Tag Archives: Colorado Fly Fishing

No Place to Hide

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

My wife thinks its kind of disturbing I get so excited about dry flies. Truth is, I agree with her on two counts. I do get excited, and it is mildly disturbing. If anglers in general are defined by their … Continue reading →

The 95th Percentile

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

Spend a season on any given river, a hundred days or more, and you’ll find that there’s maybe five or six that stand out in your memory, days when a healthy river system is revealed for what it should be, … Continue reading →

A Good Day to Stay Indoors?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

It is a fact that the best days to find fish rising to blue wings are often the best days to stay indoors, close to the hearth. They are those days when a sullen blanket of grey smothers the peaks … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Fishing Report | Tagged Arkansas River Caddis Hatch, Arkansas River Colorado, Arkansas River Stonefly Hatch, Black Canyon fly fishing, Carp Fishing, Colorado Fly Fishing, Fly fishing, Gunnison Gorge, Salida Colorado, Salida Colorado Mountain Biking, Salida Colorado Real Estate, Salida Fly Fishing, Salida Real Estate | 3 Comments

Diary Of A Dry Fly Tragic

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

While there is an element of optimism inherent in any style of recreational fishing, I like to think it is heightened amongst the ranks of dry fly tragics. The dark arts of nymphing may be viewed as an acceptable, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Fishing Report | Tagged Arkansas River Caddis Hatch, Arkansas River Colorado, Arkansas River Stonefly Hatch, Black Canyon fly fishing, Carp Fishing, Colorado Fly Fishing, Fly fishing, Gunnison Gorge, Salida Colorado, Salida Colorado Mountain Biking, Salida Colorado Real Estate, Salida Fly Fishing, Salida Real Estate | 8 Comments

The Dog Days of March

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

In a way I feel cheated. Cold spring days battling wind, snow and sleet on the river are as much a part of the fishing calendar as the t-shirt weather of August, the glory of fall in the high country … Continue reading →

Fresh Powder, Dry Flies

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

I called Kym from Monarch around the middle of the day for a weather report, trying to decide if I should stay where I was, taking face shots of fresh powder in the trees, or head down to the river … Continue reading →