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I guess I am pretty easy going on this. Coming to Denver? Fish the South Platte in Cheesman Canyon or downstream a bit around Deckers. Or hit the Colorado between Hot Sulfur Springs and Kremmling....

Great job! Lousy loop. ;)

Looks more like a party dress to me.

My bride had been teasing me to shave off my beard. I think she wanted to verify I was the same guy she married in 1967. Two months ago I shaved it off. One look in the mirror and I began...

People seem to have strong feelings on this issue, so I hesitate to engage. I have no expertise, just a lot of time spent nymphing.

A medium fast rod did fine for me. I tried a much softer and...

New Tyer 1 has been at this a long time! When he first showed up here I sent him a vise, basic tying tools and some materials. Never heard boo back from him.

I'm sure he chuckles every time he...

I've seen some wooden homemade fly tying boxes that carry materials and have the vise attach directly to the box, which is heavy and big enough to hold the vise steady. They won't solve a weight...

Great post, Bob!

We ended up with an official 13". I live about 2 miles from where the Rockies shoot up out of the plains. It is the view from our house. The sun came out today and the mountains have never looked...

There's at least a foot of snow on our deck table and it is 17 degrees. Springtime in the Rockies! Snow is still coming down, but seems to have tapered off. We need this snow for the year's water...

I was expecting a tale of a wife who had encouraged you to go on a fishing trip. ;)

Think of it as a camouflaged line. Some people go out of their way to buy one. The color will make absolutely no difference to the fish.

You may want to lay the line out in the warm sun for a...

Mike, I'll bet you are under 30. Us older guys tend to wade like we are much older and more fragile than we really are. But I watch my sons wade like they are crossing a normal street. I admire...

Think of it as your fishing baptism for 2013!

I've only fallen once and, ironically, it was caused by my wading Folstaff. I was wading in what turned out to be a muddy area. The tip of my...

I've never used a fly rod in warm water, but can possibly help interpret.

The rod "weight" generally refers to how much it bends in response to a pull from the end of the line - be that from a...

Welcome! I reco you check out your local library for fly fishing books first. The ones by Orvis and LL Bean are especially comprehensive ones. and there's a ton of information available on the...

Let's be real careful on this thread, folks. The site bans political debates and this one could turn that way real fast if we are not careful.

I live in CO, but plan to move soon. My guess is...

Look for an out of print book called "How to get lost and found in New Zealand". It shows up used on Amazon often. It is dated, but a really great guide book for a visit as regards the things that...

Bob, I could afford to buy the best. I choose not to do so. I'm naturally frugal, which is probably why I can still afford to buy the best if I wished. ;) I don't see highly outfitted newbies as...

There seem to be two camps on this. One camp is extremely helpful to other fly fishers they encounter n the water and another camp keeps their hard-earned knowledge to themselves and expects the...

Actually, I have seen reverse snobbery in some fly fishers. Guy walks up all decked out with top of the line gear and gets no help from nearby fly fishers because of the way he is dressed and the...

I use Firefox most of the time, but some sites will not work until I shift to IE. I think it is a good idea to have both available.

"Average" can be a very misleading statistic. It does not take many very high paid angler to balance out a whole lot of lower paid anglers. And I suspect a higher percentage of highly paid folks...

My copy is from 1976. Happy to help if I can.

Kevin

I have not given up on you and you remain in my prayers. Fight it with everything you can. Keep finding things that make you laugh out loud or give you great incentive to keep on going...