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Don Oliver
Position: Staff reporter

Sundowning

Here are a few ideas to help tie your flies as you get older

SetSetSet, or hook setting, is last part of landing fish

Six years ago, I looked it up, I wrote a column about setting the hook when fly fishing. I need to remind myself every time I’m on the water how to correctly set a hook, I thought maybe you ...

Spring trips anywhere prepare for the worst

Bring enough gear for any weather in a fly fishing trip

Long time friend

How a river can be a great companion for decades

It’s spring, sort of

Here’s how to prepare for the tricky weather

Fly fish, eat, sleep times six

It has been a while since I have had to use my passport to go fly fishing. My friend and fly-fishing partner, John and I put a stop to that dilemma this past February. Usually John and I ch...

Being quiet and slowing down

Relax, take your time and nature will show its beauty

White river: Third time was the best

If you are not a regular reader of my columns, the title of this one is a tipoff that I’ve been known to repeat trips and then write about them as if this is all brand-new. Before I tell you...

The sound of silence

If everything is right, the sound of silence should be present.

Fishing in feeder streams

It’s a win-win situation in my book

A reunion on the Hermosa River

Some favorite spots are still in the altered Middle Fork

High, fast and deep

Adjusting to fish at record water levels