Jackson County, Colorado (North Park)
North Platte River
Live Conditions
North Platte River — Northgate Canyon
Live Conditions
North Platte River — Near Walden
7-Day Flow
↑ Rising
24-Hr Pressure
22.64 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌤️Mainly clear
71° / 34°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
72° / 36°
Wed
☁️Overcast
75° / 40°
Thu
☁️Overcast
73° / 45°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
North Platte River · June · Early Summer
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⚠ Runoff season — check live gauge before driving
Variable runoff — Gold Medal Northgate Canyon may still be running high early June. Golden Stoneflies (size 8-12) and caddis emerging when settled. Check Walden gauge before committing to the drive.
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About North Platte River
Colorado's most overlooked wild trout fishery. Two very different rivers in one: a slow, meandering meadow stretch through the high-altitude North Park basin near Walden, and Northgate Canyon — a remote Gold Medal/Wild Trout gorge just south of the Wyoming border with almost zero angler pressure. Big wild brown trout. Artificial flies and lures only in the canyon.