation: Fishing Nymphs, Dries, and Streamers 267

Fly Shops and Outfitters 293

Bibliography 296

Index 297

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