The Green Drake: when it shows itself on the surface of a trout pond late in the afternoon, its presence is for the trout angler, a moment of utter delight. It’s a trout bum’s rapture. The Hex hatch, ...

Green drake mayflies will be hatching soon — are you ready? The drake hatch is one of many reasons Basalt and the Roaring Fork Valley is considered Mecca for fly fishers around the world. We (and the ...

As we see the annual runoff begin to ebb in the coming week or two, the green drake mayflies will begin revving their engines and preparing for takeoff. Of all the prolific mayfly hatches we boast ...

Simply because of the way my life is organized these days, I miss the Hendrickson hatch most years. But I have better luck with the Green Drakes. For many anglers, mayfly “hatches” — really mass ...