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Email: durango_fishing@frontier.net
My wife and I recently spent a week on and fly-fished from what can only be described as the ultimate mother ship. To set the stage, one needs to have an understanding of what constitutes a mother...
DATE: March 5, 2014 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
When I was contemplating writing this month’s column, I thought it would be nice if I went where the fish would take dry flies, the weather would be nice and I wouldn’t be fishing with hundreds of...
DATE: Feb. 5, 2014 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
I believe the movement patterns of a golf swing and fly-fishing cast are very similar. Because the goal is to get the ball or fly to a place you want it to be, how your cast or swing looks is...
DATE: Jan. 2, 2014 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
The other day I was standing in the stream when, under normal weather conditions, I would have been home napping in front of the fireplace. There was no reason for the day to be that warm. It was...
DATE: Dec. 5, 2013 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
My favorite holiday, Halloween, has come and gone. My second-favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is coming up. I am thankful for all the things folks give thanks for as they sit around the Thanksgiving...
DATE: Oct. 31, 2013 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
In my 20 years of living in Durango, I believe the word I hear mispronounced all kinds of different ways is Vallecito. It’s a beautiful-sounding Spanish word when pronounced correctly. For those...
DATE: Oct. 3, 2013 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
Four years ago, I wrote a column about fly-fishing for smallmouth bass on the John Day River in Oregon. I mention this because some of you may actually be able to remember something that happened...
DATE: Sept. 5, 2013 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
If you’re a farmer, rancher or fly-fisherman, your theme song most likely is “Rain, Rain, Come Again and Again and Again.” The only way you’re not aware there is a drought in Southwest Colorado is...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2013 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
I have heard it said, “Carp is a poor man’s bonefish.” I want you to know that becoming addicted to fly-fishing for carp can turn a wealthy man into a poor man. Recently, I started my quest to...
DATE: July 4, 2013 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
When hard-core fly-fishers head to the Bahamas, a great place for them to stay is the Andros South Lodge on Andros island. The lodge is designed for those who want a great saltwater experience...
DATE: June 6, 2013 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
The first weekend of April brought a real feeling that spring finally had arrived with the annual Duranglers Fly Fishing Festival. The warm weather felt great, and the festival was lots of fun....
DATE: May 1, 2013 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
An anonymous source has always told me that it is not size that is important, but the quantity of fish that makes a fun day of fly-fishing. Im not sure I totally buy into that theory. However, at...
DATE: April 4, 2013 | COLUMN: Flies & Lies
