LAKE CITY, Colo. — The Lake Fork of the Gunnison was running cold and clear when I took my first tentative steps from shore, feeling my wading boots sliding off the smooth river rocks on the bottom.

Every time I fish a brook trout stream, I’m reminded why I have such a soft spot for them. I’m a sucker for dry fly eats, and a brook trout hits a dry fly like no other. The best thing about them?

Every year, there’s a period of about six weeks between late April and early June when people will tell you trout rivers are unfishable. Don’t listen to them. It’s true that as temperatures warm, snow ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For a long time, when I thought of trying my hand at fly fishing, I pictured myself standing in the ankle-deep water of a mellow river with a large rod in ...

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DENVER (KDVR) — Fly fishing enthusiasts in Colorado have the opportunity to enjoy the state’s “secret season.” While the cold weather is no secret in Colorado, it is the factor that creates the ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Releasing a brown trout back into a river in western Colorado. Colorado has acquired over ...

It is the kind of summer that rewrites records and upends plans. Across Colorado in July 2026, rivers that have drawn fly anglers from across the country for generations — the Colorado, the Rio Grande ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — In the early season, when the rivers are still running high and cool from snowmelt, KynsLee Scott loves trout fishing. As a fishing guide and conservationist, her life revolves ...

Last March, I surprised my dad with a flight to come visit me in Colorado. I’d been living here for about two years and had discovered some good trout waters that I wanted to share with him. There was ...