JP Fly Fishing Specialties

JP Fly Fishing Specialties Your one stop shop for everything that is fly fishing. Stop by and we will get you set up to have a great day on the water.

Founded in 1989 by James Pushchak our company is truly a family affair with a total of over 60 years experience. JP Fly Fishing Specialties takes pride in creating thoughtfully handmade flies, fly fishing equipment and custom made bamboo and graphite rods. All have been tried and tested on anything that will take a fly. The waters of the Arkansas and South Platte Rivers are our areas of expertise.

Our knowledgeable staff are eager to take you on a guided trip or get you set up with the right flies and techniques to get the job done. We strive to venture far from home to keep discovering and learning. We truly enjoy sharing our passion with others and look forward to the next big one or the one that got away.

Looks like summer is here. The Arkansas River in Canon City is running at 326 cfs and 67 degrees. With the higher water ...
06/09/2026

Looks like summer is here. The Arkansas River in Canon City is running at 326 cfs and 67 degrees. With the higher water temps mornings and evenings are prime time. It's foam fly time with the dry fly bite on; Caddis adults are still working well, and the #16 orange Asher is bringing trout to the net. Here are some of the foam flies I use. #1 hopper pattern, #2 Spider, #3 yellow Sally. and #4 the Grumpy Frumpy in yellow.

It's popper time, the warm water ponds and lakes are fishing great now. The Arkansas river is running at 335 cfs in Cano...
05/31/2026

It's popper time, the warm water ponds and lakes are fishing great now. The Arkansas river is running at 335 cfs in Canon City and 60 degrees. Good dry fly and nymph fishing, Yellow Sallies, Caddis, and May fly dries. Stone fly, Caddis larva and pupa and may fly nymphs are all catching trout. It's a great time to be on the water. Get out and have some fun.

Beautiful spring day, great day to be on the water. The Arkansas River is running at 277 cfs and 54 degrees visibility i...
05/09/2026

Beautiful spring day, great day to be on the water. The Arkansas River is running at 277 cfs and 54 degrees visibility is good. Josh Wil and I decided to fish a local pond today, and it didn't disappoint. The blue gills and largemouth bass wanted to play. Flies of choice were a #14 Beaded Renegade and a #12 olive red butt woolly bu**er. Here are pictures of a few of the fish we landed and the flies we used.

Beautiful day here in Canon City. The Arkansas River is running at 273 cfs and is 51.8 degrees. Visibility is good, stil...
04/28/2026

Beautiful day here in Canon City. The Arkansas River is running at 273 cfs and is 51.8 degrees. Visibility is good, still a little silty. Fished with Josh today, not much surface activity today, but there is a hatch of small black caddis. They were all over the shoreline rocks hundreds of them. The Copper Head was the fly of choice; I think it looked like the pupa of the little black caddis that was all over the shore. The next few days look a little stormy, it could turn on the BWO's or more caddis hatches. Need to get out and test the waters, never know what you will hook into.

Another nice morning on the Arkansas River, here in Canon City. The river is running at 229 cfs with a water temp of 55 ...
04/21/2026

Another nice morning on the Arkansas River, here in Canon City. The river is running at 229 cfs with a water temp of 55 degrees. Water clarity is a little dirty with at least 2 feet of visibility, very fishable. Josh and I had a chance to get out and swing some flies and had a ball. The trout were keying in on #14 Beaded Renegade and the #14 Copper Head. Not much surface activity so dries weren't working for us. I did tie a new caddis adult pattern, going to try it out during a Caddis emergence one of these afternoons. Here are pictures of some of the trout we landed, and the flies we used. The river is fishing very well right now, get out and have some fun.

Another Beautiful day to be on the Arkansas River. The river is running at 297 cfs. in Canon City with a temp of 51 degr...
04/10/2026

Another Beautiful day to be on the Arkansas River. The river is running at 297 cfs. in Canon City with a temp of 51 degrees. Had a chance this afternoon to get out and swing some flies. Lots of caddis activity all the way to Cotopaxi and farther. The fly of choice was the Beaded Renegade a great attractor pattern. Here are some pictures of trout I landed. Fly Fishing is getting better every day, get out and enjoy our beautiful area.

Marvin, here is the materials list for the two flies you wanted. Have fun tying them.Pink ThingHook: #16 C49SThread: 8/...
04/04/2026

Marvin, here is the materials list for the two flies you wanted. Have fun tying them.
Pink Thing
Hook: #16 C49S
Thread: 8/0 gray
Rib: small silver wire
Body: Flo pink floss
Thorax: Adams gray rabbit dubbing
Bead: 3/32 silver

April Fools Caddis
Hook: #16 94840
Thread: 8/0 olive
Trailing shuck: Gray yarn with 4 strands black Krystal flash
Hackle: Grizzly
Body: Dark Hares ear dubbing
Wing: 2 Gray CDC feathers

Looks like a nice day. the Arkansas River has dropped a little running at 273 cfs, with a temp still around 50 degrees. ...
04/04/2026

Looks like a nice day. the Arkansas River has dropped a little running at 273 cfs, with a temp still around 50 degrees. Today would be a great day to get out and swing some flies. Finished the 3 wt., it's ready for the water and some trout to flex it.

The Arkansas River is in perfect shape, running at 344 cfs, 50 degrees and with good visibility. Josh and I were out swi...
04/02/2026

The Arkansas River is in perfect shape, running at 344 cfs, 50 degrees and with good visibility. Josh and I were out swinging dry caddis patterns yesterday afternoon and had a ball. We were using a caddis pattern I just came up with the #16 April Fool's Caddis. Here are some flies that are working well #14 Beaded Renegade, #16 April Fool's Caddis, #16 Pink Thing (caddis larva), #8 Green Envy (stone fly). We didn't hook any Rainbows, but the browns wanted to play.

Big difference in weather yesterday was spring, today it's back to summer. Had a chance to fish a little this morning, a...
03/28/2026

Big difference in weather yesterday was spring, today it's back to summer. Had a chance to fish a little this morning, a little slow. Had one nice rainbow to the net and lost him, landed one nice bugle mouth bass (sucker). The river has come up, nine days ago it was running at 289 cfs, today it's at 409 cfs and dirty. The water temp is 46 degrees. I did see bwo's flying around, and the caddis were hatching. Next week once the river settles down, I will start swinging caddis patterns, can't waite . In the shop I have the 4- piece 3 weight varnished and graphite ferrules installed. Now it's ready to finish just in time for creek fishing. Get out and have some fun.

Address

402 North Diamond Avenue
Canon City, CO
81212

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+17192757637

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when JP Fly Fishing Specialties posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to JP Fly Fishing Specialties:

Shortcuts

Share

Category