“My most applicable fishing lesson in Montana wasn’t delivered through cutthroats on dry flies or wild rainbows on grasshoppers or streamer smashing browns. But through carp — those big-scaled, suction-mouthed rough fish we often think are better off as garden…
Gary Giudice describes it as something akin to judging the Miss America Pageant, but says five streams in Colorado are all winners. They include the Gunnison and the south fork of Boulder Creek: “For those looking for big fish and…
In the Denver Post, Karl Licis writes about Colorado’s “carp flats,” noting that the hunt for these highly selective fish has created a fly-fishing subculture. “Well, maybe not exactly the Florida flats, but for a number of fly-fishermen in search…
Is it possible to find trout-fishing solitude in a popular destination like Yellowstone National Park? You bet. This week Phil Monahan suggests a few spots — some requiring hiking and others not far from the beaten path — that are…
“‘It all comes down to presentation,’ [Capt. Ken Harris] said. ‘What interests me is: Can you make the animal eat when he is 15 feet away from the boat? The absolute most important thing is: Don’t let the shark get…
“A half-dozen times a year for a decade, I drove over a creek so small you could jump across in most places. It went under the road a mile from a major trout river, and I always wondered what it…
You’d never know it from the two inches of snow on the ground here on Colorado’s front range this morning, but we’re less than six weeks away from the start of “summer” in the northern hemisphere. While freestone anglers enjoy…
In the Houston Chronicle, Joe Doggett reports on his recent trip to distant Christmas Island — a popular bonefish destination that has seen its share of ups and downs. “The coral atoll was discovered by English explorer Capt. James Cook…
Not a lot of surprises here: most of the great lodges here cost well over $4,000 per week, not including air fare. Then again, we can name a handful of do-it-yourself expeditions that would cost as much or more and…
In North Carolina Game and Fish, Jim Casada highlights five places to fish for trout in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These areas can be explored during full or half-day outings, yet still offer that much needed retreat from…