High Country Journal

The "Midgezilla" hatch is one of the most anticipated events on the Eagle River, marking the true transition from winter to spring. While winter midges ...

It's a beautiful day in Vail, Colorado, and you're wondering if you can trade your hiking boots for waders. The short answer is a resounding ...

This March, the "Fork" has fully awakened from its winter slumber ahead of schedule. While the Upper Roaring Fork (Aspen to Basalt) remains clear and ...

Following the trend across the valley, the "Gore" is currently experiencing an unseasonably early spring. While the upper reaches near East Vail are still shedding ...

The river has fully shed its winter lethargy, with flows holding steady between 110–140 CFS—roughly 75% of the historical median. This lower, stable water has ...

This year, the river has transitioned out of its "winter personality" ahead of schedule. An unseasonably warm winter and a low snowpack (currently 60-70% of ...

Ah, Vail. Home of champagne powder and, for the discerning angler, some of the best high-country trout fishing you've got. You've come to the right ...

As a classic freestone river, the Eagle is currently in its "winter workhorse" mode—low, crystal-clear, and stable. With flows holding steady between 80–120 CFS, the ...

As the closest major "big water" alternative to Vail, the Fork has benefitted from an unseasonably warm winter cycle, keeping much of the middle and ...

Following a high-pressure weather cycle that brought some unseasonably warm afternoons to the Vail Valley, the creek has remained in its "winter personality"—exceptionally low, crystal-clear, ...

Fishing the Colorado River in February is a game of patience, precision, and timing, rewarding anglers who brave the elements with solitude and concentrated pods ...

Current Gore Creek Fishing Conditions Fishing Gore Creek in January is a game of patience, precision, and timing, rewarding anglers who brave the elements with ...

Current Eagle River Fishing Conditions The river settles into its "winter personality"—low, clear, and stable flows—where fish energy is conserved, and feeding windows are short. ...

Current Colorado River Fishing Conditions Fishing the Colorado River in January is a game of patience, precision, and timing, rewarding anglers who brave the elements ...

Current Roaring Fork River Fishing Conditions Fishing the Roaring Fork River in January is a game of patience, precision, and timing, rewarding anglers who brave ...