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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brown Trout (Wild)
Rainbow Trout (Wild)
Cutthroat (Wild)
Size
Small
Location
Central South Colorado
Nearest Towns
Gunnison
Season
Year-round
Access:
Plentiful
Non-Resident License
State of Colorado
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The trout season is open year-round.
Spring:
Springtime is good except during the runoff which occurs
from mid May to mid June but varies depending on
conditions. .
Summer:
Summertime is the best time to fly fish the creek.
Fall:
Autumn is also a good time for fly fishing Cochetopa
Creek.
Winter:
Fishing during the winter may be good on nice warm days.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Cochetopa Creek Colorado
Cochetopa Creek is a small stream about 39 miles long that’s a tributary of Tomichi Creek. Most of Cochetopa Creek is what’s best described as a meadow stream that lies in wide-open country. It has a good population of wild rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout. Fly fishing Cochetopa Creek provides anglers the ideal small stream, dry fly conditions for much of the season.
Cochetopa Creek has always been thought to have a lot of private water and it does, but there’s also plenty of public water you can fish. Coleman Ranch and Synder Ranch, now offer access to eight miles of the stream with “catch and release” and artificial flies and lures only. That, in addition, the tributary streams Chavez Creek, Stewart Creek, Los Pinos Creek offers plenty of fine small stream fishing for cutthroat and rainbows.
Like many other Colorado trout streams, Cochetopa Creek is just about impossible to fish during runoff which usually occurs during May and June, but by the first of July, the stream is usually in prime condition. Fishing continues to be good throughout the Fall months.
We have fished this stream on three different occasions are were very successful each time. One trip that took place in April before the runoff started produced more success than the other two in July and August.
Although Cochetopa Creek isn’t thought of as a aquatic insect factory, samples of the larvae taken from it showed right the opposite. There were lots of insects including several different species of caddisflies, mayflies, stoneflies and midges along with some crustaceans, sculpin and baitfish. The Pale Morning Dun hatches in July were huge.
The fish average a smaller size than the big nearby streams but there are plenty of them and based on our experience, the action was constant.