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Fly fishing near Idaho Springs, Colorado

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7 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Idaho Springs, Colorado, in a straight line; the nearest are West Fork Clear Creek (8 mi), Slater Lake (11 mi) and Fraser River (15 mi).

More about Idaho Springs

1 fly shop is in Idaho Springs or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is Deckers & the South Platte, 37 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

7 waters near Idaho Springs

About this

Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. West Fork Clear CreekFreestone river · 8 mi · Catch and release · live USGS flow
  2. Slater LakeLake or reservoir · 11 mi · Catch and release
  3. Fraser RiverFreestone river · 15 mi · Special-regulation trout water · live USGS flow
  4. Duck CreekFreestone river · 17 mi · Catch and release
  5. Bobtail CreekFreestone river · 21 mi · Special-regulation trout water · live USGS flow
  6. Hamilton CreekFreestone river · 22 mi · Special-regulation trout water · live USGS flow
  7. Snake RiverFreestone river · 25 mi · live USGS flow

Fly shops nearby

About this

Shops that name Idaho Springs as their town or publish a location within 15 miles. Facts come from each shop's own website; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Nearest destination hub

Deckers & the South Platte · 37 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 204710, Clear Creek County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.