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3 posts tagged "brown trout".

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Hardy Firecrest 9-foot 7-weight fly rod, close-up of the butt section with the Hardy, Firecrest and Sintrix FLT lettering on a dark blank (photo: Hardy)

Best Trout Streamer Rods for Colorado Tailwaters: Six Worth a Look

Six trout streamer rods for Colorado tailwaters, sorted by 6wt vs 7wt, sink-tips, South Park wind and swing weight, plus the upgrade I'd make from my Vice.

October 1, 202614 min read

A Front Range tailwater below a reservoir dam in green-cottonwood season — clear water over cobble, shelves and inside bends, the daylight version of the water you fish in the dark

Mousing for Brown Trout: Fishing a Mouse After Dark on the Arkansas at Pueblo

When to mouse for Colorado brown trout, why the technique works after dark, and the honest access and water-temperature limits on the Arkansas tailwater below Pueblo Reservoir.

August 14, 202619 min read

Barr's Slumpbuster streamer fly — olive pine squirrel Zonker strip with tungsten cone

Barr's Slumpbuster: The Streamer John Barr Built for Big Browns

John Barr's Slumpbuster is the most versatile streamer in Colorado fly fishing. How to fish it, when it works, and why pine squirrel beats a Woolly Bugger.

May 21, 20269 min read