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Why a Fiberglass RodShould be your Next Fly Rod!By Guest Writer: Jon HillIf you are looking for ferocious fights, soft precise fly presentations, and the chance to get your knuckles rapped every time you hook up, look no further than a fiberglass fly rod!Whether you want to change things up and replace your carbon fiber/graphite [...]

Fly Fishing During the Coronavirus - Take Heart & Find HopePhoto Credit - Mark JessopWe're facing some trying times and the future is uncertain. No matter how much toilet paper and canned goods we feel compelled to stockpile, the future is out of our control and that is disconcerting. It is at times [...]

The Answers to the Test are in Your Seine!What would it take to make this the best fishing season of your life? Would you have to drop big bucks on a new Winston rod and Hatch reel? Would you have to get a second mortgage on your house and put a fishing guide [...]

Listen to the:Articulate Fly PodcastS2. Ep 37: Peter Stitcher of Ascent Fly Fishing - Building a One of a Kind Fly Fishing CommunityIn this episode, I catch up with Peter Stitcher of Ascent Fly Fishing. We discuss Peter’s early fishing adventures, Ascent’s science-based approach and Ascent’s relentless focus on creating a unique fly fishing community [...]

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 [...]

Guide Confidence Fly PatternsBy Chelsey ChristyHave you ever had a buddy tell you about a specific pattern that is crushing it on the water, you try it and it doesn’t work? Me too. It’s probably because you never use that fly and you have little faith in it. (or they are the infamous picky eaters [...]

With the rising temperatures of late spring, most anglers are have forgotten the numb fingers and size 22 midges of last season and are ready to get some serious fishing done! At this point in the season, the rainbow trout have finished their spawn and are ready to EAT in order to regain some [...]

Another Blue River Tank!With so many amazing waters to float and fish in Colorado, we had our work cut out for us to narrow it down to just three! There is so much more to float fishing than just catching fish, so our criteria for narrowing down our list to our top 3 Favorite [...]

The team at Ascent Fly Fishing had a blast hooking up with Malik and Georgia based Fishing for Hip Hop to talk about matching the hatch and to make sure that he had the right flies for his event teaching Denver youth to fish! We need more anglers like Malik who unapologetically bring their own [...]