Spring Fly Fishing in Western Colorado

4 Tips for Fly Fishing the Colorado River in the Spring

Fly Fishing Colorado River in Spring Spring fly fishing on the Colorado River is a season of change—rising flows, shifting water temps, and the first hatches of the year put the trout in a feeding mood. This is one of the most rewarding times to fish this river, but success

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Fly Fishing the Colorado River in Colorado

Essential Gear for Fly Fishing the Colorado River

The Colorado River is a big, dynamic piece of water. It changes with every season, every weather shift, and every release upstream. To fish it well you need gear that’s built for power, reach, and versatility. This isn’t small‑stream fishing. The Colorado rewards anglers who show up prepared. Fly fishing

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Sea Run Case

Guide Tested Gear: Sea Run Riffle Daily Compact Case

When you spend as much time on the water I do, your gear takes a beating—trucks, boats, airports, gravel bars, rainstorms, and the occasional “where the hell did I put my gear” moment. That’s exactly why the Sea Run Riffle Daily Compact Fly Fishing Rod & Reel Case has quickly

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Rainbow Trout

Gunnison River Rainbow: A Conservation Success

The early 90’s were not friendly to the rainbow trout population of the Gunnison River. In fact, they were nearly wiped out by whirling disease. After hard conservation work and years of allowing them to increase in numbers, the Gunnison River once again has a thriving population of a unique rainbow trout. Here’s their story. 

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Salmon Fly, Stonefly

Salmon Flies: A Fly Fishers Dream Hatch

It’s the best time of the year on the Western Rivers. Big fish are coming to the surface eating big bugs. As a fly angler, it’s hard to ask for anything better than that! In this article, we’ll briefly discuss one of the largest insects that trout love to feed on: the Salmon Fly.

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The Gunnison River: A Brief History

The Gunnison River is one of the West’s most iconic rivers. It passes through breath-taking canyons, world class fish reside in its waters, and it provides a pristine wilderness experience for all those who jump in a boat and head down river. In this article, we’ll briefly discuss the rivers history and what forces came together to make it what it is today. 

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Gunnison Gorge

Gunnison Gorge Season Returns

The first Gorge Trip is in the books for 2025 and the season is just getting started! Spring is sprung and summer is knocking on the door. It’s a great time to be in Western Colorado!

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Whitefish

Whitefish Can’t Jump, or Can They?

I’ve never gone out and specifically targeted Whitefish, but I’ve never minded when I found them on the end of my line. I think Whitefish are an underrated species and should be more respected. In this article, I give the Mountain Whitefish its due. 

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Flies

Top 5 Flies of 2024

I took a look back at my 2024 season to see what my most effective flies were. I want to make sure that I have plenty of these going into my season. In this article, you’ll find my top flies.

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Flies

34 Flies For 34 Years

I sat down at the vice and tied 34 flies: one fly for each year of my life so far. With each fly I reminisced about different times of my life and appreciated the common themes and the teachings each year offered.

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Two Days on the San Juan

It’s cold here in Colorado. It’s a good time to head south. That’s exactly what I did; although, I didn’t go as far South as you may have guessed. My latest adventure was down to the San Juan River in NW New Mexico. 

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Winter Projects

Winter is in full force and our days on the water can be limited. This is a great time of year to take care of our gear and handle a few projects that you’ve been putting off. Here’s a few things I’ll be doing this winter.

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2025 Goals | New Year Resolutions

The New Year is a great time to reflect on the year past and think about where we would like to be a year from now. Here’s a few ideas that may help you become a more all-around angler.

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Texas Recap – Fall 2024

You can find redfish all up and down the coast but there’s nothing quite like a Texas Redfish. In this article, I recap my trip down to the Texas Coast which spanned from early October to early November.

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Gunnison Gorge Recap 2024

The Gunnison Gorge is one of the most sought-after fly-fishing trips in the state of Colorado. Fourteen miles of floating through pristine wilderness in search of trophy trout.

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Colorado River Fly Fishing Float Trip

5 Tips for Winter Trout Fishing

Winter fishing has its own challenges but that’s no reason we have to put the rods away and wait until warmer weather. In this article, I discuss 5 tips that will help you catch more fish this winter.

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Holiday Gift Guide – Fly Fishing Gear

There’s no shortage of gear out there and this is far from an extensive list. In this article, I’ll discuss the gear I use and have experience with and provide insight on how they may be useful for you too!

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Waters We Fish: The Roaring Fork River

Flowing from the Elk Mountains near Aspen, the Roaring Fork River provides many miles of great, trouty water. This small, rocky river flows swiftly through the small mountain towns of Woody Creek, Basalt, Carbondale until it reaches the Colorado River.

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Colorado River Brown Trout

Waters We Fish: The Colorado River

The Colorado River is one of the West’s most iconic. It starts high in the alpine of Rocky Mountain National Park and flows west until it reaches the Gulf of California. We float just a small section of the Mighty Colorado, but we believe it to be one of the rivers finest offerings.

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Skipping Rocks

What matters is spending time with the right people, sharing those small moments that when taken out of context, mean very little but to those in the moment, they’re precious memories. Memories we hold on to, for when times get tough, they keep us on our feet and moving forward.

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Pyramid Lake Fishing Trip

There’s no surprise that Pyramid Lake is world-renown trout fishery. People come from all over to fish for large, ancient Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. They are a specimen to see; that’s for sure. This is a recap of my most recent trip to the big salt pond.

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Texas Saltwater Slam

A Texas Saltwater Slam consists of catching three different species of fish all in the same calendar day. Those three fish species are: Red Fish, Speckled Sea Trout, and Flounder. This story is about how Nick managed to get two slams in the same day.

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The Cycle We Live

Winter has us climbing snow covered peaks, monitoring avalanche hazards and snow conditions in pursuit of finding the best turns for skiing and snowboarding. As the calendar turns to spring and the snow begins to melt, our focus begins to shift to the valleys and rivers below.

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