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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 [...]

Photo Credit: Brittany ComerThere is an anticipation that has always kept me awake the night before a fishing trip. It has been this way since the since my first trip to a Smoky Mountain stream at the age of 4, and even now - after 30 years and thousands of days logged on the river [...]

This week we have an informative chat with Pete Stitcher of Ascent Fly Fishing. Ascent is a biologist owned and operated fly shop committed to getting you the right flies for the waters you fish. Self-proclaimed "fly geek" Pete has grown his company into a vibrant global fly fishing company. We dig deep into the [...]

What makes someone a truly amazing fly fisher? There are a lot of people who catch fish, and some people even have a knack for netting truly big fish, but what are the keys that sperate the good anglers from those who are almost clairvoyant in their ability to find and consistently catch more [...]