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

BASALT – Autumn often yields some of the best dry-fly fishing of the entire year.Blue-wing olives are one of the few mayfly species that hatches bi-annually, during both spring and fall. For most ...

BASALT – The Roaring Fork Valley’s first mayfly hatch of the year, that of the blue-wing olive, is under way along the Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers. It’s an exciting time of year and for fly ...

I get a little excited when the spring temperatures bring about an emergence of mayflies that haven’t been seen since last fall. The air feels good on your skin. Midges are skating across the surface ...

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