Tailwater
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…
Trico Hatch Colorado Fly Fishing: Spinner Falls & Tactics Guide
The Hour Before Coffee on the Dream Stream The first time the Tricos really got me was on the Dream Stream below Spinney, an August morning so still the only sound was the click of my reel. I had walked in at first light expecting to nymph the morning away, and instead I stood ankle-deep…
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.
Is It Fishing Well Today? The FlyGuysNLies Fishing Verdict
Learn how to use the FlyGuysNLies fishing verdict, Best Right Now sorting, and river detail screen to check today’s conditions before you go.
Best Flies for the Pueblo Tailwater: A Season-by-Season Box
The best flies for the Pueblo Tailwater are smaller, leaner, and tied a size darker than what works upstream. A year-round box for the Arkansas’s runoff refuge.
Pueblo Tailwater Spring Fishing: Runoff Window, Midges and BWOs
Pueblo Tailwater spring fishing is the Arkansas’s runoff insurance — cold steady flows below the dam, midge-to-BWO transition, and trophy browns within walking distance of town.
Pale Morning Dun Hatch Colorado: Your Guide to PMD Season
Master Pale Morning Dun Hatch Colorado with timing, patterns, presentation techniques, and river-specific tactics for PMD success.
Indicator Nymphing Fly Fishing: Rigs, Strikes & Setup
Master indicator nymphing fly fishing with Colorado-focused rigs, leader formulas, depth control tactics, and strike detection for 2026.
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…
Winter Fly Fishing Utah: Complete Guide to Cold Weather Rivers
Winter fly fishing Utah delivers world-class tailwaters and quiet freestones. This guide covers the rivers, flows, hatches, and tactics that make cold-weather trout cooperate.
