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One of the advantages of living on the bank of the Eagle River is a connection to the insects that fill the bellies of trout. Only recently have I started to see caddis flying haphazardly over the ...

A beadhead Prince Nymph is always a good choice. For streamers, darker patterns like black Buggers or the Grinch are good choices. While the water may be too cold to get the full blown hatch going ...

Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

Boulder River: Try stonefly nymphs like North Fork specials, bitch creeks, Jimmy legs and girdle bugs with either a copper John, prince nymph, hare’s ear or pheasant tail as a dropper. It is not too ...

BASALT – Mother’s Day caddis. These three words make fisherman shutter in their wading boots as spring finally takes hold. Though the Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers have good mayfly hatches, both ...

I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however, times when fishing dry flies simply ...

BASALT – April brings many gifts to the fly fisher in this valley, the best of which are frenzied blue-winged olive and caddis hatches. Other areas in Colorado boast of the best caddis hatches, but ...