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Photos: November in the Colorado Rockies

November 30, 2016

Written by: Jon Hill

Tom shows off a sweet rainbow (cutbow?) that warmed up the morning.
Photos by Jon Hill

My friend Tom and I decided to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather here in Colorado this a couple weekends ago and headed into the Rocky Mountains for a morning on . . .

Pro Tips: Top 10 Flies for Winter on the Front Range

November 17, 2016

Written by: Kyle Wilkinson, Trouts Fly Fishing

The author shows off a brown trout caught in February on the Dream Stream section of the South Platte.
Photo courtesy Trouts Fly Fishing

While I realize this list might make a few eyes roll, due to the lack of dry flies or streamers, the fact remains that nymphing through the winter is the most consistent way to produce fish day-in. . .

Photos: Fall on Colorado’s Gunnison River

October 11, 2016

Written by: Patrick Blackdale, Willowfly Anglers at Three Rivers Resort

A glorious autumn day on the Upper Gunnison produced some beautiful kokanees.
Photos by Eric Kiklevich

Here are some pretty fall photos from the Gunnison River near Almont, Colorado. Guide Eric Kiklevich and his clients were lucky enough to have a high of 65 degrees on this beautiful fall . . .

Photo of the Day: Last-Chance Monster

October 04, 2016

Written by: Patrick Blackdale, Willowfly Anglers at Three Rivers Resort

If you’re gonna catch a fish on your last cast, make it a good one!
Photo by Dave Pinkerton

Willowfly Anglers guide Dave Pinkerton went out on his last trip of the season with his client, Margaret, aware that conditions were not perfect. It was 40 degrees out in western . . .

Photos: Breckenridge Beauties of Fall

September 27, 2016

Written by: Jon Hill

These colors of fall are equally beautiful. . . .
Photos by Jon Hill

My friend Kyle and I went up to Breckenridge, Colorado, over the weekend. While most folks were out enjoying the changing colors of the foliage, we were on the river catching some . . .

Trout Bum of the Week LXXIV: Bob Streb

September 06, 2016

Bob Streb (left) celebrates a gorgeous Colorado River brown trout with a happy client.
Photos courtesy Bill Bernhardt

Bob Streb is an independent fishing guide who plies his trade on the Eagle, Colorado, and Roaring Fork Rivers of Colorado. He is also a sometime contributor to this blog (see . . .

Video: Find Your Water—”Alpine Rises”

August 31, 2016

The latest video from the “Find Your Water” series follows anglers Ben Kraushaar and Anna Ortega on a trek into Colorado’s San Juan Mountains to fish some high-country lakes for stunning . . .

Top 10 Flies for Fall on Colorado Freestone Rivers

August 16, 2016

Bob Streb with a fine fall brown trout.
Photo courtesy Bob Streb

As the weather and water start to cool down in fall, a trout’s metabolism starts to heat up. While Colorado is perhaps best known for its world-class tailwaters, I am surrounded by. . .

Photos: A Multi-Species Trip into the Colorado High Country

August 11, 2016

The payoff for long, hard hikes into the rockies can be glorious, colorful cutthroats.
All photos courtesy Jon Hill

Last week, we made a four-day trip into the Rocky Mountains and did quite a bit of hiking and fishing. Tom, Shawn, Carper, and I hiked and bushwhacked into multiple lakes in a section. . .

Photos: Fighting the wind at 12,400 Feet in the Rockies

July 18, 2016

Written by: Jon Hill

The casting was difficult, but it was worth fighting the wind to catch these stunning cutthroats.
Photos courtesy Jon Hill

Another hike into the high country with some buddies yielded some amazing-looking cutthroats! There’s usually some wind to deal with when hiking and fishing at high altitudes, but this time. . .