Golden Fly Shop Blog

Sorry we took last week off, but it was a holiday week and we were occupied spending time with our friends and family. With that in mind, we hope everyone had a lovely 4th of July and were able to...

I’m happy to say that prime fishing season is just around the corner. While most of the state's rivers are still maintaining runoff-level flows, they are dropping by the day. This means that we are going to see more dry...

We are back with another Tails from the Road! This time around, as the title clearly states, we’ll be talking about an amazing trip I recently had in Mexico. Much like any flats trip, the targeted species can be just...

Welp, runoff sure does want to stay around but we aren’t complaining. It looks like we’re in store for a great summer fishing season with all this water around. In years past we’ve had many river closures mid to late...

I feel like a broken record saying this, but yet again spring runoff is upon us. This means that your favorite moving body of water is probably blown out, with a few exceptions. In the last week, the lower Colorado...

It’s that time of the year again, runoff has begun and is only going to get thicker from here. Oftentimes this will bring muddy water that’s hard to fish. These conditions aren’t necessarily favorable for most anglers, but don’t let...

As flows continue to rise around the state, we have been utilizing runoff tactics to still have success on the water. Temps this week are going to drop slightly, but runoff should persist through it. The high waters can make...

Fishing has been great pretty much everywhere the water has been fishable. Local waters such as Bear Creek, Clear Creek, Cheesman, and Deckers have been phenomenal. Big flies have been the ticket for these waters as of late. Fishing bright...

The flows recently dropped on the freestones, but now they’re back up and judging by years past, it’s here to stay. Odds are most of us will be stuck fishing tailwaters, stillwaters, or chasing warmwater species around town. You never...

Here at Golden Fly we help people gear up for everything from throwing chubbies in Patagonia for big browns to chasing Giant Trevally on the flats in the Seychelles. But, more than anything we advise people on flies and techniques...