Wednesday, July 08, 2015



It has been an interesting summer so far here in the Roaring Fork valley.  The Roaring Fork river is finally coming down from a runoff that no one would have predicted a couple of months ago.  We spent most of June fishing the Frying Pan river and the fishing was pretty consistent and relatively uncrowded as a lot of people don't want to deal with the high water.  couldn't be happier now that the Roaring Fork is shaping up and fishing well.  



We started floating around July 1st and the fishing has been spectacular.  Nymph fishing has been consistent but there have also been some great streamer and dry fly days - in fact one client that has fished with us for years had "the best day ever" back on July 5th.  The Green Drakes are hatching on the lower Fork

The fish are starting to look up and really feed on wade trips as well, we have seen some good PMD and Caddis hatches on our wade trips the last several days.  Big dry flies tight to the bank have been the ticket.

We are excited about the rest of the summer, it's going to be a good one..

Tuesday, May 05, 2015

So easy a 4 year old can do it
















We had a great late winter/early spring fishing season here in the Roaring Fork valley.  It's always good this time of year, but this year was as consistent as I can remember.  The snowpack is not huge but there is still a fair amount of snow in the high country, we should see a decent runoff but nothing like last year.

 Feel free to give us a call 970 920 6886 and we can answer any questions you might have.


 We have had some great days on the Colorado river from the drift boat in the last few weeks.  Thick caddis hatches and really good dry fly fishing.

The only downside is the wind, but that is part of the deal this time of year.

The most consistent fishing in the valley has been wade fishing the Roaring Fork between Aspen and Basalt.  We have had very few slow days in the last two months.  Big midges, beatis, small stoneflies and drake nymphs are the way to go.  The water is starting to come up as of the last few days but the clouds and cooler weather have slowed down the runoff.

We have fished the Frying Pan a few days, but with the fishing as good as it is on the Fork it is sometimes hard to head up there and deal with the crowds.

The fish are big, strong and well fed coming off a mild winter so we are really looking forward to the summer season.


Fat




Dive bombed by caddis flies



Dry fly fishing on the Colorado