North Platte Big Fish

While I was driving to Colorado last week my brother and a couple of friends were driving back from Wyoming after a successful fishing trip to the North Platte. There is nothing better than big fish stories with photos to back them up.

With its headwaters in Colorado, the North Platte flows north into south-central Wyoming. It has over 150 miles of fishable water, the most notable sections are tailwaters. The “Miracle Mile” flows between Seminoe Reservoir and Alcova Reservoir. Below Alcova is the “Gray Reef” stretch. Both are well known for the their large rainbow and brown trout. Relatively easy access and easy float conditions make this section of the North Platte worth a visit.

We are definately planning a trip back up to central Wyoming to fish for these large trout.

Colorado Fishing

Pictured is Colorado’s Mt. Princeton. Part of the Collegiate Peaks, Mt. Princeton is one of Colorado’s “fourteeners” at 14,197 feet high. It also happens to be the view from my bedroom here in Buena Vista at just above 8,000 feet elevation. The photograph was taken late May 2006. This morning as I look at “Grandma’s mountain” as we call it, there is much more snow than last year not only on the peak but also down far below the tree line.

I arrived on Thursday and the weather has been much more like late winter than spring. The highs today will be in the 40’s at best and there is a chance of snow the next few days. I did get down to the river Friday and I’ll be guiding again today (as long as the clients don’t cancel like the did yesterday.) The famous “Mother’s Day caddis” hatch is in full swing and is slowly moving up the river. Recent rains brought up the water level considerably which did slow the fishing for a couple of days but things have leveled out for the moment. Check back for more updates on Caddis 2007.