Floating and fly fishing the six miles of the Colorado River between State Bridge Landing and the Two Bridges boat ramp is one of my favorite trips. This stretch of the Colorado River lacks crowds, has amazing scenery, and has differing water types absolutely stuffed with wild fish, mostly brown […]
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One of the classic half day float fishing stretches of the Colorado River lies between the small river community of Rancho Del Rio and the historic boat landing at State Bridge. Here the Colorado meanders and splits into various channels through steep canyon walls and open fields of sagebrush. These […]
Fall fly fishing tips in Colorado revolve around a few simple issues. When autumn sets and the leaves begin showing brighter colors, all trout respond to the cooler water temperatures and the typically low and clear river conditions. While the major summer hatches have diminished, with blue-wing olive mayflies and […]
Float fishing the Colorado River between Radium and Rancho Del Rio is one of the most scenic floats the river has to offer and the fly fishing is nothing short of excellent. In earlier blogs we discussed fishing the upper Colorado at Gore Canyon and Pumphouse and will be running […]
Float fishing the Colorado River between Pumphouse and Radium is one of western Colorado’s most popular floats for good reason. The scenery is spectacular and the fishing incredible. Float fishing on Vail Valley Anglers section of the Upper Colorado River begins immediately below the Class 5 white water of Gore Canyon […]
Fly fishing the Gore Canyon section of the Colorado River can provide fly fisherman some of the best walk-wade fly fishing opportunities for large wild trout in Colorado.Gore Canyon has been famous for river running since1869 when Captain Samuel Adams first tried to navigate the isolated river canyon on what […]
The month of May and June can be a challenging time for anglers. High winds, drastic temperature variances, and high water caused by sudden snow melt all combine to make fishing with a fly rod harder and more unpredictable. These tough conditions cause many fishermen put their rods away for […]
One of the most famed hatches in the entire world happens each year in early June just a short distance from the doors of Vail Valley Anglers on the upper Colorado River. Unfortunately with this year’s huge flows, we won’t see much action during this hatch. But this season, for […]
Fly Fishing the Lower Colorado River Glenwood Springs, Colorado is a great place to access the Lower Colorado River for a spring time fly fishing trip. The trout rich Roaring Fork River ends its journey by dumping into the Colorado River here in Glenwood Springs and was adding about 600 […]
January is just about over and here at Vail Valley Anglers we’re pretty excited about that because it means some of the best of Vail, Colorado’s winter fly fishing is just around the corner. The snow is piling up, which means we’re looking at good water levels for this summer. […]
Where Did The Fish Go? Many of the freestone rivers on Colorado’s western slope are susceptible to drastic temperature changes throughout the year. The very lower section of the Eagle River, for example, can get as warm as 75 degrees Fahrenheit in August and can dip as low as 33 […]
The Advantages of Float Fly Fishing Why float fish people often ask? A multitude of answers begin to swirl in the head over the basic question. The most obvious answer is that it is extremely enjoyable. The advantages float fishermen realize when boating is why so many anglers make the […]
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