Fraser River Fly Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
Cutthroat Trout
(Wild)
Size
Small -24 miles long
Location
Central/Western Colorado
Nearest Towns
Fraser
Winter Park
Season
Year-round
Access:
Fair to Good
Non-Resident License
State of Colorado
Weather
National Weather Service Link\
Seasons:
The fishing season is year-round but the Fraser Valley is one of the coldest spots in Colorado.
Winter:
As you may expect, fishing the Fraser River in the winter would be hit and miss, mostly miss.
Spring:
Springtime is a good time if you avoid the runoff.
Summer:
Except for the end of the runoff, summertime is the best time to fish the Fraser because the water levels
are good and the hatches plentiful.
Fall:
Early fall can be a good time for fly fishing the Frazer River.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 & 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 Superb Five or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 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 The Fraser River Colorado
This river starts near the continental divide on the west side of Berthoud Pass near Winter Park in the Roosevelt National Forest. It’s a tributary of the Colorado River. Its first eight miles flows in the national forest where it is accessible, but a rather small stream. Like most headwater streams, the Fraser River provides fast action from smaller trout that makes it worth fishing.
The river flows from Winter Park to Fraser and is generally accessible except on private property in Winter Park. From Winter Park to near Granby where it meets the Colorado River, the stream flows parallel highway #40.
The Fraser River trail follows the stream and there are also some campgrounds with access to the stream. From Fraser on downstream you will find few places to access the river. It is accessible in the Fraser Canyon below Tabernash. You can fish it at the Sol Vista Resort/Granby Ranch by purchasing a permit or as a guest. This is a golf resort.