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Bass Fishing on the Fly - Tips & TacticsBy Guest Writer: Danny Frank - Colorado Trout Hunters OwnerIf you are looking for full-day or half-day guided trip in the front range of Colorado, look no further than Danny and his team at Colorado Trout Hunters!In my home state of Colorado, the month of May is [...]

The Gunnison River is a remarkable fishery that flies under the radar of most anglers. Renowned for its surreal Green Drake hatch and immersive fall colors, the Lower Gunnison River also boasts some incredible spring fly-fishing opportunities. This is the perfect weekend fishing destination with the river running right through the town of Gunnison and [...]

(This article is a follow up to a previous article titled “Take a Moment and PAUSE” published first in July of 2016 and describing the 5 places around and in the river to identify what foods trout are most likely eating. If you haven’t read that article, take a moment to do so on [...]

Available for most popular trout lakes and rivers with a quick Google search, hatch charts can provide an angler with the basic knowledge of which aquatic insects will be present in a specific water and when the adult insects will be active. While all fly fishers love to fish the dry fly patterns highlighted [...]

Exhale.... You've done it. You've successfully escaped the office. You've tunneled under the suburb's privacy fences, and the incessant drone cell phones and email notifications are fading into the distance behind you. In front of you lies a day without obligation and a river full of potential with the promise of [...]

We've all been there. You are on the water, fly rod in hand when the trout start to rise. You stop your next cast short and just watch for a while, hoping to catch a glimpse of what the trout are feeding on. You squint at the water, adjust your sunglasses, and [...]

First introduced to me by a fishing buddy and a transplant from the land of Dixie, the "Slow & Low" is made from a good rye whiskey seeped in orange peel and honey. Taking a nip off your flask when on the water in the winter helps to get the blood flowing in numb [...]

Hindsight is always 20/20. As I look back, maybe I didn't need to work all of those weekends. Gazing over my computer monitor and trays of flies, I would see them outside of my window, waiting to play, but would inevitably convince myself that the work could not wait. It seems like [...]

Trout are among some of nature's most astute investors. The habitat in which fish reside, the invertebrates they pursue, and ultimately the artificial flies they take are all weighed in a purposefully applied cost-benefit analysis. In the case of the trout, this equation takes into account the amount of protein and calories provided [...]