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 […]
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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 […]
Gore Creek, one of only fourteen “Gold Medal” streams in the state of Colorado flows past Vail ski area resorts and lifts for several miles on its way towards the Eagle River. In fact until 1964, when the Vail ski area began, nobody but sheep herders frequented this pristine central […]
Reading Water, Finding Trout and Fishing Riffles There is never a sure thing when it comes to fly fishing for trout. Too many factors can negatively impact the river and the trout and make things tough on the angler. Weather changes, off color water, no hatch, angler pressure or just […]
In the beginning, it seems like nothing is easy in fly fishing. Every step from rigging rods to reading water comes with it’s own set of challenges, and the process of fighting and landing wild trout is no different. Many times, the biggest fish are hooked with the smallest flies […]
Nothing in fly casting is more important than perfecting a good roll cast for anglers who pursue trout on rivers and creeks. After years of conducting fly casting clinics for resort guests, clients and other fly fishing guides you tend to develop your own style of fly casting. Mine is […]
Spring is coming in the Rockies and with this change in seasons comes bigger, muddier, faster moving water in all of our rivers and streams. These huge volume spikes typically induce sudden, significant changes to trout, insects, and their habitat. Quicker moving water means that fish need to use more […]
Every year about the end of February, here in Central Colorado, the Roaring Fork River turns into a midge factory that produces the first good hatch of the season. The hatch of a variety of midges will fill the bottom of a self-bailing raft with so many midge shucks that […]
Let’s face it, no matter how good we think we are, we can all benefit from tips for being better casters. Whether you are sixty feet away from a tailing bonefish in the Bahamas or thirty feet from the overhanging log that you know is hiding a monster predatory brown […]
Reading Water for Winter Trout Reading water is a crucial tactic for successful winter fly fishing for trout. Fly fishing for winter trout may have a few drawbacks when compared to the balmy temperatures and thick hatches of July but at Vail Valley Anglers we pride ourselves on finding and […]
A Simple Formula for Winter Fly Fishing Success From mid-November until mid- March, fly fishing in the Vail area is fairly straight forward. As we have discussed earlier if you find deep, slower pools you have already found trout. These winter fish demand deep nymphing tactics ninety percent of the […]
We have been talking about winter fly fishing a lot lately here on the Vail Valley Anglers blog. So far we have dealt out gear reviews, fishing reports, and general fishing tips. Although spring is coming, there are still plenty of cold, snowy days on the way. Here are a […]
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