BASALT – As the water levels gradually come down on our local rivers, the fishing quickly heats up in anticipation of our world-renowned green drake mayfly hatch.The green drake is the largest mayfly ...
BASALT – The green drake hatch had long migrated upriver by the time I returned to the Roaring Fork. That always happens. Often, I miss the frenzy entirely, but sometimes, out of pure luck, I catch a ...
Green Drakes, Caddis, Yellow Sallies and Blue Wing Olives are providing great dry fly fishing on the Blue River. Barry Kirkpatrick at Cutthroat Anglers in Silverthorne says the Drake hatch is at its ...