Sunday, July 05, 2020

North Platte, Rainbow Lake, and Cache Poudre 7/1/20-7/4/20

North Platte, Rainbow Lake, and Cache Poudre 7/1/20-7/4/20

North Platte Conditions:  450 CFS (at Northgate), algae on rocks in meadows section and in canyon, caddis, drakes, midges on meadows section.  Clear water.

Pouder Conditions:  700 CFS at mouth of canyon.


  • First evening, meadows section.  Mosquitos were bad, lots of insects on surface, no fish.  Stayed at Delany Buttes north lake.  Full moon.
  • Next Morning.  Same as above
  • Canyon in the afternoon:  Caught a few on two-nymph rig.  Algae bad.  
  • Hiked Rainbow lake in the morning of 7/3.  Caught about 10 on small dries at outlet of big lake, and inlet of small lake.  Rainbows, cutbows, cuthroat, brook.
  • Stayed at Penigree Rd campsite.
  • Morning of 7/4, fished Indian Meadows section 7:00-9:30.  Caught a few small browns on two nymph rig