Fly Fishing Cheesman Canyon on the South Platte River

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Pat Dorsey. Fly Fishing Cheesman Canyon on the South Platte River

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Cheesman Canyon (South Platte River, Colorado)

Location: Cheesman Canyon is 60 miles southwest of Denver and 50 miles northwest of Colorado Springs. There are major airports in both cities.

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Fly-fishing aficionados affectionately call it “the canyon.” There’s a common belief among South Platte regulars that if you can catch fish in Cheesman Canyon you can catch fish anywhere in the world. I wholeheartedly agree—Cheesman Canyon is a world-class, technical fishery, loaded with some of the most finicky trout anywhere.

There is approximately 3½ miles of public water between the dam and the upper boundary of the private Wigwam Club. Access is via the Gill Trail, named after Henry C. Gill, one of the first settlers in the area. The well-defined trail parallels the river

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