Beyond Trout: Your First Saltwater Fly Fishing Trip Brody Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Beyond Trout: Details to Consider for Your First Saltwater Fly Fishing Trip Part 1 I was pretty much ruined after my first true saltwater trip to Belize. On our first morning in the country, I landed a […]
What Kind of Fly Fishing Rain Jacket Do I Need? The Vail Valley has been wetter than normal this summer and the long term forecast is calling for above average precipitation through the fall. As the valley’s temperatures drop each week, the rain will turn to snow. Many fly fishermen […]
The Trout’s Ugly Cousin: An Ode to the Whitefish Fly fishermen are well known for our dedication to wild or native, beautiully spotted fish called trout. Rainbows, browns, cutthroats or brookies, it doesn’t matter, we love them all. There is another Colorado native that some anglers mistakenly look down upon. […]
Time for a Fall Road Trip? Now that fall is officially here and the kids are back in school, many anglers take time off of work, pack their bags, and hit the road. In resort towns like Vail, Colorado, things have slowed down and after fishing local rivers all summer, […]
For fifteen years I have been a professional fly fishing guide and have been a part of hundreds of guided trips involving children. Based on what I have witnessed as a guide, there are definitely positive and effective ways to introducing kids to fly fishing. There are a lot of […]
Why Choose A Specialty Fly Fishing Retailer? Brody Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Fly fishing specialty retailers are free source of information to novice anglers. Besides answering the two most important questions in fly fishing ("where do we go?" or "what do we use?"). Specialty fly fishing stores act as a […]
Fall has arrived here in the mountains of Colorado, and with all of the leaves changing color comes another less noticeable transformation. Many of the trout that live in our rivers and streams have begun to spawn. While rainbow trout and cutthroat trout reproduce in the spring, brook trout and […]
Many fly fisherman feel the Colorado River fishes best when fall arrives. My experience as a float fishing guide on the river since the mid- eighties is that the Colorado River conditions are the most consistent during the fall season, namely late September, October and early November. A side benefit […]
Over the last 10 years or so, I’ve seen a lot of improvements in fly fishing gear. Most of these changes come from advancing technology. Anglers are shown images of scientists in lab coats and safety glasses testing fly rods and fluorocarbon with computer models and graphs. This is all great […]
In Part 1 of this blog series, we discuseed the advantages of catch and release fly fishing. While catch and release is most often associated with fly fishing, there are times when anglers need not feel guilty for keeping a few fish to enjoy for dinner. The first rule should […]
For many years there has been a strong tradition in fly fishing for the catch and release ethic. For the most part, the reasons are sound and justified. There are definitely fisheries that benefit immensely from returning fish unharmed back to the water in which they were caught. Sometimes, however, […]
Just over a decade ago, there was only one choice of leader and tippet material for anglers to use. Monofilament got the job done then and still works today. With the introduction of fluorocarbon into the fishing industry, fly fishermen now have a second option for adding tippet to leaders […]
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