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 […]
The upper Colorado River is a well-known fly fishing destination but another consideration is float fishing the Lower Colorado River below Glenwood Springs . The fishing is excellent and access to the public boat ramps is easy. It has a different feel than upper river due its size and less […]
Over the last couple of years, Fishpond Nomad landing nets, have burst on to the fly fishing scene and have become a guide favorite at Vail Valley Anglers. Utilizing modern, lightweight, durable carbon fiber and fiberglass compounds for the frame, these landing nets are built to outlast and outperform standard […]
In the last couple of years Eagle County, Colorado has acquired several open space properties that have added miles of fly fishing access on both the Eagle River and Colorado River. Because of the nature of Colorado’s stream access laws and a significant amount of private property in Eagle County, […]
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 […]
*Please note this product may no longer be available to purchase on our website* Simms overhauled its popular Dry Creek Boat Bag to make it even more durable, waterproof, and user friendly than ever before. Anglers and guides who spend most of their time in a drift boat or raft […]
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 […]
This product review focuses on the Liquid Fly Reel from innovative reel designer, Waterworks-Lamson. The Liquid brings high quality craftsmanship and fly fishing performance to an entry-level die-cast fly reel.The Liquid Fly Reel has forced the guides and staff at Vail Valley Anglers to reevaluate their take on things. Usually […]
Fall in the Colorado Rockies brings some of the year’s best fishing for trophy sized trout. This year Halloween falls at a time when the fly fishing here at Vail Valley Anglers is still going strong. The best trout flies this time of year are usually streamers and nymphs. But, […]
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 […]
This year, Simms updated its already legendary G4 Pro Jacket to make it even stronger, lighter, and more waterproof than ever before. This is a pretty remarkable accomplishment, given the old G4’s reputation of durability. With its improved GORE-TEX Pro Shell fabric, updated waterproof YKK zippers, and loads of new […]
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