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Float Fishing Guide Part 1 — The Boat, brown dog in green float fishing boat surrounded by fishing gear on the bank of a river

Float Fishing Guide Part 1 — The Boat

Floating Gear Guide Part 1: The Boat Chris Opfer   You’ve decided you need to reach the pinnacle of fly fishing prowess. You already have all the expensive rods, the Abel nippers to go with your Abel reel, and you can find the word “guide” on all of your fly fishing apparel. It’s time for …

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So, You Think You Can Fish…

So, You Think You Can Fish… My dad came into my room at about 4 a.m. and told me it was time to go. I was 12 and my youth wanted me to stay in bed, but my future was calling. My dad and my uncle had rented a car to make the 4+ hour …

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Changing Waters

Changing Waters By Tyler Banker     Waders? Yes. Boots? Yes. Rods and reels? Yes. Pack? Yes. Net? Oops, no, where’s my net? You systematically place all your gear in your vehicle (Here are a couple great options for gear storage so you don’t leave anything behind: Yakoda Gear Transport and Cimarro Duffel Bag.) You’ve …

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The Golden (Trout) Rule: A Guide to Fly Fishing Etiquette for the New and Experienced Alike

The Golden (Trout) Rule: A Guide to Fly Fishing Etiquette for the New and Experienced Alike By Chris Opfer If you want to live in a civilized society, people must be civil to each other. “Thanks, Captain Obvious,” you say. We all know this. Yet every day, we see those drivers who cut others off …

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Becoming a Euro Dork

Becoming a Euro Dork When I first picked up a fly rod all those years ago, I could not have imagined there was more to it than plopping down an oversized dry fly and waiting for a fish to feed – or that I’d become a Euro dork, myself. Several years later, I was introduced …

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A Guide to Building the Best Fly Fishing Rigs

A Guide to Building the Best Fly Fishing Rigs By Mark Sassi Over recent years, education and technology have elevated productivity in the fly fishing arena. Anglers have more options now related to fly fishing rigs, upping the chances of hooking more fish. You can still keep your setup simple by fishing with just 1 …

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How to Make the Most of Summer Fly Fishing

How to Make the Most of Summer Fly Fishing By Tyler Banker Summer fly fishing is one of our favorite seasons at Minturn Anglers and we wanted to put together a guide to help you make the most of your time on the water this year! The rivers are bigger, the bugs are bigger, the …

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Fly Fishing Effective Prescription for Presidential Election Fever

If you have been like everybody in our house, glued to minute by minute campaign coverage on CNN , Fox News, TYT Network, Democracy Now and all the other news channels, as well as simultaneously watching for tweets, then no doubt you are looking for a well-deserved respite from all the information, hype and hoopla. …

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Denver Urban Fishing for Your Sales Team

How about telling your sales team you’ll meet them in the parking lot at Frog Hollow Park in downtown Denver for your weekly sales meeting? If you’re looking for an innovative way to gear up your sales team, try urban fly fishing at Trestle Hole near Sixth Avenue Bridge, an easy walk from the park. …

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Why I Love Denver? Fly Fishing of Course!

US News & World Report lists Denver as number one on their 2016 list of Best Places to Live in the USA. I think they got it right, and with good reason. We have the most breathtaking nature right in our backyard, with almost 200 peaks in the Rocky Mountain Range greeting us every day. …

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