cont’d >>> the Rio. These large, mouthless insects swarm the willows along the Rio Grande to breed, and their presence proves an exciting time for avid fly fishermen and fish alike. Green and grey drakes encore the June stone flies, followed then by grasshoppers aplenty. Because of the healthy bug habitat in which the Rio holds pride, streamer, nymph and lure fishing is always strong. Like Creede, the Rio Grande has persevered and changed much over the last 125 years. Although the mining days have long since passed, the overwhelming sense of community whose foundation was laid by the mining families who first called Creede home, and the generations after who built upon it, remain. The Rio Grande and its tributaries carved through this valley as well the hearts of all who have graced this area. In 1893, a resident wrote to the Creede Candle with a simple message, “It is to the interest of every resident of the valley to protect the trout in the Rio Grande river and tributary streams.� This message heeded, the trout of the Rio Grande became the responsibility of all those who loved them, a trait we are proud to say is carried on today. t
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