For a long time, when I thought of trying my hand at fly fishing, I pictured myself standing in the ankle-deep water of a mellow river with a large rod in hand and a helpful professional fly-fishing ...

While Angus Drummond was busy backing his drift boat down the ramp and into the Lower Colorado River, I walked a short distance along the bank to where an angler was busy landing a fish. An above ...

MONTROSE, Colo. (KKCO) - Montrose has become a destination for fly-fishing and a new documentary is highlighting that. The hour-and-a-half film by the ‘New Fly Fisher’ is available on YouTube. Owner ...

Have you ever seen the insects highlighted in the evening sun, hovering over the river in an indecipherable courtship and wondered ‘what are all those insects?’ Individuals, anglers and undergraduates ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Fly fishing enthusiasts in Colorado have the opportunity to enjoy the state’s “secret season.” While the cold weather is no secret in Colorado, it is the factor that creates the ...

For starters, these fish aren’t easy to get to. The high mountain streams where you’ll find them often require a good drive and a bit of a hike once you’ve parked. When you find them, expect to do ...

I tangled my line, caught rocks and cast so haphazardly that fish miles away must have heard me. But there’s a reason it’s called fishing, not catching.

For many people, there is nothing more freeing and relaxing then a day spent fishing on a river or another body of water. The gurgle of a stream while a meticulously placed cast is placed on the water ...

LAKE CITY, Colo. — The Lake Fork of the Gunnison was running cold and clear when I took my first tentative steps from shore, feeling my wading boots sliding off the smooth river rocks on the bottom.

Colorado holds a special place in my heart – it’s where I learned to fly fish and really caught the bug, so I try to get back ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Like so many transplants, Hutch Hutchinson fell hard for Colorado. It was autumn 1986, and the New Hampshire ...

BOULDER • At 91, A.K. Best sometimes thinks back to the things his dad said. “Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, pay attention,” the man used to say back in Depression-era Iowa, where he farmed ...