Summer is just around the corner and Colorado anglers need to be prepared with the right patterns for fly fishing Colorado’s Top Ten Summer Hatches. These insects hatch about the same time each summer and provide the majority of the food for trout in all area trout fisheries. While anglers […]
Colorado Rivers
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Spring runoff can bring difficult fly fishing conditions to the rivers and creeks of Colorado. Streamflows increase rapidly, water temperatures drop and water clarity degenerates into a muddy mess. Generally speaking, these situations make for difficult angling. For some anglers, this is the time to head for the saltwater flats […]
With winter in the books here in Colorado, it’s time to start thinking about the 2016 fly fishing season. We’ve already had great late winter and early spring fly fishing on the rivers around Vail, Colorado and we are looking forward to the rest of the year. Signs are pointing […]
Rocky Mountain Gold Medal Water: Here in the Rocky Mountains of Central Colorado we are lucky to have several nearby Gold Medal trout fisheries that offer fantastic fly fishing. The Gold Medal designation is the highest ranking for top quality fishing for wild trout that a fishery can achieve in […]
Guide Andy Jackson on the Eagle River The Ringer Saturday, February 20, 2016 The fly fishing opportunities around Vail, Colorado have been excellent this past week. We have been out on the water a bunch and putting some nice fish in the net. This time of year we are focused […]
Anglers looking to escape the crowds who are searching for unpressured fly fishing destination in Colorado should try a few of these streams. A river has been selected for each season of the year so you will always have a new fly fishing destination to check out here in Colorado. […]
The Colorado River offers fly fishermen a lot of options for great winter fly fishing. Some of my favorite winter fishing destinations lie between the towns of Glenwood Springs and Rifle. These stretches of the Colorado usually stay warmer than the rest of the river and give float fishermen the […]
Fall Fishing Tactics Otter Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Late fall can be a great time to fish the Colorado, Eagle, and Roaring Fork rivers, and this year, conditions are particularly good. Warm days, cool nights, and clear water have come together to create some incredible fishing for anglers everywhere. Whether […]
Fall is finally here and anglers across the West are beginning to see the return of the blue winged olive mayflies. Blue winged olives are a major part of a trout’s diet in almost every river and stream for most of the fall fishing season, and it is important for […]
Fly fishing small creeks in the Vail, Colorado area is an underrated fly fishing goal. Most anglers tend to focus on well-known streams that regularly churn out large rainbows and browns during prolific hatches. Trout numbers in larger rivers are usually high and riffles, runs, pools and pocket water all […]
Vail Valley Anglers Overnight Float Trip Otter Sunday, July 12, 2015 Summer in Colorado’s high country is the perfect time for a camping trip, and there is no better way to spend the night outdoors than on one of Vail Valley Anglers’ Overnight Float Trips. Vail Valley Anglers’ Overnight Float […]
The world famous hatch of the Western Green Drake is one of Colorado’s most noteworthy summer fly fishing events. Anglers travel from all over the world to experience the emergence of this large mayfly on rivers like Colorado’s Roaring Fork. Fish of all sizes abandon the safety and cover of […]
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