![]() Residents are trying one last Hail Mary to save it. Make some time for this one today.Ĭolorado said a quirky artesian mountain spring has to be capped. > RECLAIMING FOUNTAIN CREEK, ONE FISH AT A TIME There’s much more to this story, including how Peak’s guerrilla efforts are getting the attention of residents and officials alike, and sparking discussions in Colorado Springs about the potential of its urban creek. “What you need to understand is that is a beautiful, wild, clean fish,” said Peak, a thickly bearded, 36-year-old Army veteran. 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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