Early Season Fly Fishing Close to Golden... South Boulder Creek is up and running (152 cfs) and is producing fish on a variety of nymphs fished in the pocket water... This angler spent 3 hours today on the water and was able to hook and land about a half dozen fish while missing a few others... South Boulder Creek is one of the Front Range's treasures and if you have not tried fishing this local tailwater, you ought to get out there if you have half a day or a few hours to spare. Effective patterns: Rainbow Warrior, 20, Soft Hackle Sow Bug, 22, RS II Olive and Blue, 22, Ray Charles, 20 << MORE >>

Hey everybody...I was just noticing that the flows on Clear Creek are back on the rise again...looks like we're going to have wait just a bit longer until those Golden Stones start hatching.  I'm going to post some picks of a recent seine I did halfway up the canyon.  Lots of Stones, Caddis, and big mayflies...stay tuned!!!

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to give a quick update for the Clear Creek Fishing Report.

The whole stretch still seems to be fishing well from Idaho Springs all the way to the Golden Whitewater Park.  Great reports are coming in from those using dries, nymphs, and streamers.  At this point, most fish are done spawning, but please be mindful of fish on redds.  Most of the flies you want to be using right now should be smaller--midges, baetis, and small streamers.

Suggested Patterns:

Dry)  Stimulators (Orange, Yellow, Peacock, Royal, Crystal): 14-18; Humpies (Yellow, Red, Black, Royal): 12-18; Elk Hair Caddis (Tan, Olive, Brown): 14-18; Hot Wing Caddis: 14-18: Parachute Adams: 16-22; Furimsky's BDE (BWO, Olive, Gray): 16-20

Nymph)  Pheasant Tail (FlashBack, BH, Mercury): 16-22; Kyle's Beerhead Baetis: 18-20; Beaverhole Special: 18-20; Barr's Emerger (BWO): 18-22; Purple Prince: 16-18; Wired Caddis (Olive, Tan): 16-18; Garcia's Rojo Midge (Red, Chartreuse): 18-22; Copper John (Red, Copper, Black, Chartreuse): 16-20; Rockworm Micro Caddis Larva: 18-20; RS2 (any variation/color): 18-24

Streamer)  Platte River Special: 8-12; Autumn Splendor: 8-12; Wooly Buggers (Black, Olive, Purple, Brown, Yellow): 8-12; Orange Blossom: 10-12; Muddler Minnow: 8-12; Rolled Muddler: 8-12; Kyle's Tunghead Minnow: 8-12

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to give a quick update for the Clear Creek Fishing Report.

The whole stretch seems to be fishing well from Idaho Springs all the way to the Golden Whitewater Park.  Great reports are coming in from those using dries, nymphs, and streamers.  This is the time of year when fish are spawning, so beware of fish sitting on redds.  This is also the time of year when all species get very aggressive in pursuit of forage before a long, cold winter.

Suggested Patterns:

Dry)  Carnage Hopper: 10-16; Dave's Hopper: 10-16; Stimulators (Orange, Yellow, Peacock, Royal, Crystal): 14-18; Humpies (Yellow, Red, Black, Royal): 12-18; Elk Hair Caddis (Tan, Olive, Brown): 14-18; Hot Wing Caddis: 14-18: Parachute Adams: 16-22; Furimsky's BDE (BWO, Olive, Gray): 16-20

Nymph)  Pheasant Tail (FlashBack, BH, Mercury): 16-22; Kyle's Beerhead Baetis: 18-20; Beaverhole Special: 18-20; Barr's Emerger (BWO): 18-22; Purple Prince: 16-18; Wired Caddis (Olive, Tan): 16-18; Garcia's Rojo Midge (Red, Chartreuse): 18-22; Copper John (Red, Copper, Black, Chartreuse): 16-20; Rockworm Micro Caddis Larva: 18-20

Streamer)  Platte River Special: 8-12; Autumn Splendor: 8-12; Wooly Buggers (Black, Olive, Purple, Brown, Yellow): 8-12; Orange Blossom: 10-12; Muddler Minnow: 8-12; Rolled Muddler: 8-12; Kyle's Tunghead Minnow: 8-12