Fly Fishing Colorado

11/15/10 The hot new Orvis Access Fly Rods are in the shop just in time for the holidays. At just 2 1/2 oz for a 9ft 5wt 4pc, these new Access fly rods are so light weight, they rival the famed Orvis Helios. The Access Fly Rods Feature: A Deep Root Beer Blank color Woven [...]

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The Bank Robber I had been reading about the new Bank Robber fly rod from St. Croix Rod Company. This rod series was designed by St Croix rod engineers with Kelly Gallup’s advice and help. Kelly Gallup is a famous outfitter, designer of flies such as the Butt Monkey and Zoo Couger and owner of a [...]

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I had arranged a seminar – guided fly fishing trip to the Big Thompson through Kirk’s Fly Shop in Estes Park for six members of the High Plains Drifters fishing club. The river had been raised from 35 CFS to 77 CFS the day before the trip. The increased water flow should make fishing good. But [...]

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The St Croix Imperial 9 ft 7 wt 4 pc fly rod is one of twenty freshwater models not counting the four switch rods. I stopped by my friend Steve Johnson’s Royal Stevens fly shop at Girard and Hampton Ave in Englewood, CO for my test drive. Rod Characteristics The new redesigned imperial series is [...]

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The Orvis Hydros Fly Rod is the little brother to the Orvis Helios fly rod. It is second lightest fly rod I have found in my reviews. See the Comparison Table below. The Hydros I tested was a 9 ft 6 wt 4pc  9.5 tip flex fast action rod. This particular rod had a nice [...]

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