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BASALT – Mother’s Day caddis. These three words make fisherman shutter in their wading boots as spring finally takes hold. Though the Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers have good mayfly hatches, both ...

The mayfly may be the “fly” in fly-fishing, but caddis flies are at least as important a source of food to trout — far more important, in fact, on some streams. Still, the number of fly patterns ...

Editor's note: Kathleen Kudlinski is off today. This column appeared in a previous edition of the Register. It pays to stick with it - especially if you are a caddis fly larvae. But adult caddis flies ...

DECKERS — Almost overnight, spring had turned to summer along the South Platte River. Streamside willows had leafed out, lush green grasses carpeted its banks, and here and there, under the early ...

Last week, I offered some suggestions on assembling a basic assortment of nymph patterns for early-season trout in our region. This week, I’ll present a similar discussion targeting dry-fly patterns.