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Drought causing issues for Durango’s fish hatchery

Less water forcing wildlife managers to stock fish earlier than normal

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gumbo, Dixie Beer and Redfish

If you are familiar with the south, you know from the title I was in Louisiana. Louisiana, similar to other Gulf Coast states, is known for many things. But I think the gumbo, beer and redfi...

DATE: Jan 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Looks and nudges on the Animas River

The high country is snowed-in, the Southern Ute Reservation and the San Juan River are closed, the lakes are icing over; the Animas is our fall-back. And, frankly, it is a good fall-back. ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Curls that aren’t so cute

We’ve all seen advertising pictures of little girls with cute curly hair. Those of us that fly fish have seen a fly cast that falls several feet short of the intended target because the line...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Silverton’s Bryon Powell completes the first Troutman 100

Ultra-runner combines love for fly fishing, conservation work in mountain challenge

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Photos: Casting a line at Pastorius Reservoir

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado cutthroat restored to 23 miles of Hermosa Creek

Decades-long project creates longest continuous stretch for native fish

DATE: Oct 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Braided, brookies and a bird

Last week, two members of the Braided fly fishing club and I decided the three of us should spend a day fly fishing for brook trout. For those of you that don’t know, Braided is a fly fishin...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

More Colorado fishing holes have closed this year than in the past 10

As algae, low water levels and repairs put fisheries out of commission, anglers rush in

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Voluntary fishing closures on Southwest Colorado rivers lifted

Colorado Parks and Wildlife had asked anglers to stop at noon

DATE: Sep 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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