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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Across the western United States, one of the most anticipated hatches of the summer is a medium to small sized mayfly called the Pale Morning Dun. Here in Vail Valley, Pale Morning Duns or PMDs, generate a lot of interest from trout and very good dry fly fishing for anglers […]
The Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch has arrived in Colorado and fly fishing on the Eagle, Roaring Fork and Arkansas Rivers is all about this bug right now. After a long winter of eating tiny midges and mayflies, in late April and through May another, larger aquatic insect becomes an important […]
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 […]
Float Fishing the Eagle River Pre-Runoff Spring float fishing on the Eagle River is almost here. Every year about the beginning of April the rivers in the Vail Valley start to rise and local fly fisherman begin floating the Eagle River prior to the runoff. This is a little known, […]
In the beginning, it seems like nothing is easy in fly fishing. Every step from rigging rods to reading water comes with it’s own set of challenges, and the process of fighting and landing wild trout is no different. Many times, the biggest fish are hooked with the smallest flies […]
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