Fly Fishing Colorado

1/25 High Plains Drifters announces a free fly tying class Sat 1/31 at Gander Mountain in Aurora, CO at East Jewell and Abilene St. just off I-225 from 10 am to 12 noon. The instructor is Marshall Estes who has 38 years of tying experience. We will watch a short video on the underwater behavior [...]

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1/25 The High Plains Drifters Fishing Club Day 2008 was a grand success with a turn out of 34 kids ranging in age from 5 thru 15 along with their parents. The High Plains Drifters is an affiliate club of the Federation of Fly Fishers. In 2009, the HPD would like to fill all 50 student positions [...]

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1/25 The Outdoors Industry Association has released its annual survey. According to the Association,"The 2008 Outdoor Recreation Participation Report, is based on an on-line survey capturing responses from over 60,000 Americans ages six and older and covers 114 different outdoor activities, making it the largest survey of its type examining participation in sports and outdoor [...]

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1/25 I talked with Ralph Cutter, co-creator with wife Lisa, of the excellent "Bugs of the Underworld" DVD last week. Ralph and Lisa are working on a new DVD oriented toward the fly fisherman. Their new DVD will show how different flies look underwater. If they cover all the major insect groups with different flies, [...]

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1/20 I was just wandering around the dsflyfishing site when I spotted this article, "Learn to Love Those Leaky Waders". Being the ever inquisitive type, I had to read this story. Paul had posted one about a couple of guys who recycle old waders into wallets, backpacks, fanny packs and other useful items. What a [...]

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