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 (and the fish) enjoy this hatch from late runoff on our ...

BASALT – The green drake hatch had long migrated upriver by the time I returned to the Roaring Fork. That always happens. Often, I miss the frenzy entirely, but sometimes, out of pure luck, I catch a ...

While most anglers flock to the Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers near Basalt to hunt their quarry, the Aspen area offers equally good fishing opportunities especially at this time of year. Our ...