My well-worn Tacoma has seen better days, but we’ve been on many road trips like this before—Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, the Louisiana and Texas coasts, and Arkansas—and she’s been a stellar fishing road-trip companion. Between my old truck, a . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Puterbaugh Caddis Variant
Colorado’s Arkansas River is famous for its caddisfly hatches, and guide Don Puterbaugh worked with anglers on the Arkansas until he was 80 years old. (Read a cool profile of Don here.) He developed this high-floating imitation for the heavy riffles on . . .
Read MoreTop 5 Unconventional Patterns for Early Spring in Colorado
Written by: Jon Easdon, Angler’s Covey
A March rainbow trout from a Colorado freestone stream.
Photo via Facebook/anglerscovey
When it comes to springtime in Colorado, the warmer weather and longer days spark a flurry of bug activity. Fish start coming out of their winter metabolism to an increasingly varied . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Top 5 Flies for Winter Tailwaters
Many people are surprised when I mention I’m a year-round fly fishing guide up in Colorado’s high country. Sure, fishing in -15° can get cold, and snow blowing in your face presents challenges. But fish are still hungry and tailwaters are still flowing, . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Fish for Carp in Moving Water, Part II
Perhaps because carp are so frequently called “poor man’s bonefish,” anglers new to the species often imagine they’ll be stalking a wide-open flat, making long casts to drop flies right on the noses of tailing fish. While that ideal scenario may arise . . .
Read MoreFish Facts: Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhyncus clarkii pleuriticus)
This Colorado River cutthroat, from southern Utah, displays dark, rich colors.
Photo by Mike Hadley
Considered one of the more beautiful trout in North America, the Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhyncus clarkii pleuriticus) once inhabited the high-elevation streams and lakes of the Green . . .
Read MorePodcast: Winter fishing tips from an award-winning guide, with Chip Swanson
This week, since we have not had any hard-core fishing podcasts in awhile, I thought I would give you all some tips on winter fly fishing with Chip Swanson of Breckenridge Outfitters in Colorado. Chip was named Orvis-Endorsed Freshwater Guide of the . . .
Read MoreVideo: Tom Rosenbauer in The DSP Slush Slam
The Grand Slam is one of the most challenging scenarios that a fly angler can achieve. Traditionally, in the world of flats fishing, to pull off a Grand Slam requires that the angler catches a tarpon, permit, and bonefish in a single day. Anyone who has . . .
Read MoreJoin Protect Our Rivers and Orvis to Promote Cleaner Waterways
As a founding partner of Protect Our Rivers, Orvis supports their mission to provide angling and rafting communities with opportunities to improve our local watersheds. So when I found out that Protect Our Rivers was hosting a clean-up event on . . .
Read MoreClassic Essay: How Do You Define Success on the Water?
Written by: Vince Puzick, Angler’s Covey
Is catching a fish more important than the other joys of being on the water?
Photos courtesy Angler’s Covey
What makes for a successful day on the water? A friend of mine shared some sage wisdom: a successful day on the river can be defined by how much fun the angler had. Sometimes I . . .
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