As spring slowly takes hold in the Colorado high country, we’ve been tying some of our favorite caddis patterns. Whether you’re fishing the famed Mother’s Day Caddis hatch on the Arkansas River, or anywhere else...

As the weather begins to warm and the drab colors of winter begin to turn green, we find some of our favorite fly fishing of the year. Caddis hatches, big nymphs and aggressively feeding trout...

When you’re packing for a saltwater fly fishing trip, there are a handful of essentials you shouldn’t leave home without. In this article, we’ll cover some of those “must have” items.  In case you missed...

Getting ready for a saltwater fly fishing trip? Will this be your first leap from trout to permit or tarpon? We asked our team for their recommendations for terminal tackle. When it comes to saltwater...

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Brent Bauer, Director of Product for Umpqua Feather Merchants, to discuss fly fishing and fly tying hooks. Whether you’re purchasing flies from your local fly shop,...

No matter the temps outside, there’s always more to learn and practice in fly fishing! While you have some downtime, try testing yourself on the following fly fishing knots. How many do you already know?...

What IS trout spey? Sometimes called micro spey, it’s basically a sized-down version of the two-handed spey casting used for salmon and steelhead fishing. Trout spey fishing has gained a following in recent years, and...

Two of the prime times each year to catch big fish on mountain lakes is just before ice-up in the fall and after ice-off in the spring. These two windows offer anglers the chance to...

With the arrival of fall, many of us here at the fly shop have streamer fishing on the brain. As trout pack on calories for the winter and brown trout prepare to spawn, these fish...