Along with the plethora of aquatic (from the water) insects we’re seeing lately, local rivers have plentiful terrestrial (not from the water) grasshoppers along the banks and are settling in to prime ...

This is a special time of year because nearly every insect is hatching from green drakes to PMDs, BWOs, midges, caddis, and craneflies. Along with the plethora of aquatic insects, local rivers have ...

Anyone immersed in the sport of fly fishing, especially for trout, have heard of the popular presentation technique called the hopper-dropper. Not only does the catchy name roll off your tongue with a ...

Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...

The air temperature along the Arkansas River south of Leadville at Hayden Meadows felt warmer than I expected. The heat wave that took over the Front Range weather in mid-August was still in force and ...

Temperatures are going to be in the the high 60s to low 70s this weekend in the Breckenridge area. With summer well on its way, the dry fly-fishing will become more productive as water levels go down ...

There are few things that get anglers more excited than watching a fish come to the surface to smash a big dry fly. For a well-fed trout, it's hard to resist a large, clumsy hopper. Still, we know ...

Nearly every insect is hatching — from green drakes to PMDs, BWOs, midges, caddis and craneflies on local rivers, especially the Fryingpan River. Along with the plethora of aquatic insects, local ...