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Streamer Cover

Whether it’s the aggressive takes, visual eats or an on average bigger fish being caught, fly fishing with streamers is by many a very enjoyable way to catch trout. By all means, streamer fishing is not necessarily the easiest technique to catch trout. The casting, line control, retrieving and setting can […]

Colorado Rivers Fly Fishing Tips Gear Reviews Guided Trips Tips and Tricks

Step up your Streamer Fishing Game: Proper Gear

by Patrick Perry
Published October 25, 2018
Ross Reel

Let’s be honest. Fly fishing is a gear intensive endeavour. For the average individual looking to get into the sport, this circumstance can be a little intimidating. There’s rods, reels, knot tying gadgets, specialized clothing, high tech sunglasses, 50 types of fishing line and a laundry list of other accessories […]

Gear Reviews

5 Gift Ideas for the Novice Angler

by Seth Kulas
Published October 23, 2018
Riversmith River Quiver

Things started on a Monday evening. I read a post about a new Fly Fishing company from Boulder, Colorado named Riversmith. The Riversmith Company is producing a line of roof-top rod racks called River Quivers. Intrigued, I poured into all the information I could find. Two days later, a Vail […]

Fly Fishing Tips Gear Reviews News and Updates Tips and Tricks

The Riversmith River Quiver

by Michael Salomone
Published October 17, 2018
Wader CARE

With fall weather already beckoning anglers to “wader up” and only colder weather on the horizon, it’s key to have a decent pair of non-leaking waders to endure these conditions. As many anglers know, leaks in waders happen and can happen quite frequently. It is not fun. Anything from a […]

Gear Reviews New Products News and Updates Tips and Tricks

8 Tips to Extend the Life of Your Waders

by Patrick Perry
Published October 9, 2018
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

If I asked you to name all four National Parks located in Colorado, could you do it? The first one is easy and by far the most popular. Rocky Mountain National Park. And then there’s the Great Sand Dunes. Again, pretty well known. But the third and fourth are a […]

Colorado Rivers Destination and Travel

Destination Trout | Black Canyon of the Gunnison

by Seth Kulas
Published September 27, 2018

Alaska is considered by many as the sportsmen’s capital of the US, with vast public lands and plentiful wildlife.  With fishing and hunting opportunities unlike anything in the lower 48. The state is gigantic, you fit Texas into Alaska twice! Half of the roughly 700,000 people live in the capital […]

Destination and Travel

Destination Trout | Kenai River, Alaska

by Patrick Perry
Published September 25, 2018

Across Colorado, the crisp night air of autumn causes anglers to break out high collared fleeces and streamer boxes full of heavy, articulated offerings that move big trout and even bigger pike. The cooling atmosphere brings aggressive Northern Pike into the shallow water bays of numerous Colorado reservoirs to feed […]

Destination and Travel Fly Fishing Tips

Pike: Water Wolves of Colorado

by Michael Salomone
Published September 20, 2018

Colorado, much like it’s neighboring states Wyoming and Utah is known for quality trout fly fishing. Most people that come to Colorado to experience fly fishing, go trout fishing. The rivers and lakes, for the most part, are chock-full of trout. In the local angling community, most of us start […]

Colorado Rivers Fly Fishing Tips Tips and Tricks

Five Underrated Species to Fly Fish for in Colorado

by Patrick Perry
Published September 14, 2018
Panoramic Views from the Wind River Range

Adventuring and fly fishing. If you ask me, they are two peas in a pod. And although they share numerous characteristics, there is one common thread that shines through. What motivates someone to hike the extra mile into unknown territory? What is the driving force behind an angler’s desire to […]

Destination and Travel

Destination Trout | The Wind River Range

by Seth Kulas
Published September 10, 2018
10 Tips for More Effective Hopper Fishing

Who doesn’t love late summer fly fishing when we can tie on a giant size 6 hopper pattern only to watch a big fish race out of a cut bank and suck down your fly? On the local rivers here in Colorado we see grasshoppers throughout the riparian zones starting […]

Colorado Rivers Fly Fishing Tips Tips and Tricks

10 Tips for More Effective Hopper Fishing

by Patrick Perry
Published August 28, 2018
Tips for Fly Box Organization

As the PMD hatch peters off, my buddy informs me that he’s having success with his Top Secret Midge rig. I fumble through three fly boxes and finally locate a lonely size 22 in that pattern. A little annoyed, I scour the boxes a second time. I know I have […]

Fly Fishing Tips Tips and Tricks

Tips For Fly Box Organization

by Seth Kulas
Published August 23, 2018
Fish First Banner

This summer has been hot, we have seen abnormal high water temperatures for June and July. There have been voluntary fishing closures across the state, wildfires, and at times a stressed trout population. It has many anglers including myself thinking about the health of the fisheries and all the different […]

Fly Fishing Ethics News and Updates

5 Ways to Give Back to Our Fisheries

by Patrick Perry
Published August 13, 2018

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