Fall Big Brown Trout Fishing, Where Are They and How To Catch Them

Leapoard Browns, Chilly Weather, Big Fat Streamers and Fewer Crowds is What I'm Talking About

What is it about this time of year that get's ones adrenaline going with the thought of Big, Fat, beasty Brownies chasing 12" streamers for that one monster whack! I know I can't wait and in fact could care less about fishing all Summer when in comparison to what the Fall brings.

These last few weekends I have been completely spoiled and fortunate to travel in search of big browns. Any luck? Well I've had some shots but still think it's a tad -no pun, too early for some of the big boys to come out to play quite yet. When is the perfect time to chase them you ask? That can vary greatly and you must follow many areas of timing to get that one right. A few factors I look at are the season, a nice window from the 1st of October to Mid November for the Rockies. Why this time if year? It's due to browns which are are fall spawners and by November they are in a crazy mood. Browns that are near or have just finished spawning are extremely territorial and yep, aggressive. When targeting them you have to pay attention to any influx in flow changes, up a little or down some can really alter Brown trout movement and change your plans for fishing. Also what is the weather doing, is it sunny, cloudy, snowing or raining? Those also play important roles. What about Moon phases, yep..Crowds of people targeting them over and over. What about the temperature of the water yep. See where I'm getting at!

There are so many areas you need to concentrate on that for the average person I just tell people to relate it to golf. Just go when you can and see what happens. If you can target it much more thoroughly with your timing, than all the better, the more time on the water the better chance of course you'll have to run across a nice Brown.

Don't forget to rule out fishing at night time. Yes they do lurk in the depths at dusk and can get busy once that sun goes down so don't forget to check that out as well. I was on a trip to the Taylor River recently and fishing from 8pm-Midnight and let's just say that after landing a nice brown 15 minutes into my night I was "Hooked"

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Secret's of Alaska's Salmon Shark

National Geographic Special on Salmon Spawning Patterns and the Salmon Shark

Checkout the Premiere of "The Secret's of Alaska's Salmon Shark's"
Set your TIVO'S on Monday October 10th at 9am Mtn Time or check your listings for additonal times. Channel 276 for Direct TV users. Great photography, Salmon Shark information and lot's of Salmon!

Overview Pictures Here

Alaska Week on Discovery Channel
Deadliest Catch Alaska



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Rocky Mountain Park Fishing in The Fall!

Fall Brookie Fishing in RMNP, What More Could You Want
Link To More Pictures from our Trip

What do I do when I get a call from some family friend's that are coming to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in RMNP and want a tour from a local guide? Well I jump at the chance to head up to Rocky Mtn National Park days after returning from Alaska to catch up with some friends, a chance to take in some outstanding Fall foilage and yes, you guessed it..to fish a bit!


The next question was: what size fish do you want to catch, how far do you want to walk or drive, what species of trout and how soon can we get on the water. Mr Rhodes is not your typical fisherman, he dwarfs me in his yearly fishing days with a "modest 200+" days out a year since he is retired, lives on the water down south and knows how to fish. Those are the types of people I want to fish with. We lucked out with perfect weather, a number of gorgeous brookies on the fly and animal sightings everywhere.

If you head up that way make sure you look up the YMCA of the Rockies for some sweet accomodations. BB is a former director of the YMCA down in Georgia and knows how well they treat their guests, and that they did. My 1st visit to this amazing place and with a few thousand acres of land, every amentity one would ever need is at your disposal. They have over 250 cabins to choose from all tucked away in the hills and what better place to wake up, have a cup of jo and notice a herd of Elk out on your front porch! Their rates are very modest also so look em up when heading up that way.



We had a blast fishing a few hot spot lakes where not only did we catch some colorful Brookies but we also had a few shot's at some beasty 20" Trout as well that showed up from time to time but no takers. The Big Thompson also proved to be enjoyable but due to high flows it did make things a somewhat challenging. For more information on fishing RMNP checkout my other threads HERE for more info on your next outing to the Park.

Open Lakes: (a few known to contain fish populations)
Black Lake/Box LakeFourth /LakeHaynach /LakeJewel /Lake Haiyaha/Lake Nanita (outlet closed)Lake of Glass /Lake Solitude/Lake Verna/Little Rock /Lake Loch Vale/Lone Pine/ Lake Mills/ Lake Mirror /Lake Peacock Pool Pettingell /Lake Poudre Lake Rock /Lake Sky Pond/Spirit /Lake Sprague/ Lake Ten /Lake Park /Lakes Thunder Lake Ypsilon


Catch and Release Lakes
Adams Lake**Arrowhead Lake*Big Crystal Lake*Caddis Lake (Lower Fay Lake)*Cony Creek (above Calypso Cascades)*Dream Lake*Fern Lake and Creek*Fifth Lake**Forest Canyon (above the Pool)*Hidden Valley Beaver Ponds and Hidden Valley Creek (open only as posted)*#Hutcheson Lakes*Lake Husted*Lake Louise*Lawn Lake*Lily Lake (south, west and north shores; east shore open July 1 to April 30)*
Loomis Lake*Lost Lake*#North Fork of the Big Thompson above Lost Falls*#Odessa Lake*Ouzel Creek (above falls; brook trout may be kept)*#Ouzel Lake*#Paradise Creek drainage**Pear Lake and Creek*Roaring River*Sandbeach Lake and Creek*Spruce Lake*Timber Lake and Creek**West Creek*







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Catching Colorado's Kokanee Salmon

Kokanee Fishing on a Fly!

More great pictures and top tips on how to catch them HERE

Kokanee Salmon
They are found in the Rocky west and here in Colorado there are a number of places to target them. Rivers of choice during the Fall: The Gunnison towards Almont in eary to late September. South platte, or Dream Stream section below Spinney also is a must. Look each Fall mid to late October for some fun runs as well . The Blue river above Green mountain rez is everyone's favorite and from mid Sept and on this place can be loaded with fish that can be easily targeted. Kokanee feed mostly on zooplankton and will not eagerly take a fly in most circumstances. But, like most fish, become agressive during the spawn and shortly thereafter. Preparation for the trip included talking to quite a few fisherman that have experience with kokanee. Fish nymph patterns deep was the common theme. Kokanee won’t normally move to hit a nymph pattern, but if you can bump them in the nose they will snap at it.

Other popular flies: Red Copper Johns, Egg patterns, Egg sucking leeches, Big streamers
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