BASALT – Autumn often yields some of the best dry-fly fishing of the entire year.Blue-wing olives are one of the few mayfly species that hatches bi-annually, during both spring and fall. For most ...

I’d been meeting my fishing pals on the South Platte River for the better part of April. The plan was always the same. We gathered at the Flies & Lies Fly Shop in Deckers, looked at each other and ...

I get a little excited when the spring temperatures bring about an emergence of mayflies that haven’t been seen since last fall. The air feels good on your skin. Midges are skating across the surface ...

When it comes to color, profile and durability, anglers would be hard-pressed to find a better fly to throw during spring than Charlie Craven's JuJu Baetis. It's one of my favorite fly patterns to ...

BASALT – April brings many gifts to the fly fisher in this valley, the best of which are frenzied blue-winged olive and caddis hatches. Other areas in Colorado boast of the best caddis hatches, but ...