Summer bug forecast

My morning commute begins close to the South Platte and as I sit at the traffic light several mayflies landed on my windshield. And they were a pretty good size. Ahh, the things that make the commute enjoyable. I’m not an entomologist but I think this is gonna be a buggy summer. I’m on the [...]

Report from Steamboat

We almost didn’t go, the reports of flooding in town made me hesitate, but we still went. As far as the fishing, I couldn’t tell ya how it was, I never made it to the river. The trip was planned weeks before my wife broke her thumb- a random accident involving a dog that is [...]

New additions to the blogroll

These are three site I visit almost daily. I don’t get to fish as much as I would like so I read as much as I can. These guys are  local to me and fish some of the same water so all of their input is absorbed and used. Midge Man has some of the [...]

Gear Storage

I recently became the proud owner of a great storage solution- a DeBourgh Manufacturing locker. It’s made in Colorado from all American steel. The construction is unbelievably solid- every non-moving part is welded and it’s made from 18 gauge steel with a powder coated finish. This will last a lifetime. It was a sample so it [...]

Flies for Stagecoach

The family and I will be heading to Steamboat in a couple of weeks and I’ll get some time on the Stagecoach tailwater. I’ve fished there twice before and both times have taught me a thing or two. I don’t usually go after large trout; it’s not cause it ain’t fun, it’s usually cause of [...]