More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

With fall quickly approaching, now is the perfect time to share one of my favorite fly-fishing nymph patterns. The fly is called Shy's Shucking Midge, and it's a pattern my friend Jeff Shy tied for ...

BASALT – As we quickly approach the month of 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 ...

We all know that the Fryingpan River provides legendary winter fly fishing, but the upper Roaring Fork is often overlooked by fishermen hungry for powder turns and hot toddies. However, winter fly ...

Charlie Craven found an epiphany in a mistake. While tying a saltwater lure, a filament went astray, twisting itself around the hook. It looked almost exactly like a freshwater midge fly pupa. Craven, ...

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