Why mend your fly line? It’s all about the drift baby! Learning how to properly mend fly line while your fly is in the water is crucial. A good mend leads to a good drift. A good drift leads to more fish caught on top and bottom. Mending fly line is the difference between casting…
Learning how to nymph fish with a strike indicator will increase your catch rates. Since trout spend about 85% of their time feeding subsurface it would be advantageous to feed them where they are eating most of the time. There are several types of strike indicators some better than others. In my opinion the size…
When it comes to Nymph Fishing here on the Front Range of Northern Colorado high sticking pocket water with a fly rod is the ticket. Most of the water if not all of it on this side of slope could be defined as pocket water. The Big Thompson River and the Cache La Poudre River…
Electro Penguin The Electro Penguin is a must have attractor nymph pattern for anyone fly fishing in the Western United States. It is a year round go to attractor pattern for our Fly Fishing Guides on the Big Thompson, Rocky Mountain National Park and on the Cache La Poudre here in Northern Colorado. 3 Pack…
Notch Up Someone’s Macho This Holiday Season! Do you know someone who needs their Macho Notched Up This Holiday Season? Chances are if you are reading this you do. The Holiday season means that someone is getting new fly fishing gear. Let the Fort Collins and Estes Park fly-fishing guides from Liarflies hand tie a…
Fly Fishing Guides Estes Park, Colorado. Visiting Estes Park? Looking to make your Estes Park Vacation memorable? Our Estes Park Fly Fishing Guides can help with that. Liarflies Fly Fishing Guides will gladly meet you in Estes Park. We are some of the most experienced guides working in Estes. Our guides specialize in the never…
Fly Fishing Guides Loveland, Colorado. During your next visit to Loveland, Colorado give Liarflies Fly Fishing Guides a call. Our Loveland fly-fishing guides have all the permits to legally access some of the most productive trout waters here in Northern Colorado. Meeting in Loveland our guides can easily drive you to The Big Thompson River,…
Mullet Midge Looking for a killer dry fly midge pattern? Well look no further. Liarflies’ Mullet Midge is named after our good friend “Bill the Janitor”. It’s just lacking that sweet fanny pack. Seriously, our Colorado Fly-Fishing Guides are really stoked on this midge pattern. It has proven it worth on guided fly-fishing trips in…
Flies of the Week 10/16/17 Our Estes Park and Fort Collins Fly Fishing Guides report that the wind sucked this Saturday. No really, nobody ever says “we could use more wind”. BWO’s are getting thin on the river. Our guides had to go to midges this week. Top and Bottom trout hit them. Our Estes…
Fort Collins Fly Fishing Guides Report 10/13/17 Our Fort Collins Fly Fishing Guides report that the Fishing on the Poudre is so so. It all depends on were you are at. The upper-mid canyon has been going well around Rustic. Look for BWO’s to be thin. Hatch has been starting closer to 1 pm now.…
Fly Fishing Fort Collins. Fly Fishing in Fort Collins can be amazing. Wherever a major road crosses over the Poudre you can generally find public access. One of the first things I mention to the local folks that take our Colorado Beginner Anglers Class is that the trout fishing in town can be amazing. They are…
Fort Collins Fly Fishing Guides Report 10/06/17. Our Fort Collins Fly Fishing Guides report better than average fly fishing on the Cache La Poudre River. Flows are low and the trout are spooky, but the BWO’s are loving it. Using a long 9ft 5x leader tapered to 6x tippet is the way to go. Look…
Estes Park Fly Fishing Guides Report. Our Estes Park Fly Fishing Guides report that the fly fishing on the Big Thompson River below Lake Estes is pretty darn good. Highway 34 construction has limited the access so the pressure on the fishery is low. Our Fly Fishing guides out of Estes Park are reporting a…
Mountain River Lodge and Cabins Mountain River Lodge and Cabins are situated in the heart of Lake George, Colorado with scenic views overlooking Lake George. Originally built in 1949, these historic cabins have been lovingly renovated into luxury cabin lodging while still keeping the original structural integrity. The property consists of 8 single cabins and…
Poudre Fly Fishing Guides Report: Our Poudre Fly Fishing Guides report that the dry fly fishing on the Poudre is pretty darn good right now. The water in town has been awesome and the BWO’s even better. Canyon Fly Fishing is pretty tricky right now, but well worth it. The Cooler temps and the rain…
Flies of the Week for 09/18/17 Our Fly Fishing Guides are reporting a decent hatch of BWO’s in the AM on the Cache La Poudre. Bugs are coming up but the fish are not banging the surface. Patients my young grasshopper, it will happen. For that reason we are not promoting any BWO dry flies…
Fly Fishing Colorado has Health Benefits Fly Fishing in Colorado has Health Benefits? I never really thought about this until I came across an article written by the fine folks at Outdoor Empire. The article is titled 11 Reasons Fishing Makes You a Healthier, Happier Person. Personally I always knew that being on the water…
Guides Report Fort Collins Fishing Our Fly Fishing Guides report good fly fishing near Fort Collins. Flows on the Cache La Poudre have jumped up almost a whole foot this week. Look for this to get our final major hatch of the season going. Last Sunday’s trip in the upper canyon was great for Brown…
Flies of the Week 9/11/17 Our guide’s choice for flies of the week are, #18 J’s BWO Emerger and #18 BWO Cripple. These flies proved their worth on our guided fly fishing trips on the Cache La Poudre. Let the fly fishing guides at Liarflies hand tie a dozen flies for your next fly fishing…
Flies of the Week 09/04/2017 These are our current Flies of the week for 09/04/2017. All flies have proven their worth on our guided fly fishing trips/fly fishing lessons in Fort Collins and in Estes Park. Order a fly collection for $22.00 a dozen and our Flies of the Week will surely be part of…