Fly Currents Fishing Report and News

Winter on the Big Thompson

2010-02-08T21:51:00.000-08:00

Ice Fishing At Gray Reef??

2010-01-23T13:00:00.001-08:00

Heading to Gray Reef in early January can be a harrowing experience. Wind chills in the minus degrees, slippery ice along the banks, and when you do hook-up with a fish it can take up to twenty minutes to warm up in the car. Is it worth it?? Aaron and Brooke think so!! Check out the 23 inch rainbow that took Brooke 15 minutes to land....Look out boys there’s a new angler on the scene!!-

Special thanks to Aaron and Brooke for the Pictures of Fly Fishing Gray Reef in January.

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Pictures Of A Large Brown Trout Feeding

2010-01-15T11:17:00.000-08:00

Some guy/girl self proclaimed simply as the, "Ghost Net Killa!!" sent these pictures to flycurrents with no return address or valid E-mail. He/she claimed to have caught this large feeding brown in one of our public river sections and not from a lake. Regardless of the mystery behind the sender the pictures are pretty sweet. Wish he told me where he was....

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Brook Trout

2010-01-06T20:42:00.000-08:00

Brook Trout

Photo and special thanks to Les Smith

New Fly Patterns

2009-12-21T17:17:00.000-08:00

Waterwisp Adams

Blue Lightning Bug

Red Prince

Magnum Prince

Craven's Purple Juju Bee

Grey Soft-Hackle

#28 Extended Body BWO

Craven's Brown Juju Bee

Craven's Blue Juju Bee

Bead-Tail Biot

Choc. UV Midge

UV Midge

Fryingpan River in December

2009-12-11T00:03:00.000-08:00

Many anglers think the fly fishing season ends around October, but I beg to differ in Colorado! Fly Fishing in the winter months can and has been the most productive for many fishermen. Being the first humans at 11 am to Walk into arguably the most famous tail water in Colorado is not only a thrill, but a TREAT. Getting to use all your high-end extreme winter gear and test your skills under the most adverse weather conditions, to me means getting on your GAME, and proving that you’re an all around angler. I look for the bad weather and plan trips around it! For example this last trip to Basalt and the Fryingpan River... Leaving Sunday night before a HUGE weather front, means several things. No anglers and extreme weather conditions effecting ONLY humans not fish/trout. Planning accordingly is another key to success! Have a durable car or SUV (4 wheel drive at the least). Good cold weather gear. Setting your rods up before you hit the water depending on the local shop(s) knowledge of the area and conditions are all very important to the success of the trip!

Tips:

1) Talk to the local Fly Shops!
2) Have good to great transportation!
3) Have good to great cold weather gear!
4) Research the area and river.
5) Plan trips around weather conditions.
6) Have a large net and keep fish/trout in the water at all times, even when releasing the fly...
7) Basically plan for the worst and you'll be prepared

No one on the Pan?

Where to start?

Walking To the Bend-Hole...

YES! BWO's in December!!

BWO getting attacked by midges... (A BWO-Midge cluster for all you Fly-Tyers.)

Nick Williams

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Miracle Mile

2009-12-02T07:26:00.000-08:00

New Fly Patterns

2009-11-30T16:06:00.000-08:00

Para Trooper Adams

Budding Emerger PMD

Purple Crystal Stimi

Speckled Double Bead Stone

JR's Para-Sally

Bead-Head-Rubber-Leg Flash-Back Pheasant Tail

Pseudo BH Prince

Etha-Wing Trico

Thorax Trico

TW-3 Scud

Pink-Post Peacock PMX

Parachute-Foam PMD

Flutter Cripple PMD

White Muddy-Buddy

Black Muddy-Buddy

Hot-Ass Booty-Purple

#24 Hi-Vis Parachute

GB Possie Bugger

Black Dragon Nymph

Cutthrout Epoxy

Cone-Head BI Nymph

Slicker Water Caddis

Etha-Wing Caddis

Para-Trooper BWO

GT Adult BWO

Foam-Para BWO

Twilight Cripple Baetis

Etha-Wing BWO

CDC Parachute BWO

Chart. Brit. Special

Wonder Baetis

Sparkle-Dun Baetis

CDC Baetis Emerger

Hi-Vis Adams- Pink Post

Glarachute Adams

52 Buick

Got Permit??

2009-10-21T10:08:00.000-07:00

Colin Taylor with a 20 lb.+ Permit caught on the fly last week.
Colin is one of the top guides for Bucking Rainbow Outfitters in Steamboat Colorado.

Fly Fishing In Colorado

2009-10-20T14:37:00.001-07:00

Special thanks to Colin Taylor and Bucking Rainbow

http://www.buckingrainbow.com/

Fall On The Eagle River

2009-10-13T13:48:00.001-07:00

Pictures From Colorado

2009-10-02T08:54:00.000-07:00

Special thanks to Jeff Lyon, Conejos River Anglers, Leo Sanchez, Jerome Gallegos and Devan Ence for the great Pictures...

New Fly Patterns

2009-10-01T19:10:00.001-07:00

October-Hi-Vis Caddis

Vlad-Nymph

Unsinkable Humpy

Trina's Flexi-Gridle Bug

Theo's Cranefly larva

Skip's Brown Trout

Silverman's Syn-Tuka

Super Flash Pheasant Tail

Tung. Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

Tung. Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

Tung. Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

Black Hi-Vis Midge

Foam-Wing CDC Midge

Hi-Vis Baetis

Coffeey's Guinness Stout

Olive Clinkhammer

Olive Foam Clinkhammer

Foam Clinkhammer

CDC Spinner

Corn-Fed Caddis

Caddis Candy

Big Fly Big Fish

Pictures from FlyCurrents

2009-08-20T08:24:00.001-07:00

Hoppers!!

2009-08-20T00:24:00.001-07:00

B/C Hopper (Barr's/Craven-Hopper)...

Head turning Hopper

Yellow Stone hopper

Parachute Hopper

Montana Hopper

ID Hopper

Grey Stone Hopper

Franklin Hopper

extended Body Hopper

Cliphead Hopper

Yellow-Leg Hopper

Temptation Hopper

Tan Hopper

Streambank Hopper

Red-leg-Hopper

Indicator Hopper

Yellow-Hi-Vis-Hopper

Green Hopper

Dave's Hopper-Green

Crystal Hopper

Black Temptation-Hopper

Trout Up Close

2009-08-19T23:39:00.000-07:00

The Colorado River

2009-08-18T21:42:00.000-07:00

Project Healing Waters

2009-08-13T06:11:00.000-07:00

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active duty military personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings.

After a meet and greet at Santa Rita park next to the Animas River in Durango soldiers from Ft. Carson, Colorado and Ft. Huachuca, Arizona were prepared to venture out on what was for many of them their first ever fly fishing experience. The trip started off fishing to a recovery population of Colorado River Cutthroat on the East Fork of Hermosa Creek, then a ride on the Durango & Silverton train to cast to small trout on Cascade Creek a small high mountain tributary of the Animas river, and finally a day trip on the San Juan River in New Mexico. We meet up for killer dinners at J Bo’s pizzeria and Serious BBQ two local Durango restaurants which provided the perfect stage for the tails of the days events. It was my pleasure to work with Aaron and Jason who were ready to serve midge clusters all afternoon to the highly selective trout of the San Juan River. This trip would have never happened with out the work of PHWFF own Robin Marsett and Jim Williams. Great trip all! Till next time…

Frank's First Fish

High 5 with Cindy

Check out the link below for more great pictures and information on getting involved in a great project! Special thanks to Jerome Gallegos for the pictures.

http://www.projecthealingwaters.org

http://www.flycurrents.com

Fly Fishing In The Steamboat Area....

2009-07-29T12:20:00.000-07:00

Hopper-Time!!

PMD's!!

Hopper Box

#22-24 Trico's!!

Fish ON!!

Fishy Looking Water!!

PMD Fly Patterns

2009-07-24T09:03:00.001-07:00

Extended Body PMD

Hackle Stacker PMD

Wilcox's Low Rider PMD

Mercer's PMD Emerger

Flag-Dun PMD

Burk's Silhouette-Dun

Snowshoe PMD

Pullover PMD

No Wonder PMD

Brook's Sprout PMD

CDC Comparadun PMD

Lipstick Spinner PMD

PMD Cripple

PMD Cripple

Almost Dun PMD

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The Fryingpan River And Roaring Fork Valley

2009-07-24T08:38:00.000-07:00

It's a magical time of year along the many and varied waters in the Roaring Fork Valley. It's high season. That special time when the rivers are running cool, clear and offering up the best hatches and the best fishing of the entire year. That's not to say that the fishing can't be this good at other times of year but that this is the season and the time of year we look forward to most. The Green Drake hatch is full-bore along the Roaring Fork, Cat Turds are still crushing fish along the banks of the Colorado, PMD's and early Green Drakes are being seen on the Frying Pan and the fishing in the High Country is as good as it gets. Finally, summer is here. Long story short, make it up here. No matter what kind of fly fishing you like to do, you will find it in the Roaring Fork Valley. If you can't make it up, your priorities are way out of whack and you need to see a therapist not a trout or a fly shop.

Fryingpan River:

It's hard for me to tell you just how sensational the Frying Pan is fishing right now. I seemingly always say that the river is fishing well, and truth be told it always does, but the fishing in July and August is what the Frying Pan is all about: some of the finest dry fly fishing and most prolific hatches in the West. The PMD hatch is hot n' heavy right now with sporadic numbers of BWO's thrown into the mix as well. The Green Drake hatch has begun along the lower river this past week too! This is perhaps the most famous and prolific Green Drake hatch in the country. Where other rivers are lucky to get a two week long hatch of Green Drakes, the drakes on the Pan will peak in August and last up until the beginning of October! These massive insects induce vicious strikes and due to their large size even bring the big fish up to the surface to feed. Currently the drakes are being seen along the bottom 4 miles of river in the evenings and hatching sporadically during midday. This early drake hatch on the Pan often goes against the grain by hatching in the evenings where generally speaking, the drake hatch occurs like clock work at noon during August and September on the remainder of the river. You will not find finer dry fly fishing than on the Frying Pan during the late summer months. If you would like to book a guide to show you the river we strongly encourage you to make your reservations as soon as possible as this is easily one of the most sought after hatches by anglers from across the globe.

Roaring Fork River:

Green Drakes are commonplace along the Roaring Fork River from Aspen downstream to Basalt right now. Lighter numbers of Drakes are also being seen from Basalt down to Carbondale. Needless to say, the evening "lightning rounds" have been spectacular. Sporadic numbers of drakes are being seen midday as well, especially on those days when overcast weather is present. There's no doubt that July and August offers up the finest dry fly fishing of the entire year along the river. Caddis hatches are a daily occurrence now and you'll notice that fish are keying in on caddis prior to the drakes coming off. Mornings and afternoons will provide solid nymph fishing opportunities. PMD's and Yellow Sally's are being seen in good numbers along the lower river during hot, sunny afternoons in good numbers. When nymphing don't forget to have plenty of Rusty Spinners and PMD nymphs. Fish are beginning to get a bit gun shy by the large nymphs we have been using during May, June and the first half of July. Start downsizing your patterns and shy away from beadheads if possible now. With the water now at normal levels the fish are beginning to spread out more and are no longer holding up tight to the banks.

Must have fly patterns:

Fryingpan River:

1. KGB Drake
2. Drake Cripple
3. Sparkledun Drake
4. PMD Pink Sparkledun
5. No Hackle Pink PMD
6. Melon Quill
7. Rusty Spinner
8. Pheasant Tail
9. Poxyback PMD
10. USD Drake Nymph

Roaring Fork:

1. P&E Caddis
2. Hairy Sally
3. Yellow Humpy
4. Thingamahopper
5. H&L Variant
6. Cripple Drake
7. Prince Nymph
8. 20 Incher
9. Sunken Rusty
10. Halfback PMD

This article/report was written by Kirk Webb from Taylor Creek Fly Shop in Basalt Colorado. Stop into the shop for some of the best selections of custom fly patterns made specifically for the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork Valley.

www.taylorcreek.com

For other river reports around the Rocky Mountain Region visit; http://www.flycurrents.com

Green Drake Patterns!!

2009-07-16T23:43:00.000-07:00

Drake-CDC-Flaven-Dun

Drake Wulff

Wiemer's True-Form-Drake

Scumbag-Drake

Q's Cripple Drake

Irrestable Wulff-Drake

Hi-Vis-Drake

Hare-Wing-Drake

Gunny-Drake

Drake-Cripple

CDC-Para-Quill-Drake

CDC-Emerger-Drake

F's BDE-Drake

Snowshoe Drake

Profile Drake

Para-Dun-Drake

Meaty-Drake

Quigley's-Cripple Drake

Grey-Extended-Body Drake

Green Extended-Body Drake

Dandelion-Drake

Colorado Drake

Brown-Cripple-Drake

Guides Fly-Box

2009-07-16T23:38:00.001-07:00

Special Thanks to Devan Ence.
Conejos River Anglers

This Equals This!!

2009-07-16T23:11:00.001-07:00

Special thanks to Colin Taylor for the great pictures!

It's Time To Fly Fish!

2009-07-15T22:58:00.000-07:00

Drake On Drake!

North Platte River

Drake on drake!

Yellow Sally Stone

Brookie!

Stone-shuck

Don't Be 'Yellow' About Throwing Little Stones

2009-06-29T20:41:00.000-07:00

Yellow Sally Stonefly Hatch

#16 Headlight Yellow Sally

Yellow Sally Stonefly Adult

All around the streams in the West there is a prized hatch that sometimes flies under the radar of many competent anglers. The Little Yellow Sally is a distinct hatch that can mark the start of the summer season almost as well as the hours of daylight. This insect is in stark contrast to what most anglers envision when thinking about stonefly adults. Most of these adults fall in the 5/8" to 1 1/4" in length. Although small in size the hatches can be pretty heavy and provide enough protein to have trout truly key on Yellow Sally patterns. Look for these little stoneflies in the coming weeks on your local waters.

Salmon Flies Ah Go Go!!

2009-06-11T00:25:00.000-07:00

Many of the rivers in the FlyCurrents network are having or beginning to experience the B-52's or Salmon fly hatch! Throwing size #4-#6 dries can be life changing if you've never experienced it. Do some simple research and get out on the river(s)!

Hatching Salmon Fly!

Special thanks to Jerome for the great footage!!

Pictures From Minturn Anglers

2009-05-16T09:13:00.001-07:00

Taylor River

Taylor River

Yampa River

Yampa River

Blue River

Blue River

Blue River

Blue River

Blue River

Blue River

Blue River

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Taylor River

2009-05-15T10:52:00.001-07:00

Dead Angler Run

Above The C And R Section

Going to need a bigger Net

Below The Dam On the Taylor

2009 Conejos River Superfly

2009-04-22T08:36:00.000-07:00

Out of all the rivers in the FlyCurrents network the Conejos River is the least known and most mysterious. About a 40 minute drive south of Alamosa the Conejos River Drainage is well worth the trip. With over 40 miles of public access and plenty of tributaries, small creeks and high mountain beaver dams loaded with cutthroat and brook-trout it’s a no brainer for true enthusiasts of the sport of fly fishing. With 22 different species of stoneflies, caddis, green and grey drakes, baetis, bwo’s, terrestrials, and the list goes on and on! A stubborn River that will bring a smile to anglers faces under the worst conditions and make an angler cry the very next day with blue-bird skies, great weather, and not a fish in sight, hooked, or spooked. A single rutted dirt road winds its way up through the lower Conejos into the Pinnacles’, a white stone canyon with tons of structure and habitat, (angry brown territory). After the Canyon the river goes from big to small. Two upper meadows remind me of the Dream Stream on the South Platte minus the angling pressure, plus the green drake and salmon fly hatches! Above Platoro Reservoir is a whole different world! Small creeks, tributaries and beaver dams where the dry-fly action is always incredible during the summer months. To say there’s a plethora of fly fishing opportunity along this drainage would be a huge understatement! Anglers can choose to fish a large lower river, a mid-sized river, or a small upper river. And mind you the whole Conejos is a tail-water with Platoro dam at the top and tons more fly fishing opportunities. Take the time to explore new water and other rivers! The Conejos River drainage will be your best angling experience or your worst! Some would say that’s the best thing about fly-fishing or fishing in general.

The most knowledgeable anglers and fly fishermen in the area reside in the town of Mogote at the base of the Conejos River drainage. The shop is Conejos River Anglers. Get some coffee, some local fly patterns, and a guide trip if it’s your first time to this area! For more information contact Conejos River Anglers through the link below…

www.conejosriveranglers.com

www.flycurrents.com

Whiper And Striper!!

2009-04-06T22:46:00.000-07:00

Tim DeArmitt--A professional guitar player and song writer, spends his spare time raging big striper and wiper. Hitting your local waters can really pay-off this time of year! 27+ pound whipers and stripers make for an excellent day on the water not to mention a stiff/sore arm!

The San Juan River

2009-03-27T07:29:00.000-07:00

Forkin' Em' On The Roaring Fork River!

2009-03-12T23:27:00.000-07:00

We've been getting great reports for the last couple weeks about the
Roarin' Fork River, so we decided it was past due to hit it up with a couple fellow pro-guides and anglers from around the State. To say the river's in good shape is an understatement! Plenty of hook-ups from Basalt to Glenwood make fishing this free-stone the best choice in the Roaring Fork Valley, (aside from the Colo). You can try and catch one of the Toads on the Pan, but consistently hooking-up wading or floating the Fork is in our opinion a great day on the water with much fewer anglers and angling pressure this time of year. We were very fortunate to hook-up with Brandon Soucie, A native to the area and guide for Taylor Creek whom at our side showed us the ins and outs of the Roaring Fork River and his home waters. we think the pictures below will show his knack for getting into fish and his abundant knowledge of the area. You can contact Taylor Creek Fly Shop through the link Below...

The Reason Why Princes And Twenty Inchers Work On The Fork! Stoneflies Aplenty..

Wristbands are making a come-back somewhere in Glennwood...

Brandon about to go into his backing on the Fork

The Most White-Fish Competition, "IS ON"!!

Stonefly Nymph

Drake Nymph

Worn out angler on the Fork...

Runnin' Down the Man On The Fork!

www.taylorcreek.com

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No Anglers On The Fryingpan Tail Water??

2009-03-12T08:39:00.000-07:00

Don't try and drive down if the roads not plowed.

No one at 11:30am!

Fresh Tracks

The Fryingpan Midge

A Tail Water to Himself

Fishing in the winter can be cold and tough, but the rewards can also be well worth the trip. It snowed around a half foot the night before and we found ourselves with a famous Colorado River empty, peaceful, and untouched all morning. To say the least this is very unusual for the Fryingpan, but I’m not gonna complain about it. The next day highs were back up into the 40’s and 50’s, the road was plowed, and plenty of anglers were on the water. Go figure! Good thing the Roaring Fork is close.

Pictures Of Colorado Trout

2009-03-04T00:17:00.001-08:00

Wha Happin??

2009-02-23T11:19:00.000-08:00

The "Grip An' Grin" gone bad!

New Fly Pattern

2009-02-21T09:35:00.000-08:00

CDC Blueberry GT Emerger

What It's All About...

2009-02-20T22:45:00.000-08:00

Walkin On Water

Tail Water Midges And Nymphs

2009-02-19T11:08:00.000-08:00

Wilson's CDC Blueberry

Theo's Soviet Midge

Theo's Red Lipsticker Midge

Theo's Lipsticker Midge #24

Theo's Black Emerger

Wilson's Sparkle Caddis

Purple Nymph

Nick's Mr. Pink

Wilson's AT Caddis Nymph

Mike's Trico Cluster

Mercury Black Beauty

Grey Reef Scud

Theo's SP UFO

Choc. UV Midge

Green BLM

Palm's Black Biot Midge

New Fly Pattern Pictures

2009-02-10T15:26:00.001-08:00

Wilcox's C Squared Caddis

Wilcox's Minute Midge

Wilcox's T N T Caddis

Swiss-Straw Emerger

Trina's Bubble Back

Caddis Pupa

Turkey-Tail

Spitfire Nymph

Morgan's Para-Midge

Micro-Blueberry Midge

Tyler's Fakey Nymph

FB Mysis

Rainbow Warrior

Devin's Epoxy Mysis

Tungsten UV Midge

STD Midge

Grey Beauty Emerger

Euro-Tung Caddis

Caddis Candy

Newborn Caddis

Graphic Caddis

Gilled Baetis Nymph

Barr's Jumbo John

Quigley's Crown Jewl

Skinny Nelson

Don-King Midge

Tung. Lightning-Bug

Mercer's Poxy-Back PMD

Wilcox's Green Machine

Pearl-Bead Cased Caddis

Theo's Caddis Larvae

Scalcup's Adult Caddis

Barr's Jumbo John

Larry's Metallic Caddis

Tungsten Bitch Creek

Barr's Tung. Teaser

Burk's Silhouette PMD

Flexi-Griddle-Bug

Convertavle Wulff

Kingrey's Caddis

Butt-Head BWO Comparadun

Lipstick Spinner

Monster Beetle

Brady's Beetle

Hi-Vis Ant

Crystal Adams

Sparkle Stacker BWO

Hi-Vis Ant

New Fly Patterns

2009-02-04T10:27:00.000-08:00

N's Adult Midge

N's Midge Emerger

N's Adult Midge

Formally Prince

Soft Hackle CC

#26 Black Magic

Red Midge Larvae

Pictures From The San Juan River

2009-02-04T07:15:00.000-08:00

Photography By Jeff Lyon
Guide For Fly Fishiing Outfitters

Fly Patterns: Emergers

2009-02-02T13:56:00.001-08:00

Flag-Dun PMD Emerger

PMD Parachute Emerger

Harrop's PMD Emerger

Barr's Caddis Larva Emerger

Bill's Midge Emerger

Otter's Midge Emerger

CDC Loop-Wing Emerger

Freestone Emerger

Pulsating Emerger

Phase-1 Emerger

Loop-Wing Drake Emerger

Cheeseman Emerger

Nick's BWO Emerger

Marilyn's Emerger

Befus's Parachute-Emerger

Palm's Biot Emerger

Tak's Extreme Emerger

New Fly Patterns

2009-01-30T00:18:00.000-08:00

Guide Box

Guide Box

Guide Box

Guide Box

Guide Box

Turk's Red Tarantula

Taylor's Fat Albert

Copper Ribbed RS-2

Crystal-Hunch BWO

Mike's RK Emerger

Mike's RK Caddis Emerger

Grey Soft Hackle

Frank's Flashy-Orange Nymph

BWO Thorax Emerger

BWO Good N' Plenty

Black Rabbit Stone

Bead-Head Breadcrust

Special thanks to Laughing Grizzly Fly Shop and St. Peter's Fly Shop

www.laughinggrizzlyflyshop.net

www.stpetes.com

www.flycurrents.com

Recent Midge Hatches

2009-01-26T21:02:00.000-08:00

Look for these minute morsels on your next tailwater fishing trip.

Make sure your imitations are approximately the same size.

In Flight

Current News

2009-01-26T17:05:00.000-08:00

The West’s Best Fly Fishing School

If you have ever thought, “Man, I would love the chance to learn on the water from that individual” after reading a book, watching a presentation, or a DVD now is your chance. With some of the top minds in fly fishing calling Colorado home, the first school of its kind is now available in July of 2009. The West’s Best Fly Fishing School, hosted by Landon Mayer and Angus Drummond, offers a one on one learning experience from the likes of some of the top anglers in the industry including John Barr, Ed Engle, Landon Mayer, Angus Drummond, Charlie Craven, and Clay and Sandy Roberts.

This school will cover every opportunity for learning on and off the water, from casting instruction, presentations on and off the river with a new teacher every day, and topping the class off with a one on one fly tying course. The West’s Best Fly Fishing School will cover every aspect and detail the sport of fly fishing has to offer. The school will take place on the South Platte River in Colorado, Monday through Friday on the following dates:

July 6th through the 10th
July 13th through the 17th

Make your reservations today, as slots are available for only nine anglers per class at a price of $2,995.00. There are limited openings so that you can experience the one on one instruction from some of the best angler’s in their field in this all-inclusive school. There will be Q & A’s every day with every expert and opportunities to purchase products such as books and DVD’s. The following is a list of every instructor participating in this school.

• John Barr- Is one of fly-fishing’s top fly designers. With imitations such as the “Copper John”, and more than 30 years of experience on the water shown in Books, DVD’s, Magazines, and presentations. John creates flies that have brought success to angler’s worlds wide for many years.

• Ed Engle- Known for his teaching ability through words, and guiding on the water. Ed has supplied anglers with helpful instruction through Magazines, Books, Presentations, and on water instruction for more than twenty years. He has become one of the best writer’s in the sport of fly-fishing.

• Landon Mayer- Has been guiding full time for more than a decade. Teaching others how to become better visual anglers. With the ability to teach others success in landing trophy trout and beyond. Through Magazines, Books, and DVD’s Landon offers a unique approach to tackling problems on and off the water.

• Angus Drummond- As a full time guide and instructor, Angus supplies anglers with teaching that brings you success on some of the most pressured waters in the country. With A great eye for the sport of fishing, and as a photographer he has captured some of the best images for Books and Magazines on and off the river.

• Charlie Craven- Known as one of the best teachers on the vise displayed in Magazines, presentations, and Books. Charlie supplies fly tiers more than just the ability to create an imitation. His tips and techniques will make you a more effective tier for the next creation.

For More Information Contact Angus Drummond

gusman4@aol.com

www.landonmayer.com

www.flycurrents.com

Pictures From Around The Rockies

2009-01-21T22:57:00.000-08:00

Baetis Nymph

Caddis Larva

Adult Cicada

Hopper

Stoneflies

Stonefly In The Stonefly Box

Adult Blue Wing Olive

Pig From Steamboat

Scuds

Blue Wing Olive

Baetis Nymph

Caddis Shuck's

Rusty Spinner

Caddis Larva in the shuck

Adult Caddis

Stonefly Shucks

Grey Drake

Adult Midge

Stonefly

Caddis Larva

Adult Drake

Stonefly Nymph

Caddis Larva

www.flycurrents.com

New Fly Patterns

2009-01-20T15:22:00.001-08:00

#32 CDC Adult Midge

Palm's Sparkle Baetis

Palm's BH Biot Emerger

#32 Parachute Adams

Euro-Tung. Caddis

Gold-Ribbed 20 Incher

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Fryingpan Tailwater Pictures

2009-01-19T06:57:00.000-08:00

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Pictures From The Big Thompson Tail Water

2009-01-19T06:45:00.000-08:00

Caddis Larva

Midge Larva

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New Fly Patterns

2009-01-06T20:30:00.000-08:00

Nick's "Head-On" BWO

Nick's BH Red UVZ Midge

Nick's Micro Red UVZ Midge

Nick's SJ Adult Midge #24

N's Purple-Back Midge

N's Brown Midge Larva #24

N's Olive Midge Larva

N's Caddis Larva #22

N's Pearl Bead Baetis Midge

N's Pink Miracle Midge #24

Nick's SJ Midge

Nick's SJ Midge emerger

Turkey Tail Nymph

Nick's Pink Midge Larva

Cream Midge Larva

Black Beauty Emerger

N's Pearl Emerger

Mercury Micro May

Attractor Purple midge

Micro Fuzzball Midge

Nick's Micro Stone (#18)

Red Sparkle Egg

Purple Sparkle Egg

Pink Egg

Dirty #30 Purple Emerger

Here are a few recent winter midge patterns and attractors that have proven effective on tail waters across the Rocky Mountain Region.

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Midge Dries

2008-12-30T18:52:00.001-08:00

Midge Adult

River God

Poly Spinner

Herter's 3-1 Trico

Evett's Trico spinner

Cannon's Bunny Dun

CDC Dun

CDC Thorax Trico

CDC Trico

AK's Trico

Spent CDC Midge

Para-Poodle

Morgan's Para-Midge

Hi-Vis Para-Midge

Herter's Bastard Midge

Eric's Hi-Vis Midge

CDC Midge

Brook's Sprout Midge

Stillborn Midge

Griffith's Gnat

Dead Chicken midge cluster

Snowshoe Midge

Q's Hackle-Stacker Midge

Herter's Bastard Midge

Fuzz-Ball

Dandelion Midge

Midge Cluster

Grey CDC Midge

Black CDC Midge

Black Midge

Haslam's Midge

Tip: Have a few Trico patterns in the mix. They work great during winter midge hatches when trout are hitting the surface and emerger water.

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TAIL WATER MIDGE NYMPHS

2008-12-30T12:55:00.001-08:00

Black STD

Brown STD

Little Thang

Green Gobblin

Hogan's Good n Plenty

Don King

Black Ice

Skinny Nelson

Pink UFO

Black Rainbow Warrior

Tungsten Nymphicator

Red-Headed Stepchild

Mojo Midge

Mercer's Root Beer Midgeling

Killer Mayfly

Capt. Hook

Olive BTS

Benton's Shucking-Midge

Wilcox's Minute Midge

UVZ Midge

Dorsey's Top Secret Midge

Black Split Foam

Grey Scintilla

Black Scintilla

Jonny Flash

Craven's Juju Bee

Craven's Juju Baetis

Black BTS

Green Machine

Black Beauty Emerger

Purple-Back Baetis

Bad Habit

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Joke Of The Month

2008-12-17T11:26:00.001-08:00

Custom Dry-Shake Applicator

With today’s falling economy and everyone pinching pennies this is the perfect little gift for the avid fly fishing angler. Costing around 49 cents, this stocking-stuffer will put a smile on your face even if you’re getting skunked on your favorite winter tail-water. A great gift at an even greater price!!

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Report Sums Up Shape of the San Juan River

2008-12-17T09:30:00.000-08:00

"State Department of Game and Fish Biologist, James Dominguez, 36, of Tucumcari, displays one of many fine trout found in the waters of New Mexico's San Juan River during an electro-shocking expedition in the late fall of 2008. To the right, San Juan River Fisheries Biologist, Marc Wethington,44, of Kirtland, takes note".

Midge clusters on the water

Wading around the corner of a willow choked island at Baetis Bend on the San Juan River recently, I encountered a well-appointed but clearly disappointed fly fisherman.

“This river has gone to hell, “ he complained.

I wondered what the problem was as I looked over the water he was deserting. After all, it was a gorgeous, late fall day, trout were rising and he’d had this whole stretch of New Mexico’s premier trout stream all to himself.

What he was complaining about was low water flows in recent years that he believed had killed off insects that the river’s trout feed upon.

He lamented the loss of the good old days, back when water released from Navajo Dam ran much higher, scouring silt and sediment from the river bottom, producing conditions in which insects thrived, making fishing here a breeze.

He concluded that the river and the fishing had suffered and mumbled bitterly as he shuffled off around the bend.

But within minutes I was into a classic San Juan rainbow, 18 inches of fight, straining mightily against my line, then sailing through the air and making my day.

Because, although some of what the disgruntled angler said may be true, the river’s trout population today continues to thrive and most anglers are highly satisfied with the fishing.

That’s according to a recently released study of the river by the state Department of Game and Fish.

Too Read the full article check out http://karlfmoffatt.blogspot.com/ where you can find plenty of articles and great information on fly fishing the San Juan River.

Special thanks to Karl F. Moffatt
Owner operator of karlfmoffatt.blogspot.com

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Winter "JUNK" Box

2008-12-16T12:49:00.000-08:00

You asked for it! Having a box of strictly attractor first fly nymphs can make or break your winter fly fishing excursions! Have a good variety of eggs and worms in all kinds of sizes and colors will go a long way in having a good day on the water and a poor one. Attaching smaller midges, nymphs and larva patterns #18-24 12" to 16" behind can be a deadly combo in the winter months.

Micro Dirty Worm

Tan San Juan Worm

Tungsten Two-Tone San Juan Worm

Flamin Pink San Juan Worm

Dark Brown San Juan Worm

Wine San Juan Worm

Two-Tone San Juan Worm

Two-Tone San Juan

Two-Tone San Juan

Red Annelid

Purple San Juan Worm

Purple San Juan Worm

Red Pigsticker

Tan Pigsticker

Clarret Pigsticker

Pigsticker

Pigsticker

Shammy Leech

Champ. Egg

Yellow Egg

Sparkle Milking Egg

Red Egg

Dandelion Egg

Pink Egg

Otter's Blue Milking Egg

Orange Egg

Oregon Cheese Egg

Mulit-Color Yarn Egg

Hot Glue Milking egg

Hot Glue Egg

Orange Glow-Bug/Egg

Pink Egg

Otter's Milking Egg

Oh Ya...Almost forgot! Have a couple of these puppies just in case!!

Flyin' Penguin

Flyin' Penguin & Friend...

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Resurgence of the Miracle Mile (North Platte River)

2008-12-14T21:02:00.000-08:00

Giant Size #8 Scud

Storm Coming In

Upper Canyon Stretch

Excluding the last two seasons, many would have said that the 'miracle' of the Miracle Mile was that you caught a fish at all. The once famed stretch of the North Platte River had been on the decline since the late 90's. At one point a few years ago it was hard to find aquatic invertebrates while using kick seines. It was thought that the combination of poor water years and over harvesting were major culprits to the decline.

Although the Miracle Mile is not all the way back to the eye-popping fishery it once was, it is definitely on the rebound. One of the reasons may be the reduction in fishing pressure. Also, Wyoming Fish and Game started an aggressive stocking program in the river as well as downstream in Pathfinder Reservoir.

If you are looking for a place to get away from crowds this winter this may just be the ticket. The only problem is that there are not a whole lot of places to stay nearby. The only choice on the river is the Miracle Mile Ranch which has a few rustic cabins. The nearest towns are going to be Sinclair, Alcova, and Hannah.

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Miracle Mile In December

2008-12-09T01:43:00.000-08:00

Miles and Miles of open water and very low angling pressure make the Miracle Mile a great winter destination for the brave! I've heard many stories about the Mile in winter, Like, "it's a Miracle if you get their!”, or,” it’s a miracle if you catch a fish over 18'", or, “it’s a miracle if the winds not blowin’ 80 M/P/H”- to name a few.... Four wheel drive and careful planning will go a long way in having a successful trip verses getting stuck in the middle of nowhere. Checking the weather predictions for any warm weather cells can make or break your winter trips. For those who don’t know, the Miracle Mile is making a come-back! There are some big browns that reside in the upper Mile and with Pathfinder fuller than in previous years, there’s no telling what will swim, (and stay) up-river in the following months/years. We got off the water just as a new cold weather front moved into the area. If you’re going to plan a trip this time of year, be prepared for the worst! With today’s weather technology and online reports anglers can pick and choose when the ideal winter/weather conditions will make taking a trip to the Mile worth it or not...

The season never ends in the Rocky Mountain Region…

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The San Juan River In Late November

2008-12-02T16:16:00.000-08:00

With unusually warm winter weather the Midge hatches on the San Juan have been to say the least incredible! Tons of midge clusters mean throwing, "Dead Chicken's" or otherwise known as #12-14 Griffith’s Gnats followed by #22-26 midge dries and emergers. Trout were looking-up for food all day long making for some great dry fly action this past week.

Drift Film at New Belgium Brewery

2008-11-30T19:15:00.000-08:00

A stunning visual journey, DRIFT combines the highest quality film production, world class flyfishing and an eclectic group of anglers to create the most definitive film about the sport to date.

Drift takes you on a cinematic adventure across the flats of Belize and the Bahamas, down the tailwaters of the Green, Frying Pan and the Big Horn, spey casting on the Deschutes, and exploring the exotic rivers of Kashmir, India.

On Tuesday evening, December 2nd, there will be a showing of Drift at the New Belgium Brewery. The doors will open at 6:30pm with the film starting around 7:00pm. The NB Brewery was kind enough to donate their theatre and a few kegs for the show. Admission is $15 with all proceeds going to the Save The Poudre Coalition. Tickets are available at St. Peter's Fly Shop or at the door. CASH Only Please. See you there.

Drift Film Trailer

Some Big trout From Potamoi Media Group!

2008-11-21T08:32:00.000-08:00

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Fly Fishing Legend Lost in Accident

2008-11-13T13:17:00.001-08:00

I write with a heavy heart at the loss of a fly fishing legend Denny Breer, owner of Trout Creek Flies in Dutch John, Utah. Having just returned back from a trip to Belize, I was just informed today that the "Dean of the Green" died in a tragic accident on November 6th at his home. Years before I had the privilege of meeting Denny, my friends and I had thoroughly studied his book, Utah's Green River: A Fly Fisher's Guide to the Flaming Gorge Tailwater. Many of the techniques and lessons we learned from his book transferred to other tailwaters we would visit. He has been an unbelievable wealth of knowledge over the years.

A few years ago at the start of Fly Currents, Nick and myself were constantly on the road meeting with fly shop owners and guides. Being a new company with a new idea we got plenty of sceptical looks and suspicious reactions. Occasionally we would come across an owner that immediately understand what we were trying to do and get enthusiastic about helping us reach our objectives. On this rocky road we met with Denny and I will never forget how generous he was with his time and how he offered to help us without hesitation. It is no coincidence that many of the owners we met with afterwards were much more open to our ideas after knowing Denny was involved. We will always be grateful.

Whether you are just learning to fly fish or a seasoned angler there is a void in our sport that will be hard to fill. In an industry that, at times, can have strong opinions and egos, I have never heard anything but admiration and affection for Denny. He will be sorely missed.

Yampa Tailwater Pictures

2008-11-13T13:10:00.000-08:00

South Platte River Trout

2008-11-12T22:51:00.000-08:00

Why Fish in Rockies? Hopefully these pictures will inspire anglers to hit the river regardless of winter weather conditions. Gear-up and you'll be pleasantly surprised at the results!

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Late Fall Fly Fishing On The Eagle River

2008-11-06T09:03:00.000-08:00

Late Fall and early winter make for some incredible days on the river. Gear-up and you'll be happily surprised at the results. Low clear water, hungry trout, and less angling pressure are just a few of the reasons that make this time of year some of the best fishing to be had! I was lucky enough to meet up with a few pro's from Fly Fishing Outfitters in the Vail/Avon area. To say the least these fellows know how to fly fish the Eagle under any conditions! Whether your a seasoned angler, a local, or new to a specific location it is always a good idea to stop into the local fly shop(s) for the best information on where to go and current river techniques for that particular time of year. With Fly shops all along the I-70 corridor it's easy to hook-up with the guides and professionals who make there living on the water.

The Eagle is fishing great for this time of year as the pictures below will attest too. Trout are in the usual deep runs and pools. Nymphing with tiny midge patterns, emergers, soft hackles and attractors seemed to be the ticket today, but look out for the up incoming egg hatch as we move into the winter months. With the water low and clear 6x fluorocarbon leaders and tippet are a must to fool the bigger browns and rainbows.

Special thanks to Bob Streb and 2007 FFO Guide Of The Year Matt,"Lew" Lewis. An additional thanks to Jeff Lyon for helping me get some great pictures of Eagle bows and browns.

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