Trip
Fly Fishing – Tomahawk State Wildlife Area
Tomahawk State Wildlife Area along the Middle Fork of the South Platte River.
Contacts
- Sat, Jul 29, 2023
- Fly Fishing Section
- Fly Fishing
- Adults
- Easy
- Maximum Wind: 30 kts
- Pace: 1.2
- 1 (6 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meet at 7:00am at the RTD T-Rex Lot at the north end.
Parking lot, 18425 US-40, Golden, CO 80401
Estimate Gas Costs:
Round trip milage approximately: 170 miles.
| $3.50 – $4.00/gal | $0.36/mile |
170X0.36 = $61.20 / 3 (people in vehicle) = $20.00/person (rounded)
If you can drive, be sure you have a State Wildlife Area Pass which you can now get with your vehicle registration or buy online.
Bring your lunch and water (or water purifier).
Bring along a variety of hopper and simulator patterns for a hopper-dropper setup. While nymphing, use patterns in the #16-22 size range. Other choices to fish include steamers, eggs and larger attractor patterns like Pat’s Rubber Legs and the Guides Choice hares' ear can be successful when the water is off color and running high.
Current stream flow is around 83 cfs, based on the data for MIDDLE FORK SOUTH PLATTE AT SANTA MARIA.
I'll update as the trip date approaches.
Required Equipment
- The 10 essentials.
- Lunch, be prepared to carry it. The hike back to the car will take too long.
- Wader, boots, sunglasses, sun screen, hat.
- Rod, reel, flies.