The game warden was driving past me on a small dirt road, so I waved him down to verify some information I received from a fly shop in Salida, Colorado. When he rolled his window down, I asked if this is the way to the SWA (State Wildlife Area) parking lot that sits adjacent to an easement granted by a local farmer. The easement permits fly fishers to access one bank of the stream that meanders through the broad valley that feeds the reservoir just north of Westcliffe. He se

I was driving down Foos Creek Canyon today when I pulled over in a parking area near the exit to Foos Pond. I don't remember why I'd pulled over but, for some reason, I had gotten out of my car. As I looked up the mountain side into the trees, I saw a strange series of pilings going on for as far as I could see. It was the combination of size and scale that made this sight so compelling. I ventured up the hill and into the trees to get a better look. As usual, I also want

Fish and camp score: 7 Somewhere along the road from Salida to Monarch there's a pull off named Foos Creek. The creek itself, while flowing towards Foos Pond, cuts a tight wooded valley. As it descends the creek forms a beautiful collection of little pools and fast riffles separated by tight sections of steep cascades. Fly-fishing can be tough in places where vegetation encroachment is severe, but I found a few spots where well-placed casting can produce hours of good fishi