Fort Collins Fly Fishing: Cameron Pass

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Q: Do you offer services in the Cameron Pass area?

A: Yes, we offer lessons and guiding.  

Q: Is the fishing difficult?

A: No.  It's one of the best locations to learn how to fly fish because there are plenty of hungry fish - you will catch many fish and learn critical skills - the experience is like training wheels for fly fishing.

Q: Why fly fish in the Cameron Pass area?

A: 1) No traffic and fewer people, 2) Escape summer heat - cool off at +/- 10,000 feet, 3) Stunning scenery, wildlife, and great alpine lake and creek fishing.

Q: Where is Cameron Pass located?

A: Up highway 14, approximately 1.5 - 2.0 hours from Fort Collins.  

Q: Are the creeks, rivers, lakes and reservoirs far to walk?

A: Reservoirs offer quick-easy access. Alpine lakes can take up to 60 minutes, and are moderate to difficult. Creeks/Rivers can be an easy 10 minutes walk-in, or, a moderate 2-6 mile hike-in.

Wild Cutthroat in the 8" - 20" range

Q: What species?

A: The creeks and rivers will be loaded with Cutthroat and Brook Trout.  Alpine lakes will hold Cutthroat.  Joe Wright Reservoirs holds Arctic Grayling. 

Q: About how many fish can I expect to catch, and what is the size range?

A: Depending on skill level, and length of time fishing, we've had clients catch up to 30 fish, and the average size range is 6"-12", with some Cutthroats up to 22".

Q: What techniques will we use?

A: Nearly all techniques work.  Using fly rods 2wt-5wt, we regularly use dry flies, dry-dropper, and nymphs.

Q: We might camp in the Cameron Pass area - can we do a fly casting lesson one day, and then hire you to guide us the next day?

A: Yes.  Nearly all of our Cameron pass trips combine the following: 1-2 overnight camping, with 1-3 days of fly fishing.  If you are a beginner, we highly recommend the combination of a fly casting lesson and guiding.

Q: How long is a day of guiding and what are your prices?

A: In the Cameron pass area, we offer four, six, and eight hours per day.  Please see pricing information in the link below. 

Thank you for reading, and for more information on lessons and guiding:

USA Lessons

USA Guiding

Fly Fishing Cameron Pass Photos & Videos

All taken in one day

Wild Brook Trout in the 8" - 16" range

At our campground - bachelor party of five bulls.  We counted 15 moose in two days

Fort Collins Fly Fishing: Beginner Guide Service

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USA guide services (northern Colorado and southern Wyoming) were introduced this season, and the below option is quickly becoming our most popular service. 

Beginner-Intermediate Level

Our best guide service option for beginners.  Combines on-land casting lessons and guiding (e.g., one hour on-land lesson, followed by in-water instruction and guiding).  In-water instruction may include nymphing, dry fly, and wet fly techniques, fly selection and presentation, rigging and knots, hook set and landing fish, best C.P.R. fish photo techniques, and lots more.

1st trout on a dry fly - lots of fun on a noodly 2wt 7'6" fly rod

For more information please visit:

USA Lessons

USA Guiding 

Fort Collins Fly Fishing: Wet-Wading Poudre River

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USA guide services (northern Colorado and southern Wyoming) were introduced this season, and the below option is quickly becoming our most popular service. 

Beginner-Intermediate Level

Our best guide service option for beginners.  Combines on-land casting lessons and guiding (e.g., one hour on-land lesson, followed by in-water instruction and guiding).  In-water instruction may include nymphing, dry fly, and wet fly techniques, fly selection and presentation, rigging and knots, hook set and landing fish, best C.P.R. fish photo techniques, and lots more.

Dry fly and wet-wading the lower Poudre River

For more information please visit:

USA Lessons

USA Guiding 

Fort Collins Fly Fishing: New Guide Service

Today's Blog Post

USA guide services (northern Colorado and southern Wyoming) were introduced this season, and the below option is quickly becoming our most popular service. 

Beginner-Intermediate Level

Our best guide service option for beginners.  Combines on-land casting lessons and guiding (e.g., one hour on-land lesson, followed by in-water instruction and guiding).  In-water instruction may include nymphing, dry fly, and wet fly techniques, fly selection and presentation, rigging and knots, hook set and landing fish, best C.P.R. fish photo techniques, and lots more.

His first Brown Trout while using a tightline nymph technique.  Fish was caught using a Sage ESN 10'6" 3wt nymph fly rod.

We caught plenty of trout on dry flies.  We used a noodly Redington Classic Trout 7'6" 2wt fly rod, with a Redington 3/4 Zero reel and 3wt Rio creek line - it's an excellent $ value rod-reel combo, ideal for small streams and creeks.  

For more information please visit:

USA Lessons

USA Guiding 

Fort Collins Fly Fishing: Beginner Level Guiding

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Last weekend, I had the pleasure of hosting/guiding a family from Iowa.  They have limited warm water fishing experience, and they have never used fly fishing equipment.  

I quickly discovered the 12 year old girl is a fly fishing prodigy - she easily out fished her dad, and caught lots of trout on a dry fly, dry-dropper, and a tightline nymph rig (with my 10'6" 3wt rod).  Also, in quick time, she mastered vertical plane casting, false casting, roll casting, mending, hook set, stripping line, playing/fighting fish, and easily (fearlessly) picked up fish for the best photos - it was truly amazing to watch her! 

Our beginner guide service option includes one hour of on-land casting instruction followed by in-water fishing.  We always end with a fun-goofy pic.

12 year old fishing machine - next Joan Wulff?

Rain the previous nights created high dirty water, but we managed to catch a couple dozen fish each day.  

For more information please visit:

USA Lessons

USA Guiding 

Fort Collins Fly Fishing Lessons: Testimonial

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My sister was visiting from North Carolina.  We love learning and sharing family experiences.  Mark is an excellent teacher, and we had a great time  - we highly recommend working with First Cast Fly Fishing.

J. Sesemann and E. Sesemann.  Windsor, CO and Boone, NC. 

For more information please visit:

USA Lessons

USA Guiding

Fort Collins Fly Fishing Lessons: Testimonial

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The below photo and video features a student casting with his dominant right hand and his non-dominant left hand.  By the end of the class he could comfortably and accurately cast with both hands, hitting hula hoop targets at 30, 40 and 50 feet. 

Client Testimonial

Hell Yeah!  Thank you man!  I had a blast today and I am really looking forward to trying out what I learned.  

C. Leonard. Fort Collins, CO.