COLORADO FLY FISHING
Gold Medal Colorado Fly Fishing Guide Services on the Arkansas River. Enjoy a day of guided fly fishing - Only one hour from Colorado Springs & two hours from Denver
COLORADO FLY FISHING
MILES OF GOLD MEDAL FISHING
Welcome to our Colorado Fly Fishing Trips – An exceptional Colorado fly fishing guide service. We offer high flying guided, instructional fly fishing trips on Colorado’s most extended gold medal fishing water. Create a family fishing excursion or customize a trip specific to your interests. We are accustomed to hosting both novices & experienced, adventurous anglers. We offer complete fly fishing instruction & customized Colorado fly fishing experiences.
THE LOCAL CATCH
The common cast will find a healthy population of German Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout & Gunnison River Rainbow Trout.
RIVERSIDE STAY
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
We offer a stay and play service with our riverside yurt rentals and our adjacent vacation rentals all on the banks of the Arkansas River. Stay the weekend, or enjoy a week-long getaway. We have something to offer the entire family with Colorado’s #1 rated white water rafting tours on America’s #1 river, The Arkansas – and Colorado’s best-rated zip line tours at Royal Gorge Zipline Tours.
ADVENTUROUS ANGLING DESTINATION
Our Colorado fly fishing tours offer a variety of Colorado fly fishing opportunities, Only 100 miles from Denver and just 45 miles from Colorado Springs.
COLORADO FISHING TRIPS
HALF DAY FLY FISHING
Per Boat (up to 2 participants)
$399
HALF DAY FLY FISHING + GOLD MEDAL WATERS
The half-day float fishing trip blends class 2/3 white water with fast-paced fishing from our specialized rafts built for this unique trip. This section is an under-fished region of the Arkansas River. With beautiful views of the steep canyons and abundant wildlife, you will get the taste of an exciting fishing trip that will leave you wanting more. Both morning and afternoon trips are available.
- Check In at 7am and 2:00pm
- Duration. Allow 3 hrs.
- Minimum Age 8+ Dependent upon water levels.
- free use of all fishing gear.
- Colorado's largest gold medal fishing region
COLORADO FISHING TRIPS
FULL DAY FLY FISHING
Per Boat (up to 2 participants)
$499 / $699
- Check In at 7am
- Duration. Allow 6 hrs.
- Minimum Age 8+ Dependent upon water levels.
- All fishing gear free of charge!
- Stay at our Riverside Yurt Accomodations
FULL-DAY FLOAT FISHING
Our professional guides navigate our specialized fishing rafts through the ripples and rapids of the magnificent Arkansas River. Your expert guide can get you into positions otherwise unreachable by wade fishing.
The fast-paced, short casting style of float fishing is an adventure like no other. Fishing through the water column throughout the day, we will use a variety of methods to present our flies to the abundant rainbow and brown trout of this fantastic Gold Medal fishery!
Taking a break for a riverside charcuterie lunch provides time to relax and or wade fish until we continue downriver for more sensational fishing. We will wrap up the day at our adventure beach location. Where we will enjoy cold beverages and conversation with your fly fishing guides before we say farewell to a great day of Colorado Fly Fishing on the Arkansas River.
*coffee, pastries, river beverages, and lunch provided, optional dinner add on and Luxury Riverside Yurt Accommodations all available.
WALK & WADE COMBO
Whether you are an experienced fly fisherman looking to improve your skills or just getting into the sport of fly-fishing, the walk & wade combo is one of our most popular excursions.
Fishing the river from a raft is different than any other method of fly fishing. One the Walk & Wade trips, we use the morning of wade fishing to go over the techniques to get you primed for an inspiring day of fast-paced float fishing.
Once in the raft, your fly fishing guide will get you into sections of the river otherwise unreachable. Anchoring mid-stream to concentrate on areas of the river as well as pulling over to wade fish pockets, seams, & eddylines. Your guide is there to get your fly on the fish.
Stopping for a riverside charcuterie lunch provides extra time to unwind and wade fish until we proceed downriver for more exciting fishing. Apres Fishing, we wrap up the day at our private beach location, where we enjoy beverages and talk of the day. Afterward, we bode farewell to another great day of Colorado fly fishing trips on the Arkansas River.
DIVERSE ANGLING OPPORTUNITIES
On our guided float fly fishing trips, we typically catch gold medal rainbow trout, German brown trout, and several other species.
The diverse Colorado fisheries of the Arkansas River offer the most distinguished Gold medal fishing waters over any other destination in the State with over 5000 trout per mile! Our Colorado fly fishing trips offer an excursion for every Colorado fly fishing enthusiast.
COLORADO FLY FISHING GUIDES
Our fly fishing guides take pride in the experience they provide. With local knowledge and expert skill set they are ready to show a high fly and tie experience. See our alternate website at Colorado Fly Fishing Trips for more of what our program has to offer.
THRIVING TROUT POPULATION
Brown Trout
Brown trout are the most common species representing over 80% of the trout community, with a 12″ with high numbers to 16″ and an occasional fish caught over 20.”
Rainbow Trout.
Adding to the angling diversity of the trout community. The Arkansas River Rainbow trout average 14″ but grow with a large number reaching lengths over 16″ and 20.”
Gunnison River Rainbow trout
The Arkansas River Fisheries started stocking a new strain known as the Gunnison River Rainbow trout (GRR) in 2017.
SEAMLESS FULL-DAY RAFT & ZIPLINE PACKAGES
Colorado’s #1 rated rafting & zipline packages. Starting and ending at our base location providing a truly seamless experience. Includes lunch at the Water Water Bar and Grill, or fresh fajitas at our Adventure Beach Outpost with the full-day Royal Gorge Rafting tour!
Starting at
$169
Operating: April - September
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