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Colorado River Sampler
Four sections of Colorado’s largest river offer access to small to big water and hatches that bring fish to the surface.
by Ross Purnell
The Colorado River is somewhat of an enigma to anglers in the Mile High State. It is the state’s biggest watershed, and almost...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Where the Eagle Soars
The mines are closed; the hatches are back and the trout are thriving.
by Ross Purnell
The first time I visited Vail, Colorado, I met a fly-fishing guide who pulled up his sleeve, exposing a 6-inch cut on his forear...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Klamath Redsides
Fishing for powerful native rainbows in Oregon’s upper Klamath River
by Geoff Mueller
Southern Oregon is a big-bodied landscape. The Pacific Ocean crashes at its toes; a sharp spine of volcanic peaks provides backb...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reservoir Hogs
Fishing South Park’s Elevenmile Canyon, Antero, and Spinney Mountain stillwaters
by Landon Mayer
Located in the heart of central Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, the 1,000-square-mile South Park Basin is perhaps best known for t...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cheesman after the Fire
This Gold Medal tailwater is still one of Colorado's best.
by Pat Dorsey
Despite the adversity of whirling disease, the Hayman Fire, and the water demands of three quarters of a million people living d...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Yampa
by Ross Purnell
The slab of trout was finning in less than 2 feet of water along a small island. My buddy and I were fishing the Yampa River bel...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The New Blue
Colorado’s rehabilitated Blue River is making a comeback.
by Pat Dorsey
If you think the Blue is a place where you used to be able to catch feisty 14- to 16-inch rainbows and browns during summer PMD ...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colorado’s Best Tailwaters
A closer look at the top year-round trout streams
by Pat Dorsey
Tailwater fisheries offer year-round fishing opportunities and are especially important to fly fishers who pursue trout through ...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colorado’s Elevenmile Canyon
Stream improvements, new regs, and the highest fish counts ever revive this stretch of the South Platte.
by Pat Dorsey
Over the years, when most fly fishers went to the South Platte, they headed for the Dream Stream below Spinney Reservoir or boul...Read More