The Delaney Butte lakes, near Walden, Colorado offer anglers fantastic spring fly fishing. Fly fisherman who visit the three Delaney Butte Lakes can fish a chironomid midge hatch that is so thick you can hear them buzzing as they swarm on shore. The best time to fish these three north […]
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Tailwater fly fishing in Colorado is the angler’s answer to high off color water commonly found on rivers during spring. When the snow begins to melt at the end of ski season here in Central Colorado’s Vail Valley, the local waterways turn a chocolate brown, become unsafe to wade and […]
Vail Valley Angers Fly Fishing 101 Class Spring runoff season is a great time to take a fly fishing class if you are a beginner looking to learn how to enjoy the sport. If you have never held a fly rod in your hands before, but like the idea of […]
Spring Run-off What Flies Work in High Off-Color Water? When the fishing is tough and the fish are tough to figure out, the best fly fishing guides always seem to find a way to put trout in the net. Call it intuition or a hunch or just plain knowledge gained […]
The Eagle River Preserve offers anglers great access to the river near Edwards, Colorado. Maybe you have been lucky enough to have an opportunity to fly fish the Eagle River Preserve this year? Maybe you have had the chance to walk the dog on the intricate trail system there? Maybe […]
Learning How to Mend a Fly Line Learning how to mend your fly line is the most important thing a fly fisherman can do to improve his chances of catching trout. Please let me repeat myself, learning how to mend a fly line is the most important thing a fly […]
*Please note this product may no longer be available on the website* The designers at Simms are constantly developing and inventing new ways to improve their already legendary waders. The updates and additions to the new G3 Guide Stockingfoot Waders prove that at Simms, there is no such thing as “good […]
Fly Fishing the Lower Colorado River Glenwood Springs, Colorado is a great place to access the Lower Colorado River for a spring time fly fishing trip. The trout rich Roaring Fork River ends its journey by dumping into the Colorado River here in Glenwood Springs and was adding about 600 […]
*Please note this product may no longer be available on the website* If you want to get out on the water by yourself for the first time, you will most likely need to find a solid, introductory rod and reel combo without spending a fortune. The Redington Voyant fly fishing […]
Float Fishing the Eagle River Pre-Runoff Spring float fishing on the Eagle River is almost here. Every year about the beginning of April the rivers in the Vail Valley start to rise and local fly fisherman begin floating the Eagle River prior to the runoff. This is a little known, […]
*Please note this product may no longer be available on the website* We all know that layering your clothing is the key to efficiently regulating body temperature in unpredictable conditions. Simms line of base, mid, and outer layers is designed to function either independently or together to keep fly fishermen […]
Winter is known to many fly fishermen as midge season. Without other insects available to trout, they rely heavily on these tiny morsels for their winter diet. When warmer weather arrives here in the Rockies, the snow will melt, and more and more insects will begin to hatch. As this […]
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