FATC "Fly Shop"
Like any good fly shop that is filled with fisherman and their stories, here you will find tidbits of information related to our wonderful sport of Fly Fishing. Come here to find information that you may not find elsewhere.
Although, unlike most fly shop “tales”, this is all true…
Tips: Match the Hatch in Two Minutes
Our Brother from the Denver Fellowship, Greg Krochta, attended a seminar by Peter Stitcher, an aquatic biologist, who owns a fly fishing company in Colorado. Here are Greg’s notes for us to read and heed…… On Thursday evening I attended the Cherry Creek Trout Unlimited monthly meeting, held at the Parker … Read More…
Tips: Time for Heat Exhaustion?
Every winter I cover things like what to wear on the water, cotton kills, and hypothermia. But now with summer here we can forget all of that – but what DO we need to know about? With the summer heat creeping up on us, we need to start thinking about … Read More…
Fly Shop – New River: Part Three
New River – Part Three – The Run As I stated in part one, a run usually will follow a riffle area. A run is usually deeper water than a riffle but still has a good flow to it. This is where the bigger fish will lie while waiting … Read More…
Fly Shop: New River – First Time? Part Two
New River – First Time: Part Two Now that we established in Part One, how we prepare for and what we look for when we fish a new river for the first time. Let’s talk about how we determine how we will fish this new river. First, we must decide … Read More…
Fly Shop: New River-First Time?
New River – First Time? Part One: When we teach our fly fishing class (Flyfishers at the Crossing), we want the “graduate” to be able to fish any river, at any time of the year and do well. So, what should we think about when going to fish a new … Read More…