Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...

More years ago than I particularly care to contemplate, I was a catcher of bait as well as of fish. The two naturally went together. You had to have one to catch the ...

Bighorn River: Flows are at 2,400 to 2,500 cfs. Hopper action is getting better. Parachute hoppers are working best on the windy, hot days. Scuds, sow bugs and San Juan worms are also producing. Dark ...

As the long hot days of summer fade into the shorter days of fall, a curious occurrence is sure to drive anglers to near dementia, potential divorce or rapid unemployment and drive trout to rise with ...

When 64 of the region’s finest fly-tyers gather Saturday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds for the annual West Denver Trout Unlimited fly-tying clinic, fur and feathers will fly in a dazzling ...

Walk through the brush that grows along any stream this time of year and you will see a multitude of grasshoppers leaping away from your strides. This is the season of the hopper. By now they have ...

During the past couple of weeks, monsoon season has brought a welcome respite from the heat for both anglers and trout. As families get ready for a new school year, the number of fly fishermen on area ...

One of these caught fish, while the others didn't / Photo by Ken Baldwin Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect ...