Monthly Guide to Colorado Fly Fishing As winter sets in and this year’s fishing comes to an end, it is time to start planning your Colorado fly fishing trips for every month of the new year. Colorado offers excellent fly fishing for trout every month of the year and the […]
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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 […]
Never Go Fishing Without These Important Items It is no secret that fly fishermen and the gear we use are two things that are never going to be one hundred percent reliable. Things break and get lost, and mistakes happen. After a lifetime of fly fishing, I have made almost […]
Every angler has certain pieces of fly fishing gear they can’t live without. We’re not talking about the obvious array of stocked fly boxes, rods or waders. Certain tools, accessories,or pieces of fly fishing clothing, however, can make a day on the water more successful and enjoyable. After many years […]
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 […]
Fishing with streamers is one of the most exciting and productive ways to catch large trout, and fall is one of the best times of year to do so. Whether you are casting them tight to the banks from a driftboat or stripping them through fast pockets and riffles on […]
Fall is just around the corner here in the Rockies and for or fly fishermen, one of the first signs of autumn’s return is the emergence of our beloved blue winged olive mayflies. These tiny mayflies hatch during periods of cool weather and become increasingly important to anglers as summer […]
Colorado’s rainy season is coming to an end and water temperatures in many of our favorite rivers are rising higher and higher each day. So far this week, I have recorded water temperatures on the lower sections of the Eagle and Colorado Rivers in the high sixties. When the water […]
August in Colorado and throughout the West means it is time for dry fly anglers to focus on fly fishing with terrestrials. The big July aquatic insect hatches of caddis, stoneflies and mayflies have waned and land-based insects are now being eaten in large numbers by hungry trout. During late […]
Fly fishing the Pale Morning Dun Hatch on Colorado’s trout streams is a dependable summer event that anglers can rely on for steady nymph and dry fly action. These small mayflies are currently hatching on rivers like the Eagle, Roaring Fork and Colorado. Expect this hatch to continue through July […]
Happy Fly Fishing Father’s Day Brody Saturday, June 20, 2015 From all the guides and shop staff at Vail Valley Anglers, Happy Father’s Day to all the fly fishing fanatics out there. Most of us owe our interest and passion for the outdoors and fly fishing to our fathers or […]
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs hold a lot of big trout and choosing the best stillwater fly patterns can be a challenge for many anglers who normally fish moving water. Spring runoff has begun in the Colorado high country and anglers looking to put a bend in their rods would be […]
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