Cheesman is the only place I've ever seen monster trout sit in the eddy created by the fishermen. It's maddening seeing 18"+ trout sitting there 3 feet from you and not being able to catch them. That's natural selection in action!
I know it is an ugly, ugly place - but still my favorite trout water. I've made that walk along the trail 4 or 5 times and have 1 fish to show for it but have enjoyed every minute of just being there.
Kev From: "Ed Roden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [VFB] Colorado Fishing Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:53:16 -0400 I got to fish in Colorado for the first time. Had a day before my meetings started...here are some random thoughts... These are from my afternoon on the South Platte in the Cheeseman Canyon. No fish in the net, but a very relaxing day. Gorgeous scenery. There was a thunderstorm on the other side of the valley in the afternoon, which brought a few raindrops, but nothing major. The last hole I fished I saw 3 monster fish - at my feet! The last picture is the sunset over the rockies when I got back to the hotel. The Gill Trail is the hike into the canyon - not easy, but worth it! This is an area of a fire from 2002 - amazing the amount of charring, yet the beauty of the flowers amongst the burned stumps. The pines are charred, yet have a lot of growth at their tips. Most of the pictures are above Emerald Hole. The last few are the Family Hole, which is where the fish were swimming around my feet. I tried the yarn indicator that I bought at blue quill, but it kept snapping my leader. I used the frog hair indicator later, and that worked better (I know I had at least 1 take with that). I saw some BWO and PMD, but nothing regular, especially after the thunderstorm came in. There were some MASSIVE takes on top, but again, sporadic. I spent probably the first hour searching with trico, BWO, and griffith's gnat because I really wanted a dry fly take! I tried an Amy's Ant in the rapids areas, but nothing. Tried several midges and other nymphs in the 18-22 range. I probably switched flies around more during that afternoon than I think I ever have in my fishing career - switching, searching, trying to learn the tricks. But I can honestly say I had an absolute blast! I Would I go back again? In a heartbeat! -- Ed Roden flyfished at gmail dot com - OR - flyfished at questquality dot com
