Ewanflyfish
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Get into the stripers and shad on the delaware this spring. Get better at trout fishing, particularly targeting larger browns with streamers. Fish as much new water as I can.
2025 Fly Fishing Ambitions
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Broodstock
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My goals are also about the same, but since I have spent a lot of time fishing alone, one additional goal is to spend some more time fishing with others, or finding like-minded people to fish with. If that's you - send me a PM perhaps. I've met up with at least one of you here and it has been great fun.
I also would like to help my son (3 yo) catch his first trout.
I did the fly swap this year, and would like to do that again.
Oh, and a 30" brown 😉
I also would like to help my son (3 yo) catch his first trout.
I did the fly swap this year, and would like to do that again.
Oh, and a 30" brown 😉
Tigereye
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History | Buckhorn Exchange in Denver, CO
The Buckhorn Exchange is a storied steakhouse where mounted game gaze on dishes of yak, ostrich, elk & Rocky Mountain oysters. This National Historic Landmark and Western Museum has been serving the finest in Old West fare since 1893.
www.buckhorn.com
Also need to have dinner here. Kinda museum/restaurant fusion. Albeit a bit pricey I highly recommend the buffalo. Some neat stuff on the walls if you are into western culture.
HopBack
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That’s a great time to fish Colorado. You just have to watch for snow melt and high waters in early July. You can fish some famous waters close to Denver but I prefer the solitude of the western divide and small streams for cutthroat.
hooker-of-men
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Build a tailwater.
Kyle
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fish new water. explore new streams.
Mikey2006
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The possibility of tough fishing is what has kept me from making the trip already. The possibility of a 3+ hour drive just to get there and find out I happened to go during a bad spell when the fishing is bad is not a fun one. Probably would be better to make it a multi-day trip and fish some other waters as well
wildtrout2
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That's the chance you'll have to take fishing any stream that's a long distance away. Simple odds will dictate that happening at least some of the time. It's part of the game.
I've traveled hours away and even had great stream conditions, but poor fishing more than once.
Andrwhite610
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With a 2 year old and another arriving soon my goals are pretty basic. Find time to fish and continue this path I started 2 years ago on the most rewarding hobbie I’ve ever picked up. It’s quickly become a lifestyle.
Ive also become a river kayak junkie on the Susky with conventional gear. Ive decked out my Hobie kayak and look foward to some mornings on the river this summer and maybe a tournament or two.
I’d love to dive into streamer fishing for trout and smallmouth but just love nymphing and kayak fishing so much the time is just not there for it now. Maybe next winter that will open up.
Tight lines.
Ive also become a river kayak junkie on the Susky with conventional gear. Ive decked out my Hobie kayak and look foward to some mornings on the river this summer and maybe a tournament or two.
I’d love to dive into streamer fishing for trout and smallmouth but just love nymphing and kayak fishing so much the time is just not there for it now. Maybe next winter that will open up.
Tight lines.
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Mikey2006
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Not just that. It’s costly to drive far and especially costly to stay overnight somewhere. As a high school student I don’t have much money, and the money I do have has already been invested into tons of fishing gear, most of which I probably don’t need 😂 So I really can’t afford too many failures
wgmiller
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Yeah, my recon reveals that "prime" fishing months here do not equate to the same out there, largely due to snow melt. It seems surreal to think that prime trout fishing in a place would be July/August, but in that area it seems to be. I'm sure stretching the legs and exploring on lesser known streams is the way to go, but I'll likely end up keeping it within an hour or two of Denver. Still early in the planning stages, so anything can happen, but life is flying by, so it needs to happen!
Kyle
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right. if i travel 1 hour or more i have a plan B. if i travel 3 plus hours, i have a plan B and C. it makes the travel time more enjoyable when plan A turned out to be a flop.
Solid ambitions. I'll donate $20 to your cause.
falcon
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I went to Buckhorn back in the mid 80s. I was driving from MT to Denver to fly home. I had 3 hours before my flight was scheduled. The menu had a choice of Elk, Beef or Buffalo steak. I had the Buffalo and it was great. Pricey even back then ... over 20.00. I believe they have liquor license #1 in the state of CO. It is a mini museum.History | Buckhorn Exchange in Denver, CO
The Buckhorn Exchange is a storied steakhouse where mounted game gaze on dishes of yak, ostrich, elk & Rocky Mountain oysters. This National Historic Landmark and Western Museum has been serving the finest in Old West fare since 1893.
Also need to have dinner here. Kinda museum/restaurant fusion. Albeit a bit pricey I highly recommend the buffalo. Some neat stuff on the walls if you are into western culture.
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JimKennedy
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More trout, Les Nesman.
dc410
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Sounds like we do need to hook up! 😉
bdhoover77
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I didn’t get to fish much in 2024 for a variety of reasons, not least of which was a golf trip to Scotland used up all my capital on the homefront to do any traveling for fishing. Kids’ sports in the spring also took up a lot of free time. In 2025, I want to focus on more trout and smallmouth fishing. I also want to try to catch a carp on the fly and do some saltwater fly fishing in Antigua on spring break in March.
dryflyguy
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In the days before the internet, I remember making a 7-8 hour drive to the Delaware River only to find it high and muddy. But I would use times like that as a chance to explore other streams - in the area, or on the way back home. Always carried my Delorme, and a fishing guide book or two, to find new spots
At least I was checking out new territory that, even if not fishing well at that time either, was marked down for a return trip during better times.
Its how I've found many of my favorite spots over the years.
It pays to be flexible
That said, with the wealth of information available on the internet now, its so easy to check on weather and stream conditions of your destination beforehand.
And have a pretty good idea of what you're gonna run into.
Word of advice from an older guy. Spend the money you do have on actually fishing. The gear isn't what you will remember when you get older. It's the time fishing that will always be with you. So, instead of getting that new shirt that will look cool or that new rod you might use 3 times a year take a road trip and enjoy the whole experience that you will remember your whole life.
