Rainbow Trout
Yampa River Access Points Below Stagecoach Dam
Yampa River access points below Stagecoach Dam are limited to about three miles of public water. Here is where to park, where to walk, and where it ends.
Fremont Canyon Fly Fishing: Access, Flows & Wyoming Trout Tactics
Fremont canyon fly fishing rewards stealth: technical tailwater pockets below Pathfinder Dam, light-tippet rigs, and big wary North Platte trout. Access, flows, and tactics.
Poudre Canyon Fly Fishing: Complete Access & Tactics Guide
Poudre Canyon fly fishing rewards anglers who learn the pullouts, the pocket water, and the seasonal rhythm of Highway 14. Here’s the canyon, mile by mile.
Arkansas River Hopper Fishing: Late Summer Bank-Beater Tactics
Arkansas river hopper fishing peaks from late July through early September when flows settle and the willows kick terrestrials onto the bank — here is how to time it.
Dream Stream Dry Fly Fishing: Section-by-Section Summer Guide
Dream Stream dry fly fishing demands a section-by-section plan — here is where to walk, what to tie on, and how to fish each summer stretch from Spinney down.
Conejos River Access: Wild Trout Water Section by Section
Conejos River access splits into three sections that fish nothing alike. Where to park, what the water does, and the Wild Trout rules on each stretch.
Eagle River Hopper Fishing: Summer Bank-Beater Tactics
Eagle River hopper fishing peaks in late July and early August when flows settle. Here’s how we time conditions, pick patterns, and fish the bank.
Grey Reef Fly Fishing: Wyoming’s Trophy Rainbow Destination
The first time I fished Grey Reef, I lost three fish before lunch and every one of them was bigger than anything I’d caught that year. My buddy and I launched a drift boat below the dam into water so glassy it looked like it couldn’t hold a bluegill, let alone the 22-inch rainbow that…
Nymphing the Pueblo Tailwater: Euro Rigs, Depth Control & Cold-Water Tactics
Pueblo Tailwater nymphing is the technique that turns 12-inch days into 18-inch days. Euro-rig formulas, depth control, and the two-fly system that works on cold tailwater.
Fryingpan River Fly Fishing: The Complete Guide to Colorado’s Premier Tailwater
Fryingpan River fly fishing doesn’t care about your ego. I’ve watched accomplished anglers stand slack-jawed as a thick rainbow casually rejected their perfectly drifted fly for the fifteenth time. That’s the paradox of this legendary Colorado tailwater: the fish are fat, abundant, and impossibly educated. Running 14 miles from Ruedi Reservoir down to its confluence…
