If you love fly fishing for brown trout, you know it’s crucial to carry some egg fly patterns in your fly box. For trout, eggs are high protein energy pills. Think about how easy it is for browns to eat eggs, just position downstream, and wait for the food to drift by. Heck, eggs don’t […]
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Colorado is home to many outdoor activities, with skiing, mountain biking, and hiking top the list. But the draw for fly fishers is the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork rivers. However, many overlook a notable river in the same valley, the Crystal River. Dumping into the Roaring Fork River near the city of Carbondale many of
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Ross Evolution R is an amazing reel that loves both saltwater and freshwater. The reel is designed to handle anything the rivers/lakes/sea has to offer. Built by the same folks that make Abel Reels and Airflo Fly Line by a company that has been producing high-quality reels for almost five decades, and the Evolution R
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Pike are great creatures for fly fishing that are known to fiercely strike flies both further down into the water column and at the surface. In fact, fly fishing pike is more challenging than traditional fishing, especially if you don’t have the right fly rod. But the fun part of fly fishing for both experts
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When fly fishing with egg patterns, the goal should always be to match the eggs as closely as possible to what the fish are seeing. Matching the natural color of the eggs in combination with using the correct size plays a crucial role in your success. Unlike Chinook, steelhead, Coho salmon, and rainbow trout,
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Hatch charts are a secret weapon for selecting the flies that work best. It seems odd that a simple size change can make a difference, IT DOES! Below is an index to JUMP to your favorite river in Colorado and fill your fly box with the bugs that catch more trout. Animas River HATCH CHART
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The thousands of miles of rivers and streams in Colorado offer wonderful opportunities to land fish all year round. I’ve fished Colorado waters every single season of the year and have had success. It doesn’t matter if I was fishing during a snowstorm or on a warm summer day, the fish were willing to eat
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A reliable fly fishing jacket should ensure that you remain warm and dry during the rainy season. Plus, the rainy days are the most productive days for fly anglers. It means that you have to hit the waters even when it’s raining. Other than your wading boots and wader, one of the best fly fishing
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Perch are plentiful and delicious. Once you understand what perch feed on narrowing down the fly selection becomes easy. Perch will school around structure like stumps and rocky drop-offs. Perch can be found in lakes and rivers with slow currents. These fish are aggressive, and they’re known to take fly fishing on light tackle to
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The Green River is a hidden gem with some red canyon walls that glow like rubies under the sunlight. The river sparkles like well-polished emeralds during the day, and the fact that it’s home to a vast number of trout that have lured fly anglers from all over the world is a bonus. Therefore, there
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