Green drakes. To fly-fishers, these two words equate to many sleepless nights spent by the river under the beam of a headlamp while trout gorge on large mayflies. To the fly-fishers’ significant ...

The green drake mayfly hatch is one of many reasons Basalt and the Roaring Fork Valley is considered Mecca for fly fishers around the world. We (and the fish) enjoy this hatch from late runoff on our ...

Green Drakes, Caddis, Yellow Sallies and Blue Wing Olives are providing great dry fly fishing on the Blue River. Barry Kirkpatrick at Cutthroat Anglers in Silverthorne says the Drake hatch is at its ...

Be ready for the green drakes with extended body green drake dries and epoxy back green drake nymphs, recommends Grizzly Hackle's Web report. Missouri River - "Our best luck recently has been with ...

Some of the best green drake patterns to have on hand this time of year include: size 10-12 Colorado green drakes, hairwing duns, BDE drakes, comparadun drakes, cripples, emergers, poxyback drakes, ...

Green drake mayflies will be hatching soon — are you ready? The drake hatch is one of many reasons Basalt and the Roaring Fork Valley is considered Mecca for fly fishers around the world. We (and the ...