yeh, what he said. you have the Poudre River right in your back yard. it's not that hard to learn. you can also pick up a light/ultra lite spinning rig with 4 or 6 lb test line. get a handful of 1/4 oz panther martins and kastmasters. cast up and across the river and catch some fish.Buy a fly rod and hit some creeks and rivers. If you feel like spending more dough. After all when in CO do as the Coloradans do.