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Not everyone might know what a day on the water with a fly fishing guide looks like. In this video we take a direct look with our guide manager, Tryston, and his client on the South Platte River near Deckers during low water conditions in mid-November. Enjoy the video!Read now -
Going Against the Grain: Try Something Different This Winter!
Read nowWinter hasn’t started yet, but it’s hard to not be thinking about it right now. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means December is almost here, which means Christmas is, which means snow is. Yaddah, yaddah, yaddah. The point...
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5 Tips for Better Fall Fishing
Read nowFly fishing during Colorado’s fall can be a beautiful, but frustrating affair. Insect hatches have thinned out, brown trout are beginning to spawn, and crowds flock the rivers. In this blog, we’ll be going over five tips to make your...
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Hosted Trip Recap: Alaska’s Naknek River Camp - Part 2
Read nowHello and welcome back to the recap of our hosted trip in Alaska two weeks ago! If you haven’t read the first part of the recap, follow the link here to read it: Naknek River Camp Recap Part 1 This...
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Hosted Trip Recap: Alaska’s Naknek River Camp - Part 1
Read nowI recently got back from our hosted trip to Naknek River Camp in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Our group had an absolutely fantastic time! We caught ten different species of fish between us, including coho salmon, king salmon, sockeye salmon, chum...
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High Alpine Creekin'
Read nowAs we get into the heat of summer, a lot of our fisheries start getting too warm to fish responsibly. That’s when we head up into the alpine, looking for cooler water and happy fish. These creeks can be a...
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3 Flies for the Week: July 14, 2025
Fishing has been amazing where we can get out! We’ve seen fantastic hatches around the state, including great salmonflies earlier in the summer, blanketing PMD hatches on the South Platte, bolstering yellow sally hatches that hungry fish of the Eagle can’t resist, and even green drakes close to the shop on Clear Creek!Read now -
5 Ways to Pack More Efficiently for Alpine Fishing This Summer
Read nowWith warmer weather rolling in and the mountains beginning to shed their snow, I’m sure many of you are as excited as I am to hike up into the alpine. Some of you may be heading into your first or...
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3 Flies for the Week: June 2, 2025 - Warmwater Edition
Read nowRunoff is finally here, leaving many of our rivers unfishable. There are a few exceptions with this, as some of our freestones seem less affected due to the low snow pack. But for the most part, the rivers are high...
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Tails from the Road: Casa Cangrejo, Xcalak, Mexico
Read nowI recently had the incredible opportunity to visit Casa Cangrejo, a hidden gem of a lodge nestled in the sleepy fishing town of Xcalak, just south of Tulum. From the moment I landed, you could tell it was going to...
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3 Flies for the Week: May 19 2025
Read nowRunoff is still holding off as of right now which has greatly extended our spring fishing season. Even though the runoff isn’t here, we aren’t expecting much this year. Snowpack is really low, but our late-spring snow storms certainly have...
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Road Trip Ideas to Avoid Runoff
Read nowFly fishing during runoff can be a drag, with very few options available to anglers it can be hard to be motivated to fish. We all know that our local tailwaters, stillwaters, and warmwater options are available during this time...