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Women Who Flyfish, Women Who Guide | Women’s Wellness Weekend Review

Fellow guide, Mandy Hertzfeld, and I had the pleasure of guiding a wonderful group or women at Minturn Anglers’ private water at Sweetwater Ranch as part of their Women’s Wellness Weekend. The fish were biting and the wine was flowing. My favorite aspects of guiding- getting women more involved in fly fishing (no longer a …

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Alcova Reservoir Inlet | Trophy Trout & Walleye Trips

This Spring we are pleased to present a very Unique and virtually unexplored fly fishing experience deep in Fremont Canyon where the North Platte river enters Alcova Reservoir. By now many have experienced Fremont Canyon, but few have seen the inlet where Fremont dumps into Alcova Reservoir. That’s because the only way to get there …

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Minturn Anglers & Colorado Skies Outfitters Have United!

We are pleased to officially announce that Minturn Anglers and Colorado Skies have merged as one to be Colorado’s Fly Shop! Come by and meet the entire crew during our Small business Saturday BBQ all Day November 30th! There have been some questions as to what will change and if the people you have come …

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Layering Properly for Winter Fly Fishing in Colorado

Dress right for comfortable winter fly fishing in Colorado Fly fish all day by wearing the right clothes This time of year, fishing is at the tail end of people’s to-do list. It’s cold, there’s good skiing and snowboarding, and major holidays/travel interfere with our favorite sport. These and many other reasons are why the …

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Tips for Tying the Stonefly Variant

Fishing on the Eagle River, CO is absolutely incredible right now. The fish are HUNGRY and the weather is getting better by the day. Longer days and increasing water temperatures have gotten the bugs up and moving on the Eagle River. The fish are hungry and eating like crazy! But with so many different bugs …

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A Guide’s Approach to Fly Fishing in Colorado, specifically the Eagle and Gore

Approaching the waters in the Vail Valley I believe one of the most common mistakes made by Fly Fishermen and Fly Fisherwomen is in their rush to get into the water and into “that one great spot.” Now if the Caddis hatch is coming off in carpets or the majestic Salmon Fly hatch looks like …

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Papa’s Minturn Anglers Idaho Steelhead Trip Recap

Three years ago, my son David invited me to the Salmon River in Pulaski, New York to fish for steelhead. On our 1st day, i used my trusty spincast reel and we basically floated the whole day but got skunked. So the next day, David suggested we just go to the “fly zone” and I can …

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Mid Winter Midge Mania

Tying and Fishing Winter’s Most abundant food source Experiment with different materials to create small patterns that stand out Myth #1: Small flies=Small fish……..NOT The main food source on freestones like the Eagle River during the winter months are Midges. Sure they would rather eat Drakes and Stones, stay nice and fat and not worry …

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