Fishing

Local News

Runoff means first survey of Dolores fish since 2019

Dewatering of the river has imperiled three native species

June 25, 2023

Local News

Photo: Fish kebab

A blue heron uses its beak to spear a largemouth bass for a morning meal while walking the shoreline June…

June 15, 2023

Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court ends fisherman’s right-to-wade argument

Hill sued, arguing a riverbed is public property open for wading anglers

June 6, 2023

Sports

Measure twice, cut once

rather, check twice, then fish

June 3, 2023

Sports

Sometimes ya just gotta laugh

Fishing, and failing, in Belize

May 5, 2023

Sports

Staying safe and dry

on fishing after a record snow pack

March 31, 2023

Flies & Lies

Two words: ‘Keep out’

Thoughts on fishing, navigating private property

March 3, 2023

Sports

200 and counting

Looking back on 200 columns I feel sure it’s hard for you to imagine a columnist being without words. Yet,…

February 3, 2023

Regional News

More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns

PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers Fountain Creek splits around…

January 17, 2023

Outdoors

Tie one on

advice to begin tying flies

January 6, 2023

Local News

Bipartisan bill aims to extend protections of endangered fish

Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act targets preservation of native species

January 6, 2023

Flies & Lies

Gifts that don’t cost money

So, instead of getting out-of-sorts with all the buying hype for a religious event, I’m going to approach the season…

December 3, 2022

Local News

Lake Nighthorse kokanee salmon help ensure next year’s stock

150,000 fish released into the reservoir will produce up to 1.5 million eggs this year

November 17, 2022

Local News

Brook trout caught in Hinsdale County sets Colorado record

reeled in from remote lake at 11,130 feet elevation in Uncompahgre National Forest

November 15, 2022

Business

PJ’s Fine Bamboo Rods brings unique style to fly fishing

Springs based e-commerce business is set to open its first store next week

October 2, 2022

Sports

Blast and cast

Visiting old friends, hunting dove and fly fishing in Texas

September 30, 2022

Regional News

Colorado’s official state fish makes second comeback after previously thought extinct

Wildlife officials report a breeding population of greenback cutthroat trout

September 27, 2022

Regional News

On the Colorado River, growing concern for fish as waters warm

An angler casts a line at Lees Ferry near Marble Canyon, Ariz., in 2011. From prized rainbow trout to protected…

September 24, 2022

Flies & Lies

There’s more to fly fishing than catching

getting out can be rewarding

September 2, 2022

Sports

Articulation makes a good fly

Experimenting and finding realistic movements while fly fishing

August 5, 2022

Local News

Low water, warm temps prompt voluntary fishing limit in Southwest Colorado

Closure from noon to midnight on region’s rivers seeks to avoid weather-related stress on fish

July 22, 2022

Flies & Lies

Hooked on no hook

A fly fishing experiment with the hooks cut off

July 1, 2022

Flies & Lies

A return to civility and bonefish

Bahamas starting to recover from Hurricane Dorian

June 1, 2022

Flies & Lies

Fish small area lakes for large amounts of fun

Depending on the lake, you can catch trout, bass, carp, panfish and catfish

May 6, 2022