River:
Boulder Creek; begins in mountains west of Nederland, flows into Barker
Reservoir, then through Boulder Canyon, the town of Boulder and eventually joins
the S. Platte east of Boulder in the plains; South Boulder Creek flows through
Gross Reservoir, then through El Dorado Canyon to join Boulder Creek east of
Boulder.
Fish:
The upper stretches hold brook and cutthroat trout, while the canyon reaches
primarily have brown and rainbow. Fish are on the small size, but some decent
fish will be found in the canyon!
Bugs:
caddis, golden stones, mayflies – including PMD, BWO, - and some midges.
Flies:
standard attractor dries, including Royal Wulff, humpy, irresistible; pheasant
tail, bead head hare’s ear/prince nymphs.
Techniques:
plenty of pocket picking; small brushy stream above Nederland and on certain
stretches of S. Boulder Creek;
Seasons:
similar to other canyon creeks; low flows during winter in canyons cause
freezing conditions from sometime in November until March or so.
Rating:
a good small stream for beginners; good access for Boulder, Lafayette,
Louisville and Westminster folks for short jaunts to the stream.
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