Cooper Anderson, Author at Anderson's Fish Camp

Articles posted by Cooper Anderson

Our Fly Line

We have been fishing with Scientific Angler lines for years.

S.A. is pushing the technological limits of fly line, tippet, and leaders. S.A. was the first company to introduce textured fly line, the Shark Skin. The idea of textured fly line was a real game changer in fly fishing community. S.A. did not stop there, now S.A, has created the world’s first triple textured fly line. This is what Katie and I have strung on our rods. I am using the Sharkwave GPX, which is a half-size heavy and helps load fast action rods. Katie has the Sharkwave Trout strung up on her rod, this is a great all around trout line. We are both really excited to fish with these great fly lines this summer.

Blue River Report 4/14/15

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With the ski season winding down in CO. I had an unexpected day off on Tuesday the 14 and was able to meet my brother Drew in Silverthorn to fish the Blue River. This spring has been unseasonably warm which is not great for the skiing and snow pack, but the spring fishing has been amazing.

As usual, I rigged the night before with a thingamobobber, then one AB weight, followed by a #16 tungsten flashback pheasant tail, then a #18 mysis shrimp, and finally a #20 tungsten juju beatis.

Fishing was a little slow first thing in the morning, but by midday the air temps heated up and so did the fishing! The fly of choice was defiantly the #20 juju beatis although the mysis put the biggest fish in the net. It was busy as usual on the Blue but people were giving each other space, and the fish were happy and hungry.

Please be careful this time of year walking in the rivers there are still some beds/reds in the river. You can tell because the rocks look extra clean and there is a slight depression in the gravel. It is very important to not stand on or walk on these because this is where the trout release their fragile eggs, and we want the next generation of trout to be strong!

Yampa River Report: 4/13/15

I was able to go fish the Yampa tailwater on Monday the 13th. It was a perfect CO. day with bluebird skies and warm temps. The flows on the Yampa just recently dropped from 100 cfs to 42 cfs, and this made for some outstanding fishing. I rigged up the night before with my typical Yampa rig: a #12 hopper to a #16 two bitt hooker, then to a #20 black RS2. I caught fish on all three flies but the RS2 was by far the most productive. I was lucky enough to get the grand slam: a rainbow, brown , and brook trout all in one day! With run-off coming early to Colorado this year, the tailwater’s will be busy. On this day the parking lot filled up and cars were parked on the road. Remember to give each other space, and that we are all trying to enjoy some quality time on the water.

If you want to book a trip to this amazing stretch of river call the Cooper at 970-376-0002