Wind? Fishing dodging flies? Other people hogging holes? yup, sounds familiar, but you get used to it if you fish colorado's tailwaters long enough. I used to fish the Spinney/11 Mile stretch quite a bit, but its been pretty crowded the past few years so i decided to give it a break...spring is especially bad, especially when the rainbows and cutts come up out of 11 mile to attempt to spawn. how was the flow Epic? if its up the fish will move in, but if its down not much will happen. i used to walk downstream and look for pods of schooled up fish, when you find them you can generally catch a few if they dont spook...i like catching cutts out of the river, they turn some nice colors this time of year. as far as patterns? mostly the typical small stuff for the South Platte...midge dries and nymphs 18-20s, my favs are brassies, Barr Emergers (olive) and pheasant tails under either a olive or amber scud or San Juan Worm (size 14)... presentation is the key, even more so than the pattern i believe...stay low, use at least 6x flourocarbon, and watch the fish for takes , not your line....
and when all else fails and no one else is near a black wooley bugger will usually turn fish...especially the big ones
but yeah, its easier said than done...ive been skunked there too on occasion lol
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and when all else fails and no one else is near a black wooley bugger will usually turn fish...especially the big ones
but yeah, its easier said than done...ive been skunked there too on occasion lol
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