Time: 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Location: Eleven Mile Canyon

South Platte River 07/09/2006 Photo Album

Dave Gaboury and I fished all day on the South Platte River in Eleven Mile Canyon in spite of heavy rains and flooding across Colorado during the previous two days. In fact, it rained off and on all day while we fished, and the precipitation was quite heavy at times. Despite these conditions the water was essentially clear most of the day, because the South Platte River is a tailwater from Eleven Mile dam in the area where we fly fished.

Typical Water

I managed to catch six small trout, and roughly half were rainbows and the other half browns, and they were caught on a hopper/dropper rig. At two times during the day, I fished at length to clusters of trout feeding on hatching mayflies. During the morning I spotted a pod of six trout rising regularly in a mid-stream pocket behind rocks. I suspected they were taking tricos, so I returned to the car and obtained my trico spinners, but I was unable to tempt any of the trout except for a very small rainbow.

Small Brown

During the afternoon after a short downpour which clouded up the water for a bit, I spotted three or four fish rising in a slack area along the far bank. I believe they were rising to BWO’s, but I was unable to connect with any of the visible fish.

Landed Fish: 6