"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter ...

Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

The river is reaching summer flow levels rapidly. Water temperatures are making a rise. Insect activity is producing stellar ...

The Czech Nymph is one of the fly ties recommended for spring angling. It’s time to look at our fly boxes to see what we will need for spring fishing. Early spring angling calls for a variety of flies ...

If a simple, shaggy, all-purpose dry fly is good, I’m starting to think a simple, shaggy, all-purpose emerger is even better. The effectiveness of emergers is old news to fans of such flies as the ...

I learned the basics of small water fly fishing from my dad, a former Orvis guide and dry fly purist, who favored the small creeks and streams of western Virginia where I grew up. I used to question ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Worn-out pockets on a well-seasoned fishing vest likely were the first clue. The next was the old duffel bag of fly-fishing gear becoming too small. It no ...

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The Parker Bottoms bankfishing access has gone from being the newest thing on the Beaver tailwaters last month to being a hot spot this month. And not just for bank fishermen, says Bruce Ritter of ...

BASALT – As we quickly approach March, several exciting changes take place along the rivers of the Roaring Fork Valley. Forget about basketball and March Madness – this is the time of year when ...