From the sewage-hue fluid he hauled a foot-long, brown trout the likes of which you might find in any pristine Colorado mountain waterway. I’m just going to let the lede speak for itself: Past the homeless camps, plastic bottles filled with urine, funky smells and a coal-fired power plant, Alan Peak stepped into Fountain Creek and cast his fishing line into water so murky it gives transients on the nearby bank cause for concern.Īfter a few wiggles in and out of the fast-moving stream earlier this month, his rod bent sharply. I can’t recommend this story by Jesse Paul highly enough. (Sergey Zvezda, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Then one man started catching trout in it.Īlan Peak catches a fish in Fountain Creek near the Cimarron Street bridge in downtown Colorado Springs earlier this month. Email for rates and details.Ĭolorado Springs’ downtown creek has long been viewed as a blight. Sunriser: Trout fishing in a filthy creek / Water battles in Teller County / Soil rehab to save the planet / A Colorado presidential debate guide / + much more - The Colorado Sun Closeĭo you have a business, event or cause that you’d like to get in front of one of the smartest, most-engaged and fastest-growing audiences in Colorado? Become an underwriter of The Colorado Sun.

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