Fishing - The Durango Herald

Have fly rod, will travel

A friend from California called late last winter wanting to know if I’d like to join him for two days of fly fishing in Gunnison this summer. I quickly checked my analog calendar and discove...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Anglers asked to stop fishing at noon daily on several Southwest Colorado rivers

Warm water, low flows and fishing pressure are stressing trout

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Anglers asked to stop fishing at noon daily on several Southwest Colorado rivers

Warm water, low flows and fishing pressure are stressing trout

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rising water temperatures threaten fish populations

Drought, lower flows pose serious challenges to aquatic life in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Old friends meeting my new friend

Having become the poster boy as to why people pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon, She Who Must Be Obeyed (SWMBO) thought I should have a river helper. My balance has becom...

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Little Adventures: Fishing ‘for kids’ not ‘with kids’

Anyone who tells you they don’t go fishing to catch fish is either a liar, a bad fisherman or a parent. Unfortunately for my fishing addiction, I am the latter of the three. When...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Be prepared, make a list

If I remember correctly, the motto for the Boy Scouts is “Be Prepared”. That should also be the motto for those of us that fly fish. Not being prepared as you head out for a day ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Hunting, fishing licenses required (even if you don’t hunt or fish) for hundreds of Colorado wildlife areas

Rule approved last month applies to State Wildlife Areas and State Trust Lands

DATE: Jun 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Pastorious hidden in plain sight

Even though COVID-19 is still with us, and it seems many writers can think of nothing else to write about, I have strayed from that place. Actually, I am at the point of either ch...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Business flows again for fishing lodges and river guides

‘COVID crushed our season’

DATE: Jun 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

What I did during the lockdown

My email inbox has been filled with things to do during the stay-at-home edict. They have ranged from making the house spotless, finishing the entire honey-do list, gaining weight and develo...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies