Golden Fly Shop Blog

There’s no denying that a 9’ 5wt fly rod can do just about anything. It can throw tiny dry flies, hopper-droppers, nymph rigs, light streamers, and anything in between. A lot of us use a 5wt as our daily carry,...

Well the snow is coming down hard and although this looks like an imminent sign of winter, there’s still plenty of good fishing days to come. After today and tomorrow, weather conditions are going to rise and lead to beautiful...

The Denver South Platte isn’t a world renowned fishing spot, with most people not even knowing fish live in the river at all. Well you’d be surprised that this gem hidden in plain sight offers great fishing. From trout, to...

We’re back with another three flies for the week! We hope everyone has had a fishy fall thus far and ready for even more action in the coming weeks. Weather in the next coming days seems rather stable until we...

Hello everyone, it’s good to be back with a 3 flies for the week! Although it is still warm on the front range, the mountains are quickly cooling off and fishing is really turning on. I would anticipate the dry...

Sorry for not making as many flies for the week recently, we’ve had a crazy couple of weeks in the shop! That being said, so everyone knows, our future goals for 3 Flies for the Week is to release them...

I’m sure some of you have been on a trip that your family strictly outlines as “not a fishing trip.” Well, my definition of a fishing trip is going fishing every day, so on a recent trip to Florida, I...

Water temperatures have risen considerably across the state, so please be aware when you’re fishing and have a thermometer with you at all times. Many of the freestones are hitting unsafe water conditions by midday, but if you check your...

At the recent fly fishing show, I had the chance to reconnect with an old friend and high school pitching coach, Max Pavel. He had extended this opportunity to me after the first year of COVID, but, like many things...

The Red PT Jig is an amazing jig variation of the pheasant tail that is perfect under a hopper but also does well on a euro or indicator rig. The pheasant tail is an all time classic nymph that dates...

The summer heat is on and it can be an absolute burden right now to fish some of the lower elevation rivers. To escape the heat and the crowds, we’ve been getting away to some high elevation creeks and alpine...

This summer season of fishing has been outstanding thus far. Rivers are looking nice and healthy with the prolonged runoff and almost daily thunderstorms have helped to keep them cool. That said, things are highly vulnerable right now with the...