This week, we’re continuing our series on winter fly fishing for trout. I interview Antonio Rodrigues, manager of Front Range Anglers in Boulder, Colorado, and he has a different take on winter fly fishing, and some . . .
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Pro Tips: Top 5 Flies for Winter Tailwaters
any 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 MoreVideo: “Winter Blues” in Colorado
Winter fishing on Colorado’s famed tailwaters, such as the Blue River, can be spectacular. This video from Daniel Thistle and Matt Jimenez highlights a banner day on the water, featuring. . .
Read MoreClassic Story and Photos: How Fly Fishing Changed My Life
Written by: Josh Diller
Fly fishing has led Josh Diller far away from the self-destructive path he was on.
Photo by John Bundy
I grew up on a farm in the rolling hills of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and I enjoyed fishing, hunting, and roaming the fields when I was younger. As I got older, however, I fell into the. . .
Read MorePhotos: One Last Trip into the Colorado High Country
It is a well-known fact that you never know what to expect from the weather in Colorado. So when a snow storm rolled through the state the day after Labor Day, it was no surprise. Tom and I had planned to do one last backpacking . . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: Rocky Mountain Girls Expedition 2020
July 2020 marked the first ever all girls Lillard Fly Fishing Expedition. Plans had been made, permits procured, girls signed up, and then, you guessed it, Coronavirus happened. Some new plans and precautions had to be drawn up, and the trip . . .
Read MoreFish Facts: Saving the Greenback Cutthroat Trout (Updated!)
Greenback cutthroat trout were saved by accident more than 130 years ago.
Photo by Kevin Rogers – CPW
Although the greenback cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki stomias has been the focus of conservation efforts for more than half a century—starting when the once-lost species was. . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: Taking a Chance in the Colorado High Country
Before you embark on a backpacking trip into an area that does not have a maintained trail and goes through acres and acres of downed trees, you need to be mentally prepared for what you are asking your body to . . .
Read MorePodcast: How to Become a Fly-Fishing Guide, with Joe Hebler
This week, Joe Hebler of the Blue Quill Angler in Evergreen, Colorado, answers the question “How do I become a fishing guide?” Whether you are graduating from high school or college, or in another career looking to . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Puterbaugh Caddis Variant
Colorado’s Arkansas River is famous for its caddisfly hatches, and guide Don Puterbaugh guided on the Arkansas until he was 80 years old. (Read a cool profile of Don here.) He developed this high-floating imitation for the . . .
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