Hardy Tactus Fly Rods: One Name, a Nymph Rod and a Dry Rod
Hardy's new Tactus line is two rods built for two jobs: a euro nymphing rod with two tips and a long-leader dry rod. Models, prices and how they fit Colorado water.
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Which Floatant Should You Actually Use?
Gel, liquid, powder, paste, desiccant — six products doing four different jobs. What each one is for, the one that ruins CDC, and what I carry now.
Brook Trout in Colorado: Why I Love Them and How to Catch Them
Colorado's most willing, most beautiful high-country fish — and they don't belong here. Where they came from, how to identify one, when they spawn, and what CPW lets you keep.
Reading Rises: What the Riseform Is Telling You Before You Cast
The shape of a rise tells you what trout are eating — sip, splash, head-and-tail, or gulp. Here's how to decode each one and tie on the right fly.
The Elk Hair Caddis: My High-Floating Searching Dry for South Platte Summers
How I fish the Elk Hair Caddis on the South Platte — why it floats so high, when to skitter it, and the tan, olive, and peacock sizes I actually trust.
Headwaters Madison Review — the Payne 200L 8-Foot 4-Weight
A hands-on love letter to the Headwaters Madison — the 8'0" 4-wt Payne 200L bamboo rod, and why it's the cane rod I reach for on bigger water.
Headwaters Gallatin Review — Bamboo on a Colorado Tailwater
An honest, hands-on Headwaters Gallatin review — the 7'6" 4-wt bamboo rod (Payne 100 taper) after real days throwing dries on the South Platte at Deckers.
The Chubby Chernobyl: My Summer Attractor and Dry-Dropper Anchor
How I fish the Chubby Chernobyl on the South Platte — a foam attractor that doubles as a summer searching dry and a dry-dropper anchor.
PMD Hatch Guide — Pale Morning Duns on the South Platte
The complete guide to Pale Morning Dun fishing on the South Platte — hatch timing by section, exact patterns, and how to adjust for refusals.
Ross San Miguel Reel Review — Sealed Drag, Old-School Character
The Ross San Miguel is the reel on my Winston Pure 2 — sealed carbon drag, beautiful machining, Colorado-made. Here's why it pairs with the Winston.
Winston Pure 2 Review: The Best Medium-Action Dry Fly Rod Made
Winston Pure 2 review: $995, medium action, NanoParticle graphite. Built in Twin Bridges, Montana for technical dry fly fishing where presentation matters.
Where to Fish the Trico Hatch on the South Platte
Section by section: which South Platte water holds a fishable Trico spinner fall — Dream Stream, Deckers, lower Cheesman — and which water to walk past.