Author Archives: c_richter12
Boulder Creek-10 Minutes From My Door
Living in Boulder can be a great thing sometimes. After work the past couple days, I had a chance to see if my novice fly tying skills were finally up to par. A simple San Juan worm and what I call a “shortstack” olive bugger were the ticket the past few afternoons. It’s nice sometimes … Continue reading
The Driftless Area
Over my Spring Break, I made it up to the Driftless area with my cousin Anthony and some family members. Anthony met us up there, but gave us directions to a good section of river he was sure we would have success at. We showed up at around 8:30 and proceeded to explore the river … Continue reading
Big Thompson Tailwater
This weekend a few friends and I headed up to a cabin on the Big Thompson River for a couple nights of drinking whiskey and a little bit of fishing while we were at it. Due to the recent snow storm, the canyon was a little more “locked up” than we would have liked, so … Continue reading
Blizzard Conditions in Colorado
I awoke today only to find about 11 inches of fresh powder out my window. I had reserved a cabin about two weeks ago on the Big Thompson River to fish with some friends. Apparently, they have 15 inches up there right now. The bad news is we will have to break out the snow … Continue reading
The Dream Stream; Where dreams come true……..
Every year, when Spring hits Colorado, we begin to see a lot of BIG lake run Rainbows and Cutthroats enter the Dream Stream section of the South Platte River. The fish are coming into the river to spawn, and before they get on the Redds, it is a great time to catch one of the … Continue reading
South Platte River- Deckers
The fishing on the South Platte in Deckers has been phenomenal lately. I have seen tons of fish and lots of midge hatches happening everyday. Just a week ago, I had a chance to get up to the river and catch some nice fish. I was the first one on the river and began walking … Continue reading