Trouts Fly Fishing

Hosted Float Trip on the Eagle River - June 22

Join Tucker Ladd and the guys from Vail Valley Anglers for a one-day guided float on the Eagle River in Vail Valley during prime time.  If you have never fished or floated the Eagle before this is a great opportunity to explore this unique fishery with a group of guides who know the river like the back of their hands.  This trip is limited to six anglers so sign up quick if you are interested.

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Fly Fishing Report: Deckers June 1st

With water levels fairly high in many of the popular rivers across the State of Colorado, the South Platte River drainage continues to be a solid go-to option. The stream flow at Deckers was 91 CFS on June 1st and the water was clear – conditions were sunny with temperatures in the 60s.  With a blue winged olive hatches coming off in the morning, we saw activity right off the bat.

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June Customer Events and Education Curriculum

June in Colorado means prime time fly fishing season is upon us.  Trouts Fly Fishing has put together a killer schedule of customer events and educational classes – all designed to help you fish more effectively and have fun on the water.  Without further ado, here is the June line up.  We hope to see you here in the shop, out in the park for the “303 Shootout”, or out on the water.

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Want to float but don’t have a boat?

Trouts is trying to help out a customer who is looking to sell a 50% share and ownership of a NRS E 136 raft and fishing frame. Make the jump to see how the raft and ownership opportunity is being advertised and also how to get in touch with the owner if you are interested.

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Deckers Fly Fishing Report: Breaking All The Rules

Trouts Guide Service had the chance to take Colorado Springs Gazette Sports and Outdoors writer Paul Klee out for a day on the South Platte River near Deckers.  Paul was able to mix up his fishing techniques and in the process bust quite a few myths about this Gold Medal fishery less than an hour from Denver.  Here’s a sound bite from Paul’s fly fishing report from Deckers:

“Two-handed switch rods on the Platte? Isn't that against the rules? What I've learned about this water: We've established too many ‘rules’ when it comes to fishing Deckers. It's OK to break from conventional wisdom and swap the nymph rig for a giant switch rod.”

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