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Boulder Creek

Latest Guide Report

10-24-2021

Report by: Madalaine McLaughlin

Location: Boulder Creek – Clear Creek

Flies used: Size 14 Chubby Chernobyl Size 16 Brown Threaded Frenchie, Size 16 AR BWO

Fishing Conditions: It was good fishing after we moved to Boulder Creek but the wind kept us from getting anything on the clear creek.

General Comments: It was one of the windier days but non the less you both were troopers and held in to get some fish landed later in the day. You were both a pleasure to hangout with during the day.

FRA Guide: John Brown

 

Guide Rating
/5
Weather Experienced

Clear
Temperature:
Wind Conditions: Windy
Precipitation: None
Water Observations

Clear
Water Temperature:
Flow Level: CFS
Runoff? Clear

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About Boulder Creek Fly Fishing

Our Boulder Creek fishing report will give you an idea of what flies to use and general conditions you can expect. Boulder Creek is one of Boulder’s most prized possessions, running from Barker Reservoir through town past the campus of CU and out into the flats of Colorado. From start to finish this is a fine trout fishery full of wild browns, rainbows, and even some colorful brookies up towards the town of Nederland. If you can really devote some time to fishing the creek there are even a few cutthroats to be found. Go for the Boulder Creek grand slam!

The creek is full of opportunistic fish that are eager to take a dry fly, so take advantage of the great caddis, blue wing olive and terrestrial fishing. The midges that call Boulder Creek home are active all year and are always a safe bet come the colder months of the year. This is a great chance to get out and test some of those midge patterns that you have been drooling over all winter. The caddis hatches on the creek makes for some of the best evening fishing Boulder has to offer. A simple dry fly with a dropper hanging off the back will light up fish all day long and into the night.

The creek fishes well from start to finish, hitting bigger browns outside of town, or even in town, more rainbows than you can stick in one day up in the canyon and brookies that will keep you grinning until dark near the upper stretches of the creek. The fish size averages around 8in, but there are plenty of larger fish to be had in the creek up to 18″+.