BASALT – The Roaring Fork Valley’s first mayfly hatch of the year, that of the blue-wing olive, is under way along the Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers. It’s an exciting time of year and for fly ...

BASALT – The Roaring Fork Valley’s first mayfly hatch of the year, the blue-wing olive, is under way along the Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers. It’s an exciting time of year and, for fly fishers, it ...

The Roaring Fork Valley’s first mayfly hatch of the year, that of the blue-wing olive, is under way along the Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers. It’s an exciting time of year and for fly fishers marks ...

The blue-winged olive mayfly is one of the most common aquatic foods for Western trout. We fish this little morsel for several months during the summer and the artificials range from pupa to spinners.

Note: The area rivers fishing report, courtesy of Duranglers Flies and Supplies. San Juan River, New Mexico: 453 cfs, recently increased. Fishing is good right now but watch for water to discolor at ...

Short and Sweet: Oooh, baby! It’s nice to see some water flowing down the Pan again! Flows have essentially tripled in this past week, which makes for some very happy trout and equally happy fishermen ...

ROARING FORK VALLEY ” The caddis hatch ” an eagerly awaited event for this angler if only so she can tie on a fly pattern that she can actually see ” has begun in earnest on the Colorado and lower ...

If fly-fishing is so simple, how come it seems like every guide in Colorado carries 5,000 flies to the river? Good question. The reality is that most guides tend to use the same 15 or so flies all ...

It isn’t necessarily carved in stone that the meek shall inherit. But, in the case of a certain tiny insect, it certainly can cause a lot of commotion. You’ll find this occurrence on display at rivers ...

The blue wing olive is a mayfly that hatches over a long period during the sommer and provides some wonderful action for Western fly fishers. Because this hatch is so important, it is a good idea to ...