Taylor River Rainbow Trout

And its no wonder.

Taylor river rainbow trout. 2019-12-15 Below the famous Hog Trough the Taylor is a fast a furious river filled with pocket water and a good mix of brown and rainbow trout. 2008-08-21 This 4-mile section is filled with super-sized trout and as noted outdoors journalist Ed Marsh says these fish were born with masters degrees and quickly go on to earn their PhDs. The lower Taylor has plenty of big fish with 20 inch trout not at all uncommon and the entire river downstream of Taylor Reservoir is designated as Gold Medal Water by Colorado Parks.

When I moved above the pond the stream morphed into a more normal fast flowing creek and I switched to a size 10 Chernboyl ant and a beadhead hares ear nymph in an effort to. The trout in this. The record for the longest rainbow caught in the state measured in at 40 14.

The lower Taylor is world famous for prolific summer hatches of Green Drakes. Montrose Regional Airport MTJ 90 minutes west of Almont Aspen Regional Airport ASE25. Gunnison Regional Airport GUC 25 minutes south of Taylor River Lodge.

This is trophy trout water with some fish in the 8 to 12-pound range. This 4 mile section is all Catch. Release - also known as the Hog Trough - just 14 miles up the road from our resort.

Taylor River Colorado trophy trout fishing is what classic Western trout fishing looks like at its very best. With that said because of its notoriety it always proves a difficult fishery. 2019-11-25 The famed uppermost stretch of Colorados Taylor River tailwater boast some of the most hefty yet altogether wily trout in the world.

About half of the lower river is public. 2020-11-26 Rainbow trout stocked casting pond 8 acre property grounds Max capacity. Fisheries and Oceans Canada.