At Vail Valley Anglers in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado float fishing is our bread and butter and we use both hard-bottomed drift boats and specialized rafts for our fly fishing. We are fortunate enough to have three excellent fisheries nearby that offer diverse types of water and incredible float […]
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Despite the unpredictable weather and sometimes difficult fishing conditions that we experience during the spring fly fishing season, it remains one of my favorite times to fish here in central Colorado. The tricky weather keeps fishing pressure to a minimum. The steadily increasing insect activity makes for hungry, strong-fighting fish. […]
How and when you book your guided fly fishing trip will have a big impact on the success you’ll find on the water. Your overall experience and enjoyment of your trip will be much higher if you follow these tips on booking your guided fly fishing trip. While not even […]
Colorado Fly Fishing Guide School Brody Friday, January 23, 2015 Vail Valley Anglers is recruiting new fly fishing guides to join our team of professionals in Colorado and we are offering fly fishing guide training schools as well as a state certified rowing certification course. The guide training school combines […]
Fly fishermen in Colorado are lucky enough to have some of the best winter fly fishing rivers in the country. At Vail Valley Anglers we are fortunate enough to live near and guide on many of these winter fly fishing gems. Winter vacationers here for Vail’s excellent powder skiing often […]
Whether you like it or not, holiday gift shopping season is just around the corner, and if you are in need of good gift ideas for the beginner fly fisherman in your life, you are in luck. With an endless supply of books, tools, and gear to choose from, chances […]
Float fishing the Colorado River from Horse Creek to Dotsero offers anglers several different options and very good late summer and fall fishing. As the Colorado River flows toward Interstate 70 and the town of Dotsero, the landscape and river features transition from steep canyon walls and wild rapids to […]
Most fly fishing guides here in Colorado go through a series of transformations throughout their professional fly fishing career. After knowing and working with dozens of great fly fishing guides, and seeing many of them come and go, I think that it only takes a small stretch to compare the […]
One of the lesser traveled float fishing sections of the Colorado River is the eight mile stretch between the unimproved BLM boat ramp above Pinball rapid and the takeout at Horse Creek on Eagle County Open Space. The fast water and deep, red rock canyon walls through the first half […]
Float fishing the Colorado River from Catamount to Burns is one of our favorite trips because the further downstream you go along the upper Colorado River, the fewer people you will most likely be sharing the river with. This is especially true for the five mile stretch between the Catamount […]
Late fall is one of the best times of the year for Colorado anglers to enjoy fly fishing our best streams and we are lucky to have five of the top trout rivers nearby. The leaves have all fallen, the water is low and clear, and most importantly, even the […]
Floating and fly fishing the Colorado River between Two Bridges and Catamount is one of the best options for anglers looking for a long full day float trip. As we have seen in earlier blogs, the Colorado River offers many float fishing options for half days and shorter full day […]
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