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A collection of 26 posts

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...

mysis tailwater fly fishing

History of the Mysis Fishery: Gaffe to Gold Medal

Gather around the fire and let me tell you a fly fishing tale of how mysis ended up feeding fish well downstream from the intended destination.

salmonfly fly pattern

Improving the Salmonfly Dry Fly

We walk through tying a modified 64 Impala fly pattern and clarify how to customize this recipe to match the hatch beyond the original

Quick snap of a cutthroat trout from Eleven Mile Canyon on the South Platte River

Story From the Road: Third Time Makes the Pattern?

Usually great stories start with full cars, open roads, and rigged rods, but this one starts different. This one starts with an internet troll.

Fly fishing the Uncompahgre River, Colorado

Let's Talk about Private Waters

The comparison of fishing pressured public waters to private regulated-access waters is enlightening for anyone interested in fish behavior.

Releasing a trout from the Eleven Mile Canyon stretch of the South Platte, Colorado

The Science of Rest: Trout Get Burnout Too

Do fish remember being caught? And how long would it take to reset the timid behavior of previously hooked fish throughout an entire fishery?

Wading and fly fishing the Gunnison River, Colorado

behavior Featured

Tips for Streams with Low Fish Density

Lets take a look at how we approach rivers based on fish density and discuss what fishing rivers with fewer fish per mile have to offer

sculpzilla fly pattern

sculpin Featured

Phantom Sculpins of the South Platte

Why would a trout eat a sculpin fly in a river without sculpin?

A fisherman stands in dark water while hoisting a rainbow trout out of his net. Miracle Mile Fly Fishing, Wyoming

tailwaters Featured

The Double Tailwater Phenomenon

"Tailwater" is almost a mythical word in Western fly fishing. What about double tailwaters?

A beautiful Colorado River strain cutthroat, Pearl Lake, Colorado

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natural history Featured

The Story of the Cutthroat Trout Subspecies

This is the story of how Cutthroat trout spread across western North America and transformed into their distinct variations

Still Extinct, Yellowfin Cutthroat Once Made it to Colorado’s Grand Mesa

natural history

Still Extinct, Yellowfin Cutthroat Once Made it to Colorado’s Grand Mesa

Work done by Mark Pizzimenti has uncovered more untold details about the history of the Yellowfin trout...

Fly fishing the Scenic Cheesman Canyon on the South Platte, Colorado

Story From The Road: The Euro Litmus Test

Fly fishing: Euro nymphing vs. indicator nymphing go head to head

Fly fishing grass carp, Boulder, Colorado

Story From The Road: Mudwrestling

Our fly fishing story of landing an unlikely fish, and navigating the 9-5 grind

At The Crack of 12

At The Crack of 12

Fly fishing: The early bird gets the worm right? Consider this a night-owls manifesto

fly fishing Clear Creek, Colorado

Headwaters Shootout

How does water move across the West? Which state is the West's true headwaters state?

Why Don't We See More Chartreuse in Stillwater Trout Flies?

Why Don't We See More Chartreuse in Stillwater Trout Flies?

Fly fishing lakes: Do you recall any chartreuse flies for trout when shopping at your average fly shop?

Alpine Ice-Off: Raining Dust

Alpine Ice-Off: Raining Dust

We discuss a phenomenon that's causing earlier spring snowmelt

hiking and fishing the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado

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Alpine Ice-Off: Timing The Thaw

nymphing the South Platte at Deckers, Colorado

Rethinking the 9' 5wt Fly Rod

Fly fishing: Are longer rods going to replace the 9ft 5wt?

Key to Restoring the Middle Blue River to Gold Medal Status might be Phosphorus

Key to Restoring the Middle Blue River to Gold Medal Status might be Phosphorus

How will the middle Blue River return it's Gold Medal status? It starts with an experiment to add a usual pollutant back to the stream.

cluster of mating Salmonfly adults from the Colorado River

The Case of the Missing Salmonflies

What happened to the salmonflies in this western stream? Are other streams headed for the same outcome?

Catch and Release: How do fish respond to fishing pressure?

Catch and Release: How do fish respond to fishing pressure?

By practicing catch and release (C&R) we actively alter our favorite C&R rivers and lakes and influence the dynamics of the fishery. Lets explore how...

Winter Trout Tips: Misconceptions

Winter Trout Tips: Misconceptions

Fly fishing winter: Let's look at some winter fly fishing misconceptions and the differences in approach

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...

This football shaped rainbow has been eating well, North Platte, Wyoming

Rainbow Trout: Global Invaders (Part 2 of 2)

Did you know Rainbow trout are considered one of the most invasive species on the planet? But still, anglers love them. They have an interesting past, to say the least...