Spent the day on the South Platte at Waterton Canyon with my Orvis SFG 764.
The water is pressured given how close it is to the Denver suburbs, but the natural beauty and chance to see wildlife up close is hard to beat!
While spring is just getting started, the mule deer are actively foraging and starting to lose their winter coats.
The fishing was slow, and the trout were especially spooky with flows still at their pre-runoff lows. Surprisingly, though, I managed to catch a large brown on a hopper pattern.
He put up quite the fight, thrashing and leaping before running right toward me. Upon release, he made his displeasure known by splashing me in the face!
I’m always amazed at how feisty the fish are in this stretch of the Platte. Even though I was below the Strontia Springs dam from the holy of holies (Deckers), the trout here run fast and strong.
Having caught the king of the pool, I packed it in early and headed home.