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 ...

With the return of spring and daylight savings, the trout fishing throughout the valley has been very good overall. The Fryingpan is seeing daily hatches of midges and blue wing olive mayflies from 11 ...

Short and Sweet – The river has awakened from its winter slumber as open water can now be found throughout. Increasing numbers of midges are hatching daily yielding fairly consistent dry fly activity ...

There was a time during the winter months when I’d arrive in Elevenmile Canyon at sunup just to be sure I’d get a fishing spot near the dam. Those spots were coveted because the river stays open there ...

Midges, like any of the other bottom-dwelling aquatic insects, must rise through the water to reach the surface. The pupae stage occurs during this time and gives the tyer another kid of fly to tie ...