Fly Fishing Colorado

Fly Fishing ColoradoThe Best Colorado Fly Fishing you will find, and only 60 minutes from Denver. Youwill be fishing for trophy sized Trout with experienced guides on nearly 3 miles ofprivate water on the North Fork of the South Platte River. It doesn’t get any better.This is a guided, walk and wade, river fishing experience on the North Fork of the SouthPlatte River. You will have approximately one mile of the river at Boxwood and 2 miles atLong Meadow to fish depending on the section/sections that you reserve.10 Reasons to Fish at Boxwood Gulch / Long Meadow 1. Plenty of trophy-sized trout. 2. Total Privacy- Boxwood section: If your group is 10 or more only your group will be fishing the property. If fewer than 10 anglers we may add anglers. They will have their own guide and share the property independent of your group. At Long Meadow section, you may see a few other anglers not in your group. 3. Easy river access—no long hikes over rough terrain. 4. Only 60 minutes from down town Denver via State Hwy. 285—no jeep trails. 5. A combination of wild fish, spawned fish, and stocked fish make the fishing challenging enough for the expert yet friendly enough for the novice. 6. There is a good chance that you will hook into and hopefully land the largest trout of your lifetime at Boxwood. You also stand a good chance of catching more trout than you have ever caught in a river fishing experience. 7. The Clubhouse facility makes fishing even in “poor weather” a nice experience and the shelter and porta pottie at Long Meadow come in handy at times. 8. Many different species of trout can be caught all in the same day: Rainbows, Cutbows, Cutthroats, Browns, Brookies, Tigers, Steelhead, Palomino. 9. The river is wader friendly. No moss, no weeds, and no over your head water. But still very challenging rapids, pools and riffles. 10. The average size fish landed in 2011 was 19 inches. The largest, a 28.75 inch Rainbow, a 27 inch Brown, a 24 inch Cutbow, a 22 inch Cuthroat, a 17 inch Brookie…your get the idea. We do have big fish in a river environment.

Fish SpeciesBoxwood Gulch offers several species of trout for the angler who enjoys a mixed bag orperhaps hasn’t experienced the pleasure of fighting a certain trout breed before.Tactics for each of our species varies from midging for super selective rainbows, tostreamer fishing for monster browns. Boxwood Gulches population is made up of over1500 fish on 1 mile of water with trout ranging from 12 inch brookies to 30 inch bows andbrowns – 50% rainbows, 30% browns, 20% cutbows, snake river cutthroats, brookies, andthe elusive palomino rainbow. Boxwood Bows- Highly successful spawns in recent years have increased the numbers of young fish which subsequently brought the average size down from 19″ to 17″, but has increased anglers catches from 15 to 20+ fish per angler. Always in tune to the surface, Boxwood bows start rising inMarch and are still taking hoppers and attractor patterns well into October. BIG BOWS?One only has to glance at the big fish board in Boxwoods clubhouse to see countless photosof elated anglers holding fish of 24 and 28″ to see what awaits them among the riffles andruns of Boxwood Gulch.Boxwood Browns- Aggressive, wary, and stout best describes thebrowns that average 18″ and are full of color and fight. The fisherthat likes to swing a bugger in pocket water or skate a mouse patternacross a deep run will find him or herself targeting this speciessimply because of the rod jarring strikes. Bigger browns of the 2 footcaliber are evening predators, and are usually taken on largestreamers like sculpins or string leeches as twighlight begins to shroud overhangingwillows where the ambush by a monster brown is usually the big fish of the day.Snake River Cutthroat- Sometimes referred to as Salmo inaccessablis, this trout is usuallytaken in tight water after careful stalking and the perfect cast. Known to reach 28″ in lengthat Boxwood, this species can be both a joy to hook, or very humbling after countlessrefusals of the anglers offerings. Cutbows- POWER, HEAVY, LINE BREAKERS. Easy to recognize immediatly after the hook set because of their leaping ability and speed. This fish rarely reaches 22″ in length, but boasts the biggest girth of all Boxwood trout. With a distinct love for LARGE flies, the Cutbow is the first to knock a mouse pattern off the water in earlysummer or smack a hopper with reckless abandon.

Book a Reservation Determine which day/days you can fish. Review past Fishing Reports for that period so you can see what to expect. Determine which property you want to fish. Review the calendar below to determine if that date is available or is it reserved. If it says Reserved it is no longer available. If it says Available you can use any outfitter from our list of Authorized Outfitters. All arrangement can be made through the outfitter or you can contact Dan at Boxwood using the form at the right and he will handle it.Group ReservationsWe can very easily accommodate your group of up to 30 anglers. Sales meetings, productintroductions, team building, entertaining customers, employees, friends & family are alloccasions that can be made more meaningful by spending the day at Boxwood. You will befly fishing for huge trout, on private property, with some of the best guides in Colorado. For more information please visit http://www.boxwoodgulch.com