In this month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver, guides Danny Strine and Scott Dickson fish Cheeseman Canyon on a July evening and then offer up their Top 5 flies for dealing with falling water in the Rockies. Since they’re dealing with . . .
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Photos and Story: Late Spring Luck on the Lower Arkansas River
The Arkansas River—which runs through the middle of Pueblo, Colorado—is known to produce great fishing from November to April. Starting in May, the snowmelt from the Rockies begins to pick up, and the fishing becomes much more difficult. So . . .
Read MoreVideo: Top 5 Warmwater Flies for June 2019
In this month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver, General Manager Rick Mikesell offers his favorite patterns for chasing largemouth and smallmouth bass in late spring and early summer. It’s mostly a subsurface game in much of the . . .
Read MoreVideo: Finding the “Wildness” in Your Heart
The buzz in the air was palpable. Thirty women, all fishy and many with extraordinary pursuits beyond the water, filled the room. I was humbled to be among these talented and fabulous. . .
Read MoreVideo: Top 5 Flies for April 2019
This month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver features Denver Regional Manager Tanner Smith and Head Guide Scott Dickson fishing on the middle Colorado River and finding some willing trout. April is all . . .
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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 MoreVideo: Top 5 Flies for February 2019
This month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver features Denver Regional Manager Tanner Smith and Trouts Frisco General Manager Zeke Hersh fishing on a snowy stretch on the Colorado River and finding some willing trout. Although . . . Read More
Photos and Story: Into the Gunnison Gorge
Written and photographed by: Nick Swingle
The beautiful browns of the Gunnison Gorge were like icing on the cake of this incredible trip.
The temperature is unseasonably warm, even for western Colorado. We wait in the shade, knowing the hike ahead will offer ample opportunity for sun and sweat. We pass the time nervously with last-minute Macgyvering of our packs and . . .
Read MoreVideo: Top 5 Flies for November 2018
This month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver features Head Guide Scott Dickson fishing the South Platte at Deckers. Dickson is all about small this time of year, and his selection features five patterns meant to imitate midges and . . .
Read MorePacker’s Top 10 Flies for Fall on Colorado Freestone Rivers
Written by: John Packer, Fly Fishing Outfitters
Fall is a great time to catch colored-up brown trout in Colorado.
Photo courtesy John Packer
As the days begin to get shorter and nights cooler, many Colorado anglers start to think more about elk and deer than about trout. But there’s still some fantastic fishing to be had, and now . . .
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