Jackson County, Colorado (North Park)
North Platte River
Live Conditions
North Platte River — Northgate Canyon
Live Conditions
North Platte River — Near Walden
Local Weather
Today
☁️Overcast
64° / 23°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
68° / 33°
Wed
❄️Snow
64° / 32°
0.06"
Snow in forecast — check road conditions before heading out.
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What should I fish today?
One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the North Platte River.
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What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's North Platte River conditions.
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
North Platte River · April · Spring
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BWOs active (size 18-20). Caddis possible. Watch CFS — North Platte begins rising from North Park snowmelt. Good window early April before rise. Walden meadow stretch most productive.
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About North Platte River
Colorado's most overlooked wild trout fishery. Two very different rivers in one: a slow, meandering meadow stretch through the high-altitude North Park basin near Walden, and Northgate Canyon — a remote Gold Medal/Wild Trout gorge just south of the Wyoming border with almost zero angler pressure. Big wild brown trout. Artificial flies and lures only in the canyon.