The poly wing caddis: Follow steps #1-#4 but substitute polypropylene yarn for elk hair in step #5. “When the water is a little choppy I like the ability of polypropylene yarn to sink and come back up ...

I have been thinking about Mom. Days on the calendar keep getting crossed off. Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching. My gaze falls over the river. A small moth bounces across the water. Closer ...

Green drakes, caddis, PMDs, yellow Sallies, rusty spinners: Don’t leave home without them.Major hatches are making for hot fishing conditions from Aspen to Glenwood. It’s a good time to call in sick ...

The Mother’s Day caddis hatch — is it really on the second Sunday in May every year? Not really. It is more of a generalization for what is happening across the Rockies at that time of year. Whether ...

The heat is on. The Fourth of July has come and gone, and summertime fishing conditions are the rule across most of the state.Water temperatures are warming on many lakes and reservoirs, sending trout ...

LIVINGSTON — May is a month when trout gorge. Following a long winter of fairly skimpy food, the emergence of the prolific Mother's Day caddis provides an opportunity for gluttony. Fly anglers rejoice ...

Dry fly fishing has picked up considerably with both March brown and caddis. Fish a dry dropper setup consisting of a March brown in a size 12 with a smaller midge, or classic beadhead pattern like a ...

My windshield is a mess. Hordes of moth-like insects hatched on the lower Madison River this weekend, and they flitted about incomprehensibly in thick clouds. Some of the clouds hovered over the river ...