Taylor River Catch & Release Area

This weekend we headed down to southern Colorado to fish the famed tailwater below Taylor Park Reservoir. This catch and release area is known for it’s big fish and even bigger crowds. It is not uncommon for anglers to hook into Brown and Rainbow Trout in the 10-15 lb range. These fish are not easy to fool; they see your fly, move out of the feeding lane, and then right back to the same spot after your fly passes. We managed to hook up with about ten fish on the day, but the fish were seasoned in shaking the fly right out of their mouths. We only landed one fish but he was worth it. It was a beauty of a Brown with fantastic colors and some real girth. He took me on a wild ride and it was nice to feel a big fish on the end of my line.