- Some hotels in Colorado offer fishing packagesFishing image by Antonio Oquias from Fotolia.com
Colorado is an outdoor lovers playground with ample fishing on its lakes, streams and rivers. In Colorado, fishing is a sport for the entire family. In fact, the Colorado Division of Wildlife suggests more than 100 areas in the state to take children fishing. Many local hotels offer fishing packages, which can give tourists deals on guided trips, tips on finding secret fishing spots and more. - Guests can take part in a full-day fly fishing package.fly fishing image by Brett Bouwer from Fotolia.com
As of June 2010, at Devil’s Thumb Ranch, guests can take advantage of the guide trip package. The ranch staff, which together have more than five decades of area fly fishing experience, take guests on the hotel’s private one-mile area of water on the Colorado River. Once there, the guides give guests instruction for beginning to advanced levels of anglers. The full-day package at this Tabernash, Colorado ranch includes a meal, the fishing flies and a boat for a rate of $300 per day, per person.
Devil’s Thumb Ranch
3530 Country Road 83
Tabernash, CO 80478
800-933-4339
devilsthumbranch.com - Guests can choose between a wade trip or a float tripfishing rod image by Inhumane Productions from Fotolia.com
In the Colorado Rocky Mountains at the Lodge at Vail, as of July 2010 the weekend package rates for the summer activity fly fishing package were around $640 per night. In addition to a standard hotel room the full day fishing package for two people includes a fly fishing excursion tailored to your abilities. Local fly fishing company Gore Creek Fly Fisherman picks guests up at the hotel and takes them to the Colorado River or Eagle River, depending on the anglers level of experience. Guests can choose to do a wade trip where they stand in the stream and fish or a float trip where fishing is done from the boat.
The Lodge at Vail
174 East Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
970-476-5011
www.lodgeatvail.rockresorts.com - Anglers can choose to fish on a lake, stream or river with this packagefishing image by Igor Kovalenko from Fotolia.com
Located on the Rio Grande river, at the Arbor House Inn, guests can take part in a South Fork weekend fishing package. Before you start your long day of fishing, enjoy the Inn’s gourmet breakfast and then head out on your chosen river, lake or stream, which can accommodate various anglers skill levels. The package includes everything you’ll need for a full day of fishing including a mid-day meal, the gear, professional instruction and fishing license. As of July 2010, the package was around $400.
Arbor House Inn
31358 West Hwy 160
South Fork, CO 81154
888-830-4642
www.arborhouseinnco.com
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