Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing ...

More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

There’s no official fly-tying season, but if there was it would be in the depths of winter. The image of a fly tier hunched over their fly-tying vise on a cold winter’s night is about as romantic as ...

As another fishing season starts to change complexion, the smart guys start looking for ways to improve their success. Two fellows from Fort Collins have come up with a book that’s almost certain to ...

It’s 7 p.m. Wednesday and as the wind howls across Fort Collins, a crowd forms around the table of Rick Takahashi. The half-dozen anglers from Northern Colorado huddle around Takahashi, watching in ...

The midge in its various phases is one of the most important trout foods in almost every body of water, making up to 50 percent of a trout’s diet, dependent on time of year. But it’s easy to miss a ...

It’s no mystery why I start thinking about fly tying every year around this time. The nights are getting longer and longer and I’ve convinced myself the fishing in December is never very good; ...