Getting Skinny on The Eagle River with Duane Redford

Get skinny…. In the Fly Fisher’s Playbooks (both editions), I discuss depth and speed in depth when it comes to nymphing.  Typically, you want the depth (distance from indicator to weight) to be around one and a half times the depth of water you’re fishing, and the speed to be half of the speed of […]

Fly Fishing Private Colorado River Waters

Every few months I treat myself to a special fly fishing expedition. This time I am focusing on the refreshing solitude from spending time on private waters, away from the typical summer crowds of anglers on the Colorado. I am considering a trip to the Colorado River Ranch, one of the private water tour guide […]

FIPS-Mouche 2016 Showcases Vail Fly Fishing to the World

FIPS-Mouche stands for Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche, which is, in English, the International Sport Flyfishing Federation. Vail, Colorado will be hosting the 36th FIPS Mouche World Fly Fishing Championship in 2016, and the excitement is growing already! One of the sponsors and partners working hard to make this all happen is Minturn Anglers. […]