As a fisherman that has grown up on the banks of the waters of the Vail Valley, with some good old- fashioned, car camping trips to the Arkansas river as well as the Roaring Fork, a good, quick meal on the banks is as important as your fly and tippet selection. It does not matter […]
Just 35 miles west of Vail, located in the Town of Eagle, this little treasure is often overlooked by all but local fly fishers. The open space through the development of Eagle Ranch is worth a morning or afternoon, and the upstream sections approaching Sylvan Lake are excellent producers as well. This report relates to the […]
Korkers has evolved dramatically in the past few years. Their concept of replaceable soles was tempting, but they needed a tool to remove and re-set their soles, and it took significant work to make them seat properly into the boots. Those days are gone, and the Whitehorse is a feature-laden boot worth reconsidering. At $169, […]
7-8-2014 Piney River Report Just 40 minutes north of Vail on Red Sandstone Road, The Piney River has finally come down to a ‘sweet spot’ of just under 100 cubic feet per second. Both upstream and downstream of the lake fishes beautifully when the USGS reports 30-100 cfs and the temperatures are still low enough (below […]
Fly Fishing with Moose Bullwinkle: the largest member of the deer family, and certainly the most dangerous. With their poor eyesight, moose are easily startled and willing to put all 1,500 pounds behind a good trampling. Now, before you run out to find ‘moose spray’ or buy the magnum rounds, understand that moose are rarely […]
Trout are always searching for food. Most of what they eat is small, and almost everything they eat is subsurface. Your fly fishing stream tactics should reflect this: go tiny whenever you can. Occasionally, I am still astounded by what trout actually eat. In the summertime, in countless freestone streams in Colorado, you may pull a stick […]
7/1/2014 Fishing Report–The Eagle River is starting to fish like a “normal” trout stream. The fish are starting to key in on smaller bugs more, and pay less attention to the worm. In weeks earlier, the worm was the ticket; and tippet was not an issue. As of late, we are having to go to […]