Beaver ponds are found throughout the Colorado high country. Toss a lightweight fly rod in your vehicle and hit some high ...

Check any fly fisherman’s fly box and it’s likely you will find a bit of Troth’s legacy. In 1957, Troth designed one of the most definitive dry-fly patterns of all time – the elk hair caddis.

Trout feed without fear from predators or anglers under a foam security ceiling. One or two salmonfly patterns stand out each year. This year for me it was the Morningwood Special dry fly. When I was ...

The patterns and techniques presented here are all compatible with a 9-foot, 5- or 6-weight fly rod and reel, which are standard sizes for most trout pursuits. If you already fish dry flies and ...

Hello fellow anglers. Sorry for being away for a little bit. I had to take a short pause after the Douglas County Kids ...

The Essex angler was fly fishing for trout on the River Frome when he hooked it using a small buzzer pattern suspended ...

Grasshoppers, beetles, and ants are the most common terrestrial fly patterns, and they provoke some of the best dry fly eats that you’ll see.

Conditions for an early beginning to the summer’s dry fly fishing are here. Due to the heat in early June, flows on rivers ...

This time of year, it can be challenging to find a day free between dodging the rain, cutting the grass, tending the ...

PMDs are now officially on the scene, the hatch up the Fryingpan River has just gotten kick started over the last few days. If I had one dry fly pattern to fish for PMDs, it would be AK Best’s Melon ...

Between dodging rain, cutting the grass, tending the landscaping, family and work obligations and, if the kids or grandkids are in sports, I don't need to tell you about bleacher time at games and ...