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 ... Favorite fly patterns for this hatch are high-vis ...

By V. Paul Reynolds The Green Drake: when it shows itself on the surface of a trout pond late in the afternoon, its presence ...

The anticipation is killing me. Fortunately, the long wait is over and truly epic dry fly fishing is right on our door step. Green drakes are the most famous hatch we experience in this valley, and ...