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A collection of 13 posts

Foggy view of the South Boulder Creek tailwater, taken while hiking and fly fishing

Tailstone Rivers: What Are They and How Do They Work?

how do tailwaters transform back into freestone rivers? (fly fishing)

Releasing a pre-spawn Wyoming Brown Trout

5 Tips for Landing Those Big Fish

To be a true angler you need to experience the heartbreak of losing a big fish. Here's how to stack the odds in your favor so that doesn't happen...

Useful Biology: Fish Tails

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Useful Biology: Fish Tails

We can learn clues about fish by simply understanding how tail shapes differ (Fly Fishing)

Fly fishing Zimmerman Lake, Colorado

Alpine Flies: Darker as You Climb

Alpine fly fishing: the higher the elevation, the darker the fly

Western Trout Rivers: An Angler's Prospectus

Fly fishing: Out west, with years of lingering drought, and now reports of declining trout populations in the holy-waters of Montana...

fly fishing grasshopper fly pattern

The Colorful World of Grasshoppers

Fly tying: What are the best colors for tying and fishing grasshoppers. Check out our breakdown.

fly fishing brown trout in beaver ponds

Using Nature's Engineers to Slow Early Runoff

Before civil engineering ever existed, there were animals shaping rivers across N. America. Have we forgotten the benefits they offer?

hiking and fishing the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado

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Alpine Ice-Off: Timing The Thaw

caddisfly larvae fly pattern

Net Spinning Samaritans

Fly fishing: Recent findings now reinforce what LaFontaine first introduced—caddisflies are more important than we first thought!

Adding Triggers to Fly Patterns: Subliminal Messaging for Trout

Adding Triggers to Fly Patterns: Subliminal Messaging for Trout

Fly tying: We might carry a lot of patterns, but if none match the searching terms outlined by trout, then what good are they?

cutthroat caught below Twin Lakes on the Arkansas River, Colorado

A Lesson From History: The Extinct Yellowfin Cutthroat

The Southern Rockies used to be home to multiple subspecies of cutthroat trout, including the Colorado River, Rio Grande, Greenback, Bonneville, recently rediscovered San Juan, and extinct Yellowfin cutthroat. You may well know about the recovery of the Greenbacks...

Lefty or Righty? Your Dominant Hand Affects Your Presentation

Lefty or Righty? Your Dominant Hand Affects Your Presentation

Tips for casting in Fly Fishing: Have you ever thought about how your casting arm affects your fly presentation? Look no further.

diagram of optimal trout temperatures, and macroinvertebrate hatch timing

An Angler's Guide to Stream Temperatures

Did you know that your thermometer can be useful to uncover all kinds of fly fishing clues? Bug hatches, fish preferences, fish behavior...