Aleta is a writer living in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Santa Fe, New Mexico. She enjoys vinyasa flow on the park grass with her two young boys. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, ...

Beauty is in the eyes of the finned beholder that lurks in the depths inspecting a hand-tied fishing fly as its next meal. Anglers hope to fool a wary trout, black bass or other fish when they sign up ...

Jan. 3—It's not too late to make that New Year's resolution, is it? Good, here it comes: Put down the spinning rod, pick up the fly rod. I've been fishing Roaring River for 40 years, and usually bring ...

Fly tying and football season go together like peanut butter and jelly. For me and many fly tyers in the valley, not much is better than setting up a vise in front of a TV screen with a football game ...

Anglers who've used a Hare’s Ear Nymph, Walt’s Worm or Adams Dry Fly, can learn how to create them for themselves this winter, as the Mountain Laurel Chapter of Trout Unlimited is offering its annual ...

It’s no secret trout can be very finicky feeders. With the 2021 season about a month and a half away, and as stream waters begin to warm throughout April and May from their winter lows, the height of ...

Other than a few cold snaps, this winter has been on the mild side, or so it seems to me. Still, it’s been cold enough to keep most ponds and reservoirs iced over. Although at this point in time, I ...