

Description: The Upper Wattenburg Ranch lies in a scenic valley between Mt. Zirkel Wilderness and Sheep Mountain. The North Fork in this region has seldom been fished, and it has a healthy population of rainbows and trout averaging 10-14 inches. The property also has a small pond, which is suitable for children.
Location: This property is located in northern Colorado, approximately 15 miles west of Walden.
Capacity: Limited to 3 anglers. A higher number is permitted if in one group.
To make a reservation call 303-421-6239 or 1-800-524-1814.
Rate Notes:
Everyday
$75.00 Adult |
Everyday
Adult 1/2 Day |
Everyday
$56.25 Adult Aftn. |
Everyday
$0.00 Child |
Everyday
$56.25 Youth |
Everyday
Youth 1/2 Day |
Everyday
$42.19 Youth Aftn. |
Property Log Book Comments
My guest John and I only got to explore about 1/2 mile of the stream in our short day there. Still, we caught 10+ fish apiece. The smallest were around 10", the average was probably 16" and the largest was over 20". For the most part we caught rainbows but John hooked a hard-fighting sucker and I caught a good-size cutbow and a nice 12" brookie. We got to meet the very friendly owner, Nancy, who provided some useful thoughts. Notably, that during cold, clear days (like we had) she suspects that the fish hold in the deepest pools and bends, which are plentiful (as are the fish). ~ Larry G. -- September 27th, 2017
Our newest Club member/ Orvis guides, C Lazy U Ranch, reports fine angling on mayflies, both cripples and emergers. RMAC chief gardener Jimmy Stogner says never leave home without an ample supply of red SJW's and black or natural Slumpbusters, with a random deer hair mouse thrown in tight to the grass, or underneath the ranch bridges when probing the N Fk for river monsters. Hopper/droppers are producing as well. Happy fishing. ~ RMAC staff -- July 13th, 2016
Water conditions were great but the fish population seemed to be down from past years. The water appears to be more silty than in the past, maybe from the cattle grazing. No cattle were seen on the property today. Three rainbows over 16" on black zonkers and 4 Cutthroats (6 to 10") on pheasant tails. No rising fish today. ~ Gary W -- August 18th, 2015
3 of us fished all day. The water level is great, high and clear. Few bugs flying as well as few fish rising. Hopper dropper rigs picked up more fish than streamers. No hogs but nice fish, mostly Browns. All nymphs picked up fish. Cattle did muddy the water from time to time. ~ Stu Stout -- July 29th, 2014
Beautiful property in North Park. Cloud cover and mild temperatures. Normally have chances at large fish here. Unfortunarly it looks like there has been a lot of traffic recently. Lots of boot prints in all the approach spots, even some fresh ones from the morning on the day we fished it. We caught some fish, but only one over 14". Tried all the previously successful flies and tactics, SJ worm worked the best. ~ M Vineyard -- August 12th, 2013
Great day, caught lots of 15-20" fish on WBs and hoppers. ~ Brian -- January 8th, 2013
Arrived at the tail end of a cold rainy night. Fresh snow on the peaks. Two of us began the morning at the lower boundary. Within the first 50 yards, we hooked and landed several 18 inch plus aggressive rainbow and browns on light colored sculpin patterns. This continued all morning. By midday, the sun made its appearance. With that, the trico and BWO started to come off the water. No real rise to speak of. We tried an ant-dropper combo. Caught one on the ant. Back to the streamers after a lull in the action. Finished the day on streamers. For the most part, the fish seemed to be holding tight next to or under the banks. We noted an occasional pair of big browns holding mid stream, not too interested in eating. The beavers are making a huge mess of the stream on the upper section. Looks like they are trying to dam it up for the winter. A beautiful fall day on one of the nicest stretches of river in the state. ~ npa5 -- September 28th, 2012
Beautiful fall day in north park, aspens were in full color and I saw two moose. Now the fishing caught a eighteen inch bow on my first cast, thought that was bad luck but not today. The purple beetle seemed to do the trick all day. I caught several rainbow in the eighteen inch range and some smaller browns and the biggest brook trout I have ever caught, no giant browns that I saw. Rain came in hard in the afternoon time and I called it a day. This is one of my favorite leases for sure. ~ Chef -- September 27th, 2012
Great day to go fishing in North Park. It was cool from the front that went through the night before. Temperatures peaked in the upper 70's and kept water temps below 60 for most of the day. Water levels aren't bad either. There was no bug activity to speak of, so I started with the standard Aug. North Park setup...hopper dropper. I didn't have very much action on the hopper but stayed with it all day. I switched droppers often and even went with a hopper dropper dropper for a good part of the afternoon. I caught fish on bhpt, green copper john, but most fish came on a s20 midge emerger and a red san juan worm. I landed 20+ fish on the day. Like I said, only 7 came on the hopper, everything else on the dropper. I caught a lot of small fish between 6 and 12 inches, but also managed to land 6 above 16" including a 22" rainbow and the gem of the day, a 24" brown. The large brown did happen to be one of the 7 fish on the hopper. Great day on one of my favorite properties in the club. ~ Vic Walker -- August 22nd, 2012
First time I have fished an RMAC property. 10 fish ranging 10-18" between 0930-1400. Sunny until about 1300 when clouds began to gather. Max air temp 82 deg. Water extremely low (10th percentile), clear, 57.6 deg at 0930, 61.2 deg at 1115. Fished 1/4 mi upstream from lower access first, then switched to 1/8 mi below upper access. 4 foot pools and deep runs along banks were present even at this low flow. No action on hopper w/red San Juan worm 0930-1115. Switched to white flash Wooly Bugger which brought two fish 1115-1225. Then switched to Trina's Carnage Stone (looks buggy like a hopper) 1/8 mi downstream from upper access to and into first bend. Fishing then became hot, with 8 fish between 1230-1400. Sure glad I used barbless hooks, needed them. All in all, a very pleasant day. ~ Patrick Nixon -- August 7th, 2012