Caddis, caddis, caddis! If you walk into any fly shop in the Vail Valley right now, I’m sure you will hear same thing from all the guides and shop dogs mouths. The caddisfly hatch is the Eagle River’s ...

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 ...

Wet flies such as the classic Leadwing Coachman or Gray Hackle Peacock patterns can be deadly during grannom time by letting the fly swing downstream in the current to imitate a caddis pupa swimming ...

The lower Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers are starting to make the switch from blue-winged olives to caddis hatches. The first few days of the hatch are always interesting; it takes the fish a minute ...

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BASALT – Caddis, caddis, caddis. That’s the talk of the town for anglers throughout the Roaring Fork Valley right now. There’s no doubt that the single biggest benefit of a low-water year is the ...

It is not too early to start using a caddis pupa, March brown nymph or emerger. The warming trend last week will improve the dry-fly fishing. Dry March browns, caddis dry, as well as your standard ...

Learn how to tie a variety of flies from professional fly tying instructors. Professional fly tying instructors Carolyn Sells and LeRoy Hyatt show you how to tie three "moving water" flies: An Iris ...

The Gunnison River, says Leroy Jagodinsky, owner of the Gunnison River Pleasure Park, is “red-hot.” Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, Yellow Sallies and Salmon Flies – largest of the stoneflies also known by ...