On The Water

  • Aug062022

    Mystery Hatches On The Frying Pan River

    I’ve always enjoyed the mental parts of fly fishing as much as the physical parts. Watching insect hatches unfold around…

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  • Jul192022

    Colorado River Report

    ANGLER ALERT! Read Before Fishing Due to high water temperatures, low flows, and reduced oxygen in the water, fish in…

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  • Jul162022

    Fishing Green Drakes In The Roaring Fork Valley – Part 3

    Fishing Green Drakes In The Roaring Fork Valley – Part 3 Fishing pocket water often produces higher numbers of fish…

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  • Jun292022

    Fishing Green Drakes In The Roaring Fork Valley – Part 2

    On the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers the Green Drakes hatch at dusk. Periodic light hatches of drakes can occur…

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  • Jun092022

    Fishing Green Drakes In The Roaring Fork Valley – Part 1

    From late June all the way into October, anglers from around the country flock to the Roaring Fork Valley in…

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  • May072022

    Mother’s Day Caddis

    Mother’s Day caddis. These three words make fisherman shutter in their wading boots as spring finally takes hold. Though the…

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  • Mar122022

    Mental Toughness Key To Successful Fly Fishing

    March in the Roaring Fork Valley exemplifies the meaning of spring awakening, especially for the local fishing contingent. Our heralded…

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  • Feb032022

    In Memory of Tripp Dobson 1965-2022

    We lost another of our old friends on Saturday, January 29, 2022–Arthur “Tripp” Dobson III.  Tripp fell to cancer, like…

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  • Dec312021

    CFS Team Building – Louisiana Edition

    Crystal Fly Shops owner, David Johnson, has graciously taken his hard-working fishing guides to Louisiana for a little team building…

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  • Dec162021

    Snow Days

    Kirk Webb Some of my fondest memories as a child took place when my mom would quietly tiptoe into my…

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