| The "Dream Stream" section of the South
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| | productive tubes include Berkley Power
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| Platte River is a beautiful winding
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| | Tube, Chompers Ultra Tube, Strike King
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| stream that's filled with trophy trout.
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| | Bleeding Bait Tube, Yum Wounded Mega
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| Deep bends filled with large boulders and
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| | Tube, and Zoom's Big Tube, to name a
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| logs are typical fishing holes in this
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| | few. Color schemes are endless, but the
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| section of the South Platte. The
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| | colors that produce the best results are
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| nickname "Dream Stream" is a perfect
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| | white with black flakes, black, and
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| description of this tailwater
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| | pumpkinseed. Some people prefer to Texas
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| fishery.Like most famous tailwater
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| | rig their tubes with an offset hook, but
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| fishing rivers, the Dream Stream gets a
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| | for fishing the Dream Stream the hooks
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| lot of pressure from fly fisherman. It's
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| | made specifically for using tube jigs are
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| not uncommon on weekends for parking lots
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| | much more practical. With the weight
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| to be filled, and every bend of the first
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| | hidden inside the tube and the eyelet of
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| two miles of the river having a fly
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| | the hook barely showing it makes for a
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| fisherman in it...all in search of those
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| | more natural presentation.Before we get
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| trophy fish for which this section of
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| | down to the nitty gritty of fishing the
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| water is reknowned.As a spin fisherman,
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| | Dream Stream, lets cover an invaluable
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| its intimidating to read the reports on
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| | tool for stream fishermen. Polarized
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| the Dream Stream. All they usually talk
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| | glasses are a must for river fishermen
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| about are these tiny little flies that
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| | in Colorado. They not only protect your
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| the super educated trout "microscope
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| | eyes from harmful ultraviolet rays, but
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| over" before biting. While spin fishing
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| | will help you see fish that otherwise
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| its impossible to delicately present a
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| | would go unnoticed. Although they can be
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| tiny fly with a drag free drift using a
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| | pricey, a good pair of polarized lenses
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| clear bubble. Your standard trout
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| | will, without a doubt, will help you
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| spinners and spoons will produce results
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| | catch more fish. I never fish a river or
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| from time to time, but for the most part
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| | stream without my polarized glasses and
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| these big P.H.D. carrying trout will pass
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| | after using them for the first time, I
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| them up. So do you need to pick up a fly
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| | strongly doubt you will either.When using
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| rod and learn how to use it in order to
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| | spinning gear on the Dream Stream, there
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| catch fish out of the Dream Stream? Of
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| | are a few different types of structure
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| course not! With the method I'm about to
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| | that will produce the best results. The
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| tell you about, there will be many times
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| | Dream Stream, from the dam below Spinney
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| you will be catching fish and leaving the
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| | Mountain Reservoir to the bridge close to
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| fly fisherman next to you astonished and
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| | Eleven Mile Reservoir has a great number
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| bewildered.Most of us have heard the
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| | of deep pools usually located on one of
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| phrase "match the hatch" while either
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| | the many river bends. The bottom of
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| learning how to fly fish or just reading
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| | these deep holes often has big boulders
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| through fishing magazines. It's simply
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| | which are perfect ambush points for the
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| matching your fly pattern to the insects
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| | resident population of big rainbow trout,
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| the fish are currently feeding on. It's
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| | cuttbows, and brown trout. Targeting
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| a time proven fishing method that can
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| | these boulders, cast your tube jig a few
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| really put you onto countless fish in a
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| | feet past them and start with a slow
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| single outing. However, sometimes
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| | retrieve with pauses just before and
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| hatches are so prolific that artificial
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| | after rocks. Many of your strikes are
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| flies get lost in swarms of emerging
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| | going to be on the initial drop of your
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| insects and getting bites can be very
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| | jig, so be ready!Another great location
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| difficult at best.Sometimes during these
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| | for spin fishing on the Dream Stream is
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| hatches, trout feed exclusively on that
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| | right below the makeshift dams made out
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| particular insect, ignoring all other
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| | of boulders located all up and down the
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| aquatic life forms and any terrestrials
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| | dream stream. Casting a minnow type
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| that might fall into the water.
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| | jerkbait across these area's with a jerk,
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| Situations like these are what fly
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| | jerk, pause retrieve will without a
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| fisherman dream of, and why so many of us
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| | doubt stir up some reaction strikes.With
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| have picked up the sport. Having your
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| | your polarized glasses, sight fishing on
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| fly rod and a fly pattern that matches
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| | the Dream Stream can be unreal at times.
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| the emerging insect can't be beat at
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| | Look for fish sitting in shallow rocky
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| times like these.Do trout feed in between
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| | bottomed water gorging themselves on bugs
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| hatches? The answer is yes, and
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| | being washed down by the current. The
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| heavily. A common misconception is that
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| | strategy here is not to provoke a strike
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| trout feed exclusively on small flying
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| | out of hunger, but from anger. These
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| insects. A big portion of a trout's diet
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| | fish are very territorial when it comes
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| is indeed on small insects that are in
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| | to feeding lanes, and bigger fish defend
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| different stages of their life cycle,
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| | their feeding lanes violently. Cast your
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| but trout are also opportunistic feeders
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| | jerk bait just past the feeding fish,
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| with hearty appetites that make crayfish,
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| | bringing the lure past him with a steady
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| smaller trout, grasshoppers, and even
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| | retrieve. Now stop your lure six inches
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| field mice the meal of choice. Another
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| | to a foot in front of the feeding fish,
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| myth among anglers is that trout are
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| | letting the resistance of the current
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| finicky eaters that only eat certain
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| | give your lure its swimming action. If
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| flying insects. Trout, like most game
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| | you don't receive a strike right away,
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| fish are opportunistic feeders that find
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| | stay persistent. After a few casts, the
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| it hard to pass up an easy meal, or for
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| | fish's territorial instincts will kick in
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| that matter a big meal that's rich in
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| | and it will strike to protect its feeding
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| protein.So how do spin fisherman take
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| | lane.A couple things to consider while
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| advantage of all the information stated
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| | fishing the Dream Stream. Fish here can
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| above? We "Crash The Hatch" instead of
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| | run anywhere from 10 inches to well over
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| relying on weather conditions for certain
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| | 10 pounds!!! Make sure you have a smooth
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| hatches to take place and trigger a
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| | drag thats set properly before taking
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| feeding frenzy. We are going to use the
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| | even one cast. Every cast is a possible
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| aggressive and territorial nature of big
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| | trophy when fishing this section of
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| tailwater trout to our advantage. Not
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| | water. Watching a 10 pound plus rainbow
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| only relying on hunger for strikes but
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| | trout snap your line due to an improperly
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| also anger and territorial responses that
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| | set drag will surely turn your Dream
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| will put fish on the end of your
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| | Stream experience into a nightmare.The
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| line.While Crashing the Hatch, two
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| | water running through the Dream Steam is
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| different types of fishing lures are
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| | extremely clear. Smaller diameter
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| vital to success. The first is minnow
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| | fishing lines are a must if monofilament
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| imitation jerk baits such as floating
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| | is your preference. If you like using
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| Rapalas or Smithwick Rattlin Rouge
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| | super fishing lines such as Spectra Power
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| Shallow Diver. A few other fishing lures
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| | Pro or Stren Super Braid, make sure you
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| to consider are the Storm Thunder Stick,
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| | attach an invisible fluorocarbon leader.
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| Bomber Long A, Rebel Minnow, and
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| | I personally use P-line's Fluoroclear
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| Yo-zuri Crystal Minnow. I generally look
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| | in 8 pound test. It's a fluorocarbon
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| for fishing lures with a tight wobble
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| | coated copolymer which has great strength
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| that run at a depth between 1 and 3 feet
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| | and is virtually invisible
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| of water. Most of the lure companies
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| | underwater.This section of the South
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| have the running depth printed on the
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| | Platte River that runs between Spinney
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| box, but if not, you can always tell by
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| | Mountain Reservoir and Elevenmile
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| the size of the plastic lip on the front
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| | Reservoir is filled with trophy trout and
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| of the lure. The bigger the lip the
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| | serious fishermen. It fishes well year
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| deeper the fishing lure will dive.
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| | round and is considered by many to be the
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| Between the different companies, there
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| | best trophy trout destination in the
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| are hundreds of different finishes, and
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| | state. With the "flies and lures only"
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| all have certain situations in which they
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| | restriction and being a "catch and
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| will shine. For the Dream Stream stick
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| | release" water it's perfectly managed to
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| with natural colors like a rainbow trout
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| | insure trophy trout opportunities for
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| finish or a silver minnow finish.The next
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| | generations to come. A beautiful winding
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| type of fishing lure we are going to
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| | river filled with monster trout and a
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| discuss has been highly under utilized by
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| | gorgeous mountain back drop, this section
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| trout fisherman for years. The tube
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| | of the South Platte River has certainly
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| jig!!! Bass anglers have been
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| | earned its nickname the "Dream
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| successfully using tube jigs in clear
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| | Stream."Eric Allee is a phenomenally
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| water for years. Tube jigs are extremely
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| | successful fisherman in Colorado. He has
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| versatile fishing lures that produce when
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| | a website dedicated to helping anyone
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| nothing else will. Some of the most
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| | catch more and bigger fish.
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