Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
5 Reasons People Don’t Catch As Many Trout As They Should
By Kyle Wilkenson These 5 bad habits will keep you from catching the fish you deserve. Whether I’m guiding or working in the shop, one thing rings true-- I talk to a lot of anglers. Living in Denver, a lot of these anglers have made it past...
10 Types Of Water That Always Hold Trout
If you are new to trout fishing, you may find yourself asking, “Where exactly are the fish?” At first the river may seem like a puzzle. Especially large rivers where anglers new to the sport are easily overwhelmed by options. Once you learn to read the...
Build Your Own Fly Rod: DIY Video #2
Matt Draft is back for the second video on building your own fly rod. In this week’s video Matt will help you understand the components that make a quality fly rod. You’ll learn about the choices available in grips, reel seats, guides and more. Matt also...
Use Birds to Quickly Locate Bait and Schools of Fish
By Kent Klewein Certain times of the year in both freshwater and saltwater, anglers can use flocks of actively feeding birds to locate large concentrations of bait and fish. This was the case during my recent fly fishing trip with Capt. Joel Dickey. First thing, early in...
The Greatest Christmas Story Ever
Admittedly this story doesn’t have much to do with fly fishing except that it happens in the parking lot at Simms, and it’s awesome. My buddy Rich Hohne, like a lot of us, did some traveling this Christmas. He spoke at a conference in Arizona just...