I'd venture out to say that there is something for everyone in the high country. There are small fish, [some] big fish, sight fishing with dry flies, streamers, over 4 species of trout, arctic grayling, big lakes, small ponds, pocket water, meadow streams and that's just the fishing! Short hikes, long multi-day backpacking trips, vast star-ridden skies, red rock amphitheatres, solitude and quietn …

Sure, the Green Drakes and the Golden Stones, Salmonflies and other big hatches are fun, and can make moving fish on dry flies exciting and easier. In reality though, the bulk of our dry fly fishing depends on the more consistent hatches such as Caddis and Pale Morning Duns. These are the bugs that you will [hopefully] find on most every western trout water for most of the summer season. These ha …

Welcome to what we're calling Western Rivers Frequent Angling Questions or [WR]F.A.Q's. These periodic features shoot to highlight and de-mystify some of our favorite angling opportunities each year across the local waters as well as techniques and other parts of angling. Stay tuned for more and as always stop by or give us a call to talk more about anything fly-fishing! When do high water cond …