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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 ...

A beadhead Prince Nymph is always a good choice. For streamers, darker patterns like black Buggers or the Grinch are good choices. While the water may be too cold to get the full blown hatch going ...

The Mother’s Day caddis hatch — is it really on the second Sunday in May every year? Not really. It is more of a generalization for what is happening across the Rockies at that time of year. Whether ...

A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

This is arguably the most exciting method because you get to watch a fish rise to pluck a fly off the surface. You'll use flies that imitate insects that are hatching off the water or "attractor" ...

BASALT – April brings many gifts to the fly fisher in this valley, the best of which are frenzied blue-winged olive and caddis hatches. Other areas in Colorado boast of the best caddis hatches, but ...