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  That’s what you’ll experience at the August chapter meeting. John “JB” Bruning will talk about the lessons he’s learned in 59 years of fly fishing—and that includes 15 years of guiding in Rocky Mountain National Park and the surrounding area.   JB Bruning.jpg   JB is a 4th generation [ READ MORE... ]
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Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 9:00 am. at Sleepy Hollow Park.   Tourist have returned to Estes Park, and traffic has returned to Big Thompson Canyon, so it's time again to fill some trash bags along the Big T--and have some fun too. Join us for a river clean up.Stop by Sleepy Hollow to grab a trash [ READ MORE... ]
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One of the keys to successfully restoring Greenback Cutthroat Trout in the region is to put them in a place where summer water temps will keep them happy. That’s the topic of this month’s chapter meeting, July 23rd at 6:30 P.M. at the American Legion Hall in Estes Park.   The Stream Temperature [ READ MORE... ]
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    It’s legal. The Coronavirus pandemic has shut down businesses, closed our favorite restaurants, and confined us to our homes. Schools are shuttered. Trout Unlimited has cancelled all gatherings until further notice, and that includes Alpine Anglers. But according to the Colorado Parks and [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Triggw ON March 18 - 0 COMMENTS
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TU has cancelled all indoor gatherings for now, and that includes us. Stay tuned, we'll launch our spring and summer event schedule as soon as it's prudent. In the meantime... go fishing!    
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  Though not on the scale of the old Fish Hatchery, trout are again being raised in Estes Park, Colorado.   On October 23rd, four classes of now fourth graders, along with their third grade teachers, released six 4-5” juvenile rainbow trout into the pond at Trout Haven. We had come full circle. (A [ READ MORE... ]
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Greg Barkley with a 15" Poudre rainbow that ate a dry fly   On August 1, Alpine Anglers Lynn Williams and fellow TUer Greg Barkley enjoyed a fishing trip up the Poudre Canyon. They spent their time fishing the catch-and-release section between Pingree Park Bridge and Rustic.   The anglers [ READ MORE... ]
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  With all the angling opportunities in Rocky Mountain National Park, it’s easy to overlook the excellent—and often less crowded—fishing just to the south in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area (IPWA). But Steve Schweitzer and Mike Kruise have tramped miles of trails to explore and document the [ READ MORE... ]
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  For fly fishers, nothing beats seeing the head of a trout break the surface of a stream and engulf a floating dry fly. At the June 19th Alpine Anglers meeting, fly fishing pro Al Ritt will tell us how to see it more often. The meeting is open to the public, so join us for this exciting [ READ MORE... ]
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  I am a new member of the Alpine Anglers; however, I am not new to Estes Park. I moved up here full time last June, but I've been spending my summers up here for the last 13 years.   I was asked to write about a favorite day fishing. Well any day on the water is my favorite day, but I think back [ READ MORE... ]