Fishing

Outdoors

Festival shares the passion

Duranglers cast their line on fishing season

April 9, 2015

Local News

Lines blur between state, fed lands

Sponsor of bill seeking clarification

April 6, 2015

Outdoors

Fly fishing’s lure on display at festival

event begins Friday at DoubleTree

April 2, 2015

Flies & Lies

Power of 2 helps make saltwater trip excellent

This really becomes apparent if you are fly fishing in a location that does not have a fly shop within…

April 1, 2015

Sports

A sporting chance to beat the shoulder season

Athletics-wise, the local high school teams – and, to a certain extent, Fort Lewis College – shift into high gear…

March 27, 2015

Local News

Residents advise Parks and Wildlife on its future

Workshop finds funding is top priority

March 19, 2015

Outdoors

Tall tales? Yes and no, fishing writer says

Durango guide releases second book

March 18, 2015

Outdoors

Cold-water fishing can offer anglers respite from crowds

Abby Montgomery, of Helena, hikes along the Madison River in Bear Trap Canyon, Montana. Montgomery, a Montana State University student…

March 12, 2015

Flies & Lies

Taxes are good for TART; did I really say that?

The reason for this disclaimer is I know my friends are going to think I have a new brain as…

March 5, 2015

Local News

Sportsmen rally for their public lands

Colorado’s anglers and hunters protest efforts to transfer federal lands to state control

February 25, 2015

Sports

Kids big winners at Vallecito ice-fishing tourney

But, in his defense, it was a big fish, and must have seemed huge to a boy of 4 or…

February 22, 2015

Local News

Vallecito on – and through – ice

Nearly 200 ice anglers showed up for the 2015 Winter Fishing Contest on Saturday at Vallecito Reservoir, according to Jim…

February 21, 2015

Sports

Hesperus Ski Area calling it a season

Travel down U.S. Highway 160 any time after dark and you couldn’t miss the lighted slope with its evening hours…

February 13, 2015

Outdoors

The trout below the ice

cooperating, so far, for anglers at Mancos State Park

January 21, 2015

Local News

Animas River trout in decline

young browns particularly worrisome

December 7, 2014

Flies & Lies

Underwear not on Christmas wish list

I really don’t need anything. My fishing closet, rod rack and boat storage area are almost full. Basically, I can…

December 4, 2014

Local News

Outdoors groups back carbon rules

A group of 10 outdoor organizations and businesses have released a letter supporting EPA climate-change rules. John Gale, national sportsmen…

November 13, 2014

Flies & Lies

Guides with time and talent helping others

However, there are times when fly fishing guides volunteer their time and talent to be a river helper for someone…

October 2, 2014

Flies & Lies

Want to fly-fish? Head north along Animas River

From the 32nd Street bridge south to Bondad, the Animas is known for big browns and rainbows. It is also…

September 4, 2014

Outdoors

Taking a child fishing is a special experience

Ben began sending me drawings – I’ve got a very colorful dinosaur hanging on the refrigerator – and stories he’d…

August 28, 2014

Outdoors

Lots of coho fishing action on Columbia River

From his vantage point, Pitts could see the fishing rods on both sides of the 42-foot boat. A rod on…

August 14, 2014

Local News

Sportsmen’s bill hits rough waters

Environmental, gun-control issues chill Udall measure

July 7, 2014

Local News

A change is in the air for Saturday

Calm water and warm temperatures make for a great combination to chase fish with a fly rod at Vallecito Reservoir…

April 22, 2014

Good Earth

Drowning in mud

choke to death on silt as deluge floods nearly dry river

August 28, 2013