The green drake mayfly hatch is one of many reasons Basalt and the Roaring Fork Valley is considered Mecca for fly fishers around the world. We (plus the birds and fish) enjoy this hatch from late ...

This past week we have switched into summer fishing mode, as runoff is now subsiding and all streams and rivers are beginning to clear significantly. Anglers keeping their eyes on the flows have seen ...

The green drake is a large mayfly that hatches during midsummer on many of the freestone rivers of the West. Large and plump, the Big Green is well received by trout and trout fishers alike. Tied in ...

Simply because of the way my life is organized these days, I miss the Hendrickson hatch most years. But I have better luck with the Green Drakes. For many anglers, mayfly “hatches” — really mass ...