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    Does anyone know of any good fly fishing spots? If you need to wheel to get there all the better.

    One of my friends knows some places near Red Feather lakes we will go to but I was wondering if there are any areas near Boulder or I-70. Doesn't need to be the greatest spot just somewhere to practice.

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    There's a few place around there. The river that runs by Rollinsville has great fishing in it. Just go down tolland red a little ways and its golden. But don't go to far as its all private property past a certain point.

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    yeah, Rollinsville is great. you can go out to Chinns & Wheeler lake and have some actual trail to get to the lakes...

    J.

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    Chinns, Loch Lomond, Bill Moore and wheeler (in order of adventure) are good pales to start. If you want to add a hike I know a few sweet spots but you'll need to PM me, or just join me some time. Maybe we need to set up a trail/hike/fish ride.

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    GPP33 previously posted:
    "Maybe we need to set up a trail/hike/fish ride"

    this! make a great day of it...wheeling & fishing is a great way to spend the day.

    J.

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    For a quick jaunt to wet a fly, clear creek around Idaho Springs is good as any to practice. If it ever warms up and returns to decent levels, you can catch on dries or run nymphs. I doubt any records will come out of there. NO wheeling though, just I-70. Hackett, Metberry, and Longwater (or at least 2 of them) end right at the south platte. Good fishing there, but I am not positive of the ownership. The Arkansas ha about 100-150 miles of decent fishing from Leadville to Pueblo - most of it public land. It's all highway, but if you get creative there is wheelin' in the area so you could fish then ride. There's enough river to find some solitude, except for the asses that like to crowd. They're too lazy to walk a nice distance and seem to think your spot is their spot. Oddly enough, I've accidentally hooked some of those types on my back cast with a heavy nymph or streamer. The Eagle is fun, on the other side of Vail, and is accessible. Find a spot that isn't marked NO TRESPASSING that isn't occupied and that is a nice place to start. Obviously, I like river better than lake, so my opinions will tend in that direction. If the rain ever stops, and the new snow melts off the hills, you can probably stop ad fish a few with me. Just look for the little black jeep

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    Theteener previously posted:
    "For a quick jaunt to wet a fly, clear creek around Idaho Springs is good as any to practice. If it ever warms up and returns to decent levels, you can catch on dries or run nymphs. I doubt any records will come out of there. NO wheeling though, just I-70. Hackett, Metberry, and Longwater (or at least 2 of them) end right at the south platte. Good fishing there, but I am not positive of the ownership. The Arkansas ha about 100-150 miles of decent fishing from Leadville to Pueblo - most of it public land. It's all highway, but if you get creative there is wheelin' in the area so you could fish then ride. There's enough river to find some solitude, except for the asses that like to crowd. They're too lazy to walk a nice distance and seem to think your spot is their spot. Oddly enough, I've accidentally hooked some of those types on my back cast with a heavy nymph or streamer. The Eagle is fun, on the other side of Vail, and is accessible. Find a spot that isn't marked NO TRESPASSING that isn't occupied and that is a nice place to start. Obviously, I like river better than lake, so my opinions will tend in that direction. If the rain ever stops, and the new snow melts off the hills, you can probably stop ad fish a few with me. Just look for the little black jeep"

    if you really want to get after the good spots on the ark get a raft and really explore that river. The good stuff is nowhere near the highway.

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    I took my fly-fishing buddy to China Wall a few summers ago. There's a spot near Taryall Creek that he liked. In fact, he liked it so much that he went camping/fishing there again later that summer.

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    Thanks guys lots of great stuff. I would be up for a wheeling and fishing trip!

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