Steamboat Springs Colorado Hopper Fishing
By Mark Waldin, Custom Fly Rods - For perfection in trout fishing head for Steamboat Springs Colorado at the end of August. This is the peak life cycle of the grasshopper, in plentiful supply in this area of the country. This is when the trout rise to feed on these delectable creatures and fly fishermen go bug eyed.
From Steamboat Springs you can take aim at the Elk River, the North Platte, the Canadian or the Yampa.
Best to use a classic hopper/dropper set to catch these buggers. Match a hopper size and color to what you are seeing and drop a nymph below. The hopper will take rising trout. The nymph will take the bottom feeders and the hopper will act as a strike indicator.
