Fly Fishing the Vail Valley & Colorado River Drainage Minturn Anglers is located directly between the towns of Vail and Beaver Creek, CO. Over the years, they have worked together to form a pool of full-time guides from Denver and Vail that cannot be rivaled. With our combined staffs, you can rest assured that you […]
Flies: Eggs, Red Worms, Jujubaetis, Red Midges, Johnny Flash, Thread Midges From Deckers bridge up to the Bend Hole is fishing well with fish in their typical holding water. Look for fish in the faster water during the heat of the day from 11-3 and keep adjusting weight and length until get into the zone. […]
Sight Nymphing the South Platte Technical Tailwaters, such as the South Platte, are best fished with sight fishing tatics. James Spicer shows how it is done at Deckers.
Fishing Hoppers At Deckers August is the perfect time to be fishing hoppers on the South Platte. The boys at Minturn Anglers get creative with a sling shot and even fool a few on a size 10 foamulator.
How To Tie an Improved Clinch Knot In this video Alvin DeDeaux demonstrates how to tie an Improved Clinch Knot. The improved Clinch knot adds one step to the standard clinch knot and improves the overall knot strength. Once threaded through the hook eye, make five-seven twists and pull the tag-end through the opening that […]
How To Tie An Albright Knot In this video Alvin DeDeaux demonstrates how to tie an Albright Knot. The Albright Knot is our prefered method of attaching fly line to backing. Many people will use a Knail Knot, but for the once in a lifetime chance you will get to see your backing, you want […]
How To Tie A Blood Knot In this video Alvin DeDeaux demonstrates how to tie a Blood Knot. The blood Knot is a clean and streamlined way to attach leader to tippet and/or tippet to tippet. It is also a stronger and more secure knot in comparison to the Surgeon’s Knot. However, the disadvantage is […]
How To Tie A Surgeon’s Knot In this video, Alvin DeDeaux demonstrates how to tie a Surgeon’s Knot. The Surgeon’s Knot is our prefered method of attaching tippet to tippet. It is faster and easier to tie than a Blood Knot and the time you save outweighs the knot strength you gain from Blood Knot. […]
Silver Springs Trophy Colorado Trout Ponds We are very fortunate to be the exclusive guide service of Silver Springs Ranch near Woodland Park, CO. The series of five ponds produces the largest stillwater browns and rainbows you will find anywhere. Better yet the rod fee is only $25/person! This is a great place to take […]
Frank Smethurst demonstrates a midge that he developed during his days guiding in Southwest Colorado on the San Juan, Uncompaghre, Dolores, and Gunnison. This fly has some technical elements and is great for sight fishing in clear water. This midge incorporates materials that most fly tiers have but don’t think to use and is a […]