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slovakian super heavy nymph fly pattern

Weird Flies That Work: Slovakian Super Heavy Nymph

Fly tying: Slovak Super Heavy nymphs are not messing around when it comes to getting deep.

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?

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

super x fly pattern

Weird Flies That Work: Super-X

Fly tying: Developed for the South Fork of the Snake River below Palisades Reservoir in Southeastern Idaho, the Super-X kind of has a cult following

nymphing the South Platte at Deckers, Colorado

Rethinking the 9' 5wt Fly Rod

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

caddisfly larvae fly pattern

Net Spinning Samaritans

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

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.

End of the Year Round Up: Best of 2020

essential reads

End of the Year Round Up: Best of 2020

Our best fly fishing articles from 2020: mysis, salmonflies, and tippet rings

Euro-nymphing the South Platte, Waterton Canyon, Colorado

Tippet Rings: Rigging with a Secret Weapon

If you're fly fishing rig has multiple flies, a tippet ring unlocks the opportunity for both flies to move naturally.

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?

Releasing a Rainbow trout from the South Platte, Deckers, Colorado

No, Trout Aren't Lazy

Fly fishing: They say to look for areas where trout can indulge in their 'lazy' tendencies. One problem — trout aren’t lazy!

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?

invasive species

Are We Loving Our Blue Ribbon Fisheries to Death?

New Zealand mudsnails (NZMS), have rapidly expanded across the United States and scientists have long suspected that anglers play a key role in range expansion.

effects of catch and release angling, how does fly fishing affect trout behavior?

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

By practicing catch and release we actively alter our favorite rivers and lakes and influence the dynamics of the fishery.

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

Don't Overlook Split Shot

Your friend is catching fish, but you’re stumped. From a distance, you shout back and forth, “How deep are you?”, “What flies?”....Then the final piece of the puzzle, “How much weight”?

Umpqua's Black Back Emerger designed by John Barr, emerger fly pattern, south platte

Black-wing Emergers

Fly Tying: Discussing a nondescript pattern listed in Umpqua’s catalog often past over piles and piles of peridgons.

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...

feeding differences in rainbow trout and mountain whitefish

Science Informed: Catch More Trout and Less Whitefish

Tired of catching only whitefish and no trout? Ever wonder why that happens when you're fly fishing? Look no further

On this float the water was public but the streambed wasn't, Blue River, Colorado

There is More Fishy Water Out There Than We Choose To Acknowledge

Why rely on fishing reports when there is so much water out there. Do you dare to explore? Fly fishing for trout, pike, carp, bass...

Rainbow Trout from Delaney Buttes, Colorado

10 Tips: So You Want to Try Fly Fishing Stillwater

10 tips for fly fishing on lakes and stillwaters. It can be a tough game, but the best way to learn is by reading this post and saving yourself the troubles we've had to learn from.

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...

Colorful Rainbow Trout from the Pueblo Tailwater, Colorado

Rainbow Trout, Man’s (Aquatic) Best Friend: Part 1 of 2

Rainbow trout have been all around the world, making them Man's (Aquatic) Best Friend. There are as many hatchery strains of rainbows as there are dog breeds.

stillwater fly patterns including chironomids, leeches, damsels, callibaetic

Where to Start with Stillwater Flies

Our best stillwater fly patterns, condensed into a convenient to read word cloud. Pheasant tails and leeches go a long way.