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When runoff finally begins to taper off each July, it feels like I’m finally exhaling after a long and stressful season!  Done are the leg grabbing flows that prevented us from wading, the months of fridged water temps, and the...

  Photo Credit: Peter Stitcher  The river has been many things to me through the seasons of my life.  It has taken me on wild rides leading to adventure, and 12-mile floats that have left my arms weary but my...

What is Fly Fishing?  It seems like a pretty straight forward question and the answer as defined by the Oxford Dictionary is equally simple:  fly fish·ing is “the sport of fishing using a rod and an artificial fly as bait.” ...

Fall is a magical time for fly anglers, as the chill in the air and the changing colors of the leaves signal not only the end of the fishing season but also the onset of one of the most exciting...

All winter long anglers across the Western US watched the weather channel, seeing clouds full of promise hanging over the mountains, but never delivering the snow we hoped for.  Come spring there was still the chance for April showers and...

Like the premise of some 1960’s B-Monster movie, millions of Cicadas crawl from the ground each spring for their combined chorus to deafen all thought, while their little crunchy bodies cover every tree, house, and road.  With more than 3400...

Ascent Fly Fishing Owner Peter Stitcher & his best friend and favorite fishing partner  Sarah Stitcher  What gets you out of bed in the morning and gives meaning to your work?  Whether you work in a classroom, cubicle, warehouse, or...

         Photo Credited: Bureau of Land Management  It was the rumors of a mythical tailwater where mysis shrimp mixed with salmon flies the size of your thumb, and the waters boiling with the heads of feeding cutthroat...