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Fish Overpopulation Can Equal Tasty Supper

Assorted fish on grass with a fishing rod, reel, and a tackle box containing lures and flies.

By Dennis Smith I think it’s safe to say that, barring the inevitable random poacher, most anglers today almost automatically practice catch-and-release fishing wherever the law requires and, in some places, even where it doesn’t. If they didn’t, there wouldn’t be many fish left in our lakes and streams. I’ll never forget the first time […]

Colorado Waterfowl Intuition

Close-up of a Canada goose with a black head and neck, white cheek patches, and brown body feathers, looking to the right against a dark background.

By Dennis Smith I don’t know how or why, but Colorado waterfowl mysteriously seem to know more about weather and the changing of the seasons than all the cartographers, meteorologists and earth scientists ever born. The TV weatherheads presume to know what the weather will be like in the days and weeks ahead and make […]

Alone

A person stands knee-deep in calm water while fishing, with distant hills under a cloudy sky. Black and white image.

By Dennis Smith I’ve never really given it much thought, but I guess I’ve always known that fly-fishing is agame you usually play alone — even when you’re doing it with a couple of like-mindedfriends. At least that’s how I see it. You might travel to the river together, string up yourrods and pull your […]

Fly Fishing in February’s Flux

Person standing in a river, wearing a cap and fishing vest, looking down while holding fishing gear.

By Dennis Smith I’m not a winter fly fishing fan, but several years ago during one of those pleasantly weird, weeklong February thaws we sometimes get around here, I found myself on the Big Thompson with a fly rod in my hand. The weather was so inviting I couldn’t help myself, so I grabbed my […]