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 ...

Green drake mayflies will be hatching soon — are you ready? The drake hatch is one of many reasons Basalt and the Roaring Fork Valley is considered Mecca for fly fishers around the world. We (and the ...

The Fryingpan River is one of the richest streams in the West, and her net worth is on display in full force right now. Her wealth comes from incredibly diverse insect life, sky-high numbers of fish, ...

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 ...