CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER (COLORADO) FISHING REPORT AND CONDITIONS The Cache la Poudre
River sometimes called the Poudre River, or the Poudre for short is located in northern Colorado. Its headwaters are in the Front Range in
Larimer County, in the northern part of Rocky Mountain National Park. The river descends eastward in the mountains through the Roosevelt
National Forest in Poudre Canyon. It emerges from the foothills north of the city of Fort Collins. It flows eastward across the plains, passing
north of the city of Greeley, and flows into the South Platte River approximately five miles east of Greeley. The name of the river means
"hiding place of the powder" in French. It refers to an incident in the 1820s when French trappers, caught by a snowstorm, were forced to bury
part of their gunpowder along the banks of the river. The river is a popular summer destination for trout fishing, whitewater rafting,
tubing, and kayaking in the Poudre Canyon.
