Cache La Poudre River (Fort Collins Area)
The Poudre in Fort Collins offers decent rainbow and brown trout fishing year-round. Just watch out for tubers during warmer weather. Located near Fort Collins
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Cache La Poudre River (Fort Collins Area) on FishExplorer has 301 historic reports, 90 historic water temperature updates, 260 historic status updates, available with FxR+.
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River Flow
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Recent Reports
We have cataloged 651 reports for Cache La Poudre River (Fort Collins Area), including detailed updates, temperatures and river status.
| Status: | 05.31.25 | |
| Water Tmp: | 09.09.24 |
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Related Content
Podcast available on wildfire impact on fisheries (blog) 11.09.20 by Bill Prater
Fall Fly Fishing the Poudre (blog) 10.04.19 by Matt Snider
Poudre Fish Ladder (blog) 05.02.19 by Matt Snider
Not everything is frozen (blog) 02.01.17 by David Coulson
Wintering Well (blog) 01.30.17 by David Coulson
Master Angler Records
This river has 1 record, including 1 bass. Master angler data compiled from the Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Subscribe to FxR+ for full details.
General Details
Between the canyon and I-25, the Cache La Poudre River runs just north of downtown Fort Collins, then south of Mulberry through several Natural Areas before it crosses under I-25.
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Bugs
Common Insects
8 found listed for Cache La Poudre River (Fort Collins Area), log in to view.Camping
No campsites are recorded for this river.
Boating
No boat launches/takeouts are recorded for this river.
Directions, Misc
Parking for the Poudre can be found at several places for this section of the Poudre. See map for mo...
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Cache La Poudre Riv (Fort Collins Area) Hatch Chart
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Cache La Poudre Riv (Fort Collins Area) Stocking Data
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- Since 2019 Cache La Poudre River (Fort Collins Area) has had 2 stocking events for this species. Register for free and log in for details.
Total # Lbs #/Lb Inches Avg 16,020 724 22.1 77,439 4.83 - Since 2014 Cache La Poudre River (Fort Collins Area) has had 6 stocking events for this species. Register for free and log in for details.
Total # Lbs #/Lb Inches Avg 52,484 1,068 49.1 151,396 2.88
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Top Reporters
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| 103 | 5/4/2025 | Matt |
| 93 | 7/16/2016 | bzomer |
| 69 | 2/5/2017 | the fishing dj |
| 66 | 5/24/2025 | BH42 |
| 55 | 12/22/2020 | spinn3r |
| 54 | 12/30/2015 | skunkmaster |
| 33 | 7/27/2014 | booman |
| 29 | 1/22/2017 | Flyrodn |
| 12 | 2/27/2018 | Steelhead |
| 12 | 5/31/2025 | ELVIS |