Fly Fishing the Poudre River Fly Fishing the Poudre River is very good right now. Starting at noon there has been a strong hatch of PMD’s. Caddis have been going all day long. Oh and did I mention the Drakes? Enough said about that. We have focused most of our trips and classes in the…
Fort Collins Fly Fishing Class. Our beginner anglers’ class really pays off. Our goal is to cut 5 years of the learning curve so you can get out and enjoy the sport of fly fishing on your own. This class is 6 hours in length and includes lunch. We teach this class on the water…
Fly Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park Flows on the Big Thompson are still high for my liking. On our guided fly fishing trips and lessons we have been working the Glacier area. Fly Fishing continues to be just good in the RMNP. Guide Recommendations: Dries- #14 EC Caddis, #18 Old Town Midge and #18 BWO…
Fly Fishing Lessons Estes Park Fly Fishing Lessons Estes Park. Let Liarflies/Rocky Mountain Adventures teach you the art of Fly Fishing in our Beginner Angler’s Class. Fly Fishing Lessons are taught near Estes Park. Having access to local water allows us to teach our fly fishing classes on the Big Thompson River or in the…
Estes Park Fly Fishing Report: RMNP Awww now that is more like it. I am happy to report the Park is fishing well. With no reports of truck bumpers floating by (see Big T report). The Big Thompson in the Park is still running to high for my liking so we have been focusing our…
Big Thompson Fly Fishing Report: Yuck and more Yuck….the river is a flipping mess. Worked it yesterday with a wonderful client from Denver. We did manage to catch a few fish with a nymph rig. Water is running brownish to crapish. Actually had a truck bumper float by us. I would recommend skipping the Thompson…
Poudre River Fly Fishing Report: Forget about it. Go fish in the Rocky Mountain National Park.
Give Dad the gift of a Life Long Sport. Make Father’s Day extra special this year with a Beginner Anglers’ Class. With access to local waters our guides will instruct you in the fly fishing basics. This class is designed to cut 5 years off the learning curve. All of our beginner fly fishing classes are…
Rocky Mountain National Park Fishing Report: Fly Fishing in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Park fly fishing is improving, however I would still rate it just good. Flows are on the rise but have yet to heat up. The Big Thompson and Glacier Creek are the places to be for moving water. Guide Recommended Flies:…
Big Thompson Fishing Report: Forget it…go fish in the Rocky Mountain National Park.
Rocky Mountain National Park Fly Fishing: I had great weather and excellent clients yesterday. The fly fishing in the Park however was just so so. We are probably about 2 weeks away from it being real consistent. We are also about 2 weeks away from high flows. Glacier Creek produced the largest fish of the…
EL NIÑO GUIDE PACK: Yeah that is my man bag…so what. Working as a guide for over 20 years has taken a toll on my feet, hands and back. 5 years ago I began my quest in finding a pack that would allow me to carry all my essentials on the river and give my…
Getting Your Spouse to Fly Fish: 6 Tips I firmly believe that teaching your spouse to fly fish is a bad idea. Get him or her a lesson. Several years ago I thought it would be a great idea to teach my wife how to golf. WRONG! What happened was every time she hit a…
BWO’s Hatching on Poudre: As of late there has been a very weak hatch on the Cache La Poudre river in the Canyon section. Flows are still some what slow. We have found it most effective to toss a dry dropper rig. For this we have been using a #18 BWO Cripple with a #20 All…
Flies for the Poudre River: Dry Fly-Fishing on the Cache La Poudre has been great lately. Midges in the morning with an Olive hatch starting around 11. With the low flows look for moving water, the trout will have less time to inspect your fly. We have focused most of our attention to the dry…
Trout Fishing the Poudre: Trout Fishing on the Poudre River is great right now. Flows are back up and near perfect for this time of the year. Blue Winged Olives are popping and the trout couldn’t be happier. Guided the Canyon this morning and got to do some fishing for myself this afternoon in town.…
BWO Cripple for the Poudre and Big Thompson River: One of our favorite fly patterns for the Olive hatch on the Poudre River and Big Thompson River. Our BWO Cripple is a high floating fishing catching SOB. Whether its pre hatch, during hatch or post hatch this fly is going to be attached to our…
Olives on the Poudre River Olives are hatching on the Poudre River. We have spent 5 days this week fly fishing on the Poudre. It’s been hit or miss. Yesterday was an absolute struggle with no clouds and low water which made the trout super spooky. Today was a different story. Intermittent clouds made the…
Poudre River Fly Fishing: Poudre River Fly Fishing: Despite the wind the Poudre River in Town fished well. All sub-surface action. Flows continue to be really low. Look for the deeper holes and runs. Today we got on the river at 8am. Midge action was booming. We were casting a dry dropper rig. We managed…
Poudre Fly Fishing Report: Low flows from Watson on down. Trout were sipping midges off the surface from 8 to 12. Right at noon things just shut off and it was time to go sip some whiskey. Stealth was the word yesterday. Our first cast had to be our best cast. Guide Recommended Flies: #18…