Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

That’s the fishing report in a nutshell. Local rivers have cleared and flows continue to drop, and summer hatches are in full swing in the lower Roaring Fork Valley. “It’s pretty outstanding, it ...

Like most species of caddis, the grannom pupae leave their homes on the stream bottom and rapidly ascend to the water’s surface where they transform into the winged, adult caddisfly. Often, individual ...

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Caddis pupa are some of the most effective subsurface offerings that the fly fisher can use. Most caddis hatches are fairly long in duration and can be predictable for up to two weeks. The surface ...

While walking along the river with my wife and dogs recently, a caddis appeared from the bushes. The flying insect bounced through the air, settling on my shirt. I had to pause and look around. There ...

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The Fourth of July is at hand, and fly fishermen in particular can hardly go wrong. Streams of the Roaring Fork Valley and the upper and lower portions of the Gunnison, including the East and Taylor ...

As the shadows crept out over the waters of the Bighorn River, a wavering band of insects winged along the bank. The band of black caddis was seemingly endless in length and about 10 feet wide. To ...

The crappie bite has been good by the marina on Glendo Reservoir. Anglers have been catching quite a few and some decent-sized ones. Try using nightcrawlers and leeches with a slow jig. The North Fork ...

Outstanding.That’s the fishing report in a nutshell.Local rivers have cleared and flows continue to drop, and summer hatches are in full swing in the lower Roaring Fork Valley.”It’s pretty outstanding ...