Golden Fly Shop Blog

We’re back! Sorry for the lull in activity last week but it’s now the New Year and time to get back to the flies. Looks like we’re having another week of very stable conditions, which we’re very excited about. On...

Fly fishing for musky means a lot of different things to me. It means planning, tying flies and rigging gear. It means preparation, persistence, and adaptability. It means phone calls, studying contour maps and surveying forecasts. Fishing for musky also...

Steady, As She Goes: The Raconteurs. Great song that perfectly describes this week’s weather, steady and stable. We like stable conditions because it typically leads to stable fish activity, so expect fishing conditions to be great this week. Although winter...

Hey look at that, we’re actually going to have stable weather conditions this week. Stable conditions mean stable fishing and we like that! No more having to time temperature spikes! Unfortunately, it’s still midge season and it won’t be going...

The Blue River through Silverthorne is one of the most challenging rivers in the entire state. Although often gin clear, it can be difficult finding where the fish are sitting. Even then if you find them, it’s quite difficult figuring...

Looks like it’s going to be another week that starts with snow, warms up through the week, and cools down again. It’s been one of those years and fishing has been goofy because of it. Don’t expect it to be...

It seems like we’re living in real life Groundhog Day when talking about this weather cycle. We’ve been having big drops in temperatures that come with snowstorms, then the weather quickly warms up to the 50’s. We hope this doesn’t...

It’s Thanksgiving week which means it’s time for us to gather with our friends and family and give thanks. We’d like to say thank you to everyone who makes the fly shop what it is. We’re a community-based fly shop...

Although it’s not officially winter yet, we know it’s coming soon which means nymph rigs are going to be our best friend. Don’t let this time of the year deter you from getting out though, this is honestly one of...

It’s going to be a warm November week which means the fishing is going to be good. Even with the warmer temperatures, we expect the BWO hatches to dwindle down in the coming weeks. The lower flows allow for the...

This week we’re going to be starting out with warmer conditions and then a big drop in the middle of the week. Fishing is going to be hot today and tomorrow because the trout know with an incoming cold front...

We’re trying something different here on the Golden Fly Shop blog. In the past, we’ve done “Fly of the Week”, but we know one fly isn’t going to cut it when you're out on the water. Instead, we’re going to...