Spring on the Dream Stream (South Platte River)
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- čas přidán 13. 04. 2020
- Before the nationwide lockdown, Kyle and I were able to take an early spring fly fishing trip on the South Platte River's Dream Stream in search of a variety of trout.
- Sport
Incredible... you caught more big fish that trip than i have in my lifetime... so fun to watch on a cold day in Denver.
Very inspirational! I hope I do 10% of that this spring!
Thanks, Ron. I hope you do well. -Tim
Tried fly fishing for the first time here yesterday, nothing except two lost (small) fish in 3 hours before I switched to spinning gear and caught 3 fish (biggest was a 14" rainbow) in my last 2 hours. Meanwhile, I passed a guy in a lawn chair with a zebco and a crappie jig who said he caught 20 fish, with several 4 pounders. Oh man have I been going at it wrong lol
Lol, on the lawn chair guy, was he on shore at 11 mile?
Trout Paradise it seems! Nice fish, and love the scenery!
Thanks, uni_shadow. I appreciate you watching. -Tim
Bringing back memories. Fished the S. Platte -Dream Stream section for about 70 days in 2000. Fish were big and beautiful. Watched a good friend land a 32" cuttbow one day. Great video. Your breathing cracked me up.
Thanks Jeff! Even after all these years, hooking a nice trout always increases my heart rate and respiratory. 😂
Amazing fish! Thanks for sharing your adventures! They are helping to get me through the off-season here in the PNW
Ty, thanks for the kind words. I appreciate it. -Tim
Great video. Going here for the first time on Sunday. Can’t wait!
Gorgeous day and lunkers.
Man the fish at the 11:30 mark is amazing
Spot and stalking big fish is always cool. Beautiful fish. Great to see not a lot of people either. Cool video
Thanks, Stephen. I appreciate you watching.
-Tim
Thanks brother! Love the toads! “No dents in the fenders” lol
Wonderfull fish 👏👏👏👏
If you could at the end of your video have tips of type of fly and tippet to use, that would be helpful for a beginner. I am a U.S. Army Veteran and I really enjoy your videos.
That's a good idea. Thank you for the feedback, your viewership, and most importantly your service to me and my family. -Tim
You guys did great there! Me not so much but didn't skunk either. My buddy got a Kokanee there. It was the only fish he caught that day. Clouds of BWO's and not a single riser. Fished Spinney a few times. Wow incredible. Had 3x breakoffs. Ice cold beers at cimmeron trading post.
Yeah, that stretch can be tricky. Flows and water temperature are the most important thing when it comes to the success of that place. Also, with the amount of subsurface food available, I've never known it to be a great dry fly fishery. Spinney reservoir can be a lot of fun if you hit it just right. I've had similar experiences of big fish snapping thick tippet. As long as you're ending the day with good company and a cold beer, I consider that to be a success. -Tim
Great Video just got into fly fishing but don't know where to go . Thank You
The sky is the limit! If you're looking for trout,cold mountain streams in the west or up north is you're best bet, if you live in the southern states, look into bass fishing with a fly.
Great video
👍👍👍
I bought a place near Hartsel on the south Platte river.
That's a great purchase!
Nice, I'd love to come over and make you dinner!
Yes! Another great episode from you guys! I really enjoy these. What a beautiful day out too. The fish in there are simply brutes that put up one hell of a fight a few years ago before I started filming I would go out there once a week and felt like I was in heaven everytime. What lb line are you using if you don’t mind me asking?
Thanks for a awesome video!
We stayed with 4X for the attractor fly and dropped to 5X for the dropper. Thanks for watching Colorado Fisher! Always enjoy your comments. -Tim
Zone of my all time favorite rivers. Is this pre runoff? Nice slabs.....great video thanks for posting. Definitely subscribing...
Yep. This was pre runoff. Thanks for the subscription. Much appreciated!
Thanks for your time and posting! I was there last weekend and used blue poison tungs and caught a 9.5lb brown. My Pb from there. What color worked for you?
I was using the blue wired Poison Tungsten with the purple Mylar ice dubbing . They really seemed to key in on it. Congrats on your brown! I'd love to see a photo. The browns out of that stretch always seem to have great color. Oh, and thanks for watching! I really appreciate it.
Thanks! I like your channel. It reminds me of the trips that I take with a friend. This brown was big but odd looked, big kype jaw, more white and less caramel than normal. It was one of the better fights I’ve had on that river.
Not sure how to get you a pic?
@@HeliosDroneWorks do you have instagram or anything that the pics on?
Amazing work yet again. Every video I see is just great. You guys ever go out to radium hot springs near steamboat, on the Colorado river? Its a big deep river but I've caught some massive browns out there. Next video maybe??? Also are you guys veterans? I just ask because of the name of your channel and just curious. Thank you for the great content.
Caleb, thanks for kind words. I’ve never fished radium hot springs. I’ll have to look into that. I’m always down to fish new places. Many of the guys you see in my videos are military vets and first responders. I started Combat Fly Fishing more as a play on words as a way to “combat” the stress and anxiety that so many feel in life. I even wrote a book called Cast Out of Darkness which is a fictional story about a man who uses fly fishing to combat PTSD, survivors remorse, and substance abuse. If you’re interested, email an address and I’ll send you a complimentary copy. combatflyfishing@gmail.com -Tim
Great video. So beautiful. I will be in Colorado in late April and just wondering what set up you recommend? I'm a beginner but a very experienced "regular" fisherman. Also, is fly fishing any good in late April?
I think a good fly fishing set up for fishing the rivers in Colorado would be a 9' 5wt rod with a weight forward floating fly line. That will meet the majority of your fishing needs. -Tim
Go a bit further up and the scenery is gorgeous
Further towards 11 mile or spinny from Charlie Myers?
@@chandlerchildress3610 Right below the 11 mile dam is where I mostly go, but between 11 mile and spinney is gorgeous as well (also known as the dream stream)
Epic day man thinking about heading up there soon what flies were you using and what would recommend up there this time of year?
Fishin With Jack any of the flies you would fish a typical Colorado tailwater will work here. The thing to pay the most attention to is the flows. Anything over 200 cfs this time of the year, is probably going to fish pretty well. There’s a water flow data link and a lot of other helpful information on my website. combatflyfishing.com/s-platte-dream-stream
Great video! How long was that trout around 11 minutes?
Maria Lee that was the trophy of the trip. She was taped at 27”. -Tim
That is huge! Is that the biggest trout you have ever caught?
Maria Lee not the biggest trout I ever caught. The biggest was in April of 2004. 30” Rainbow Trout.
Do you have an indicator on or only watching your leader/fly line? Thanks!
It depends on the water I’m fishing. If I’m fishing a deep run that I can get my rod tip over, I’ll use a tight line technique. Water that I have to cast to, I’ll use an indicator. -Tim
@@CombatFlyFishing ah ok. Thank you that helps explain it. Impressive catches and a big fan of the channel!!
was it my imagination or did I see a split shot between you squirmy worm and your other flies or do you place your split shot before all 3 flies? thanks.
No. That might have been moss. I typically only put a bead of split-shot above my first fly. -Tim
I consider myself pretty much dialed into the DS but I have never seen anyone as proficient as you there. I just hope others do not think it is easy because most newbies will be greatly disappointed.
Great video! Nice fish! Did you see any big browns?
Not that day. Just cutthroat and rainbows. -Tim
What’s your technique on catching these trout. Do you have a good drift or something
Rylan, I would say that the drift is the most important part of the equation. Maintaining a natural as possible drag free drift will account for most of your success. -Tim
im going here in july any tips? what flies work well, and what weight rod are you using?
I typically fish a 4wt rod there, but I was fishing a 6 wt that particular day. I think pheasant tails 18-22, gray and black RS2s 20-22, Graphic Caddis and Buckskins 16-18, Tan San Juan worm, and Darth Baetis 18-22. -Tim
@@CombatFlyFishing thank you, you all are very helpful!
awesome video! what were you using? thanks
Poison Tungsten size 18 brought most of our fish to the net, to include that big girl. -Tim
What part of the south platte bro ?
Charlie Myer State Wildlife Area. The stretch of the South Platte between Spinney and Elevenmile Reservoirs. combatflyfishing.com/s-platte-dream-stream
I’m going to visit a buddy in June 10-12 and I want to fly fish this river with him. Do you know what flies will work? Dries or nymphs?
Ben, although the dry fly action can be good during the time period you’re gonna be fishing, I think you’ll put more quality fish to the net by nymphing. -Tim
@@CombatFlyFishing what kind of of nymphs would you recommend?
What fly rod is that?
It's a Moonshine "Midnight Special 6wt 9'"
What rods were you using?
I think Kyle was using a 9’ 5wt and I was using a 9’ 6wt Moonshine.
@@CombatFlyFishing thank you
New subscriber. Really fun video and appreciate the instructive commentary. Lost a really big brown (23”+) on The Colorado on my 64th birthday last fall (remember that episode where you got dunked, well my guide didn’t get dunked but he whiffed and I had 6x on...happens, what a fight). Has me jonesing for a trip to the dream stream. Looks like I better wait till spring! Really happy to find you.
Well Fro, thanks for the subscription! The Dream Stream is one of the greatest stretches of the South Platte River. When you do land that trophy brown, remember to send me a picture! -Tim
He's done....4 minutes later... 🎣
San Juan worms? :-(
It’s even worse than that…it was a squirmy worm. The absolute shame.
@@CombatFlyFishing I'm gonna try that.