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November 13, 2019

How to Tie & Fish a Heads-Up (Eye to Eye) Fly Fishing Rig
I still remember the first time I saw someone tie on a dry fly with a nymph dropper hanging off the curve of the hook, and I thought my head was going to explode! I was struck by the brilliance of being able to cover and fish multiple layers of the water column simultaneously [...]
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October 31, 2019

Why You Need to Fish Bead Eggs this Fall
Each Fall as the Brown & Brook trout, Kokanee, and Whitefish start to spawn, eggs move to the top of the menu, making PEG EGGS a must-have tool for the Fall and Winter fly fisher! Since time out of mind in rivers around the globe, trout have spawned, laying their eggs in ancient gravels, only to [...]
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October 28, 2019

Sharing Hope & Life Through Fly Fishing
Tucked into a side street in old town Littleton, Colorado, and just a quarter-mile from the trout-rich waters of the South Platte River, sits an unassuming small blue bungalow that is the GraceFull Community Café. While not what most anglers would think of as an enclave of fly fishers, GraceFull Community Café is home [...]
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October 16, 2019

Fly Fishing for Kokanee Salmon 101
By Guest Author & Homewater Fly Fishing Owner - Adam Beede The colors of Fall have set in around much of Colorado! From the frosty chilly mornings to the gorgeous Aspen fields and the last bursts of warm days before mid-winter, Fall is upon us. During this time, those willing to gaze through the deep riffles [...]
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October 2, 2019

Three Must-Fish Fall Trout & Kokanee Runs
Winter is coming, but don't worry, some of the best fishing action of the year is about to kick off!As the leaves begin to change each fall, a switch is flipped in the little fishy brains of the brown & brook trout, and landlocked Kokanee salmon across the US. It is spawning time, and [...]
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September 25, 2019

The One Nymph Pattern to Rule them All!
In the original manuscript of JR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, a Beadhead Flashback Pheasant Tail is the coveted "Precious" and is the One Fly to Rule Them All!The dominance of the pheasant tail nymph in all of its many forms comes from three things:It can match more mayfly, stonefly, and damsel species than any [...]
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September 11, 2019

Getting a Custom-Built Fly Rod is Cheaper and Easier than you Think!
Over a lifetime on the water, you are going to own a number of fly rods, but as your arsenal of rods grows, your first fly rod will always hold a special place in your heart! While decades have elapsed since I purchased my first fly rod, I remember keenly the anticipation and vast [...]
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August 28, 2019

Why the Jujubaetis just might be the Best BWO Nymph on the River
While there are no "Silver Bullet" fly patterns that will ALWAYS catch trout, the closest pattern to a sure-fire trout catcher when fishing rivers might just be the Juju Baetis and Beadhead Juju Baetis. Here are the top reasons that you need to give this fly pattern a try and why we expect it [...]
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August 21, 2019

Catching Cutbow Trout on the Fly
Photo Credit: Jared JenkinsYour reel screams as fluorescent fly line unspools down river behind the largest dorsal fin you’ve ever seen. This is a common scene when you hook into cutbow! Equal parts pitbull, feral pig, and mutant trout, cutbows are a single-minded alpha predator that are all about packing on the pounds [...]
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