There are few things that get anglers more excited than watching a fish come to the surface to smash a big dry fly. For a well-fed trout, it's hard to resist a large, clumsy hopper. Still, we know ...

Trout fishermen are starting to rely on hopper-dropper rigs more and more as the calendar has turned to August. Anglers use a strong-floating hopper as their first fly and then hang a beadhead nymph, ...

Last week, I wrote about my four favorite hopper-style flies that work wonders on our local rivers and creeks. This week is all about the flies we place below the hopper, the dropper fly. Most dropper ...

This is a special time of year because nearly every insect is hatching from green drakes to PMDs, BWOs, midges, caddis, and craneflies. Along with the plethora of aquatic insects, local rivers have ...

It’s the middle of the summer and the heat has been on high for weeks. Finally some cooler water has helped the temperature in the upper Colorado River. And with August right around the corner, ...

Nearly every insect is hatching — from green drakes to PMDs, BWOs, midges, caddis and craneflies on local rivers, especially the Fryingpan River. Along with the plethora of aquatic insects, local ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More years ago than I particularly care to contemplate, I was a catcher of bait as well as of fish. The two naturally went ...