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Fishing has always been
an important part of life in the Roaring Fork
Valley. Prior to the 1880s, the Ute Indians spent
summers hunting and fishing in the upper elevations
of the Valley. When mining prospectors came to
the Roaring Fork in the late 1870s, the population
of the Valley exploded. In the rush to find silver,
settlers quickly depleted many of the natural
resources, including the native fish populations.
Not until the mid-20th century did the fish populations
begin to recover. Today anglers from all
over the world come to fish its 26 miles of Gold
Medal waters and 2,000 miles of streams.
Mike Kish is intimately familiar
with the Roaring Fork Valley. His presentation
covered the four seasons of fishing these waters,
and he tied some of his all time favorite patterns
for the area.
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