Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
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In his blog Dave Weller blogs about his Fly Fishing Adventures in Colorado and Beyond. Explore the rich fauna of fishing water across the state. Dave Weller is a River fishing enthusiast from Colorado.
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
1w ago
Time: 1:00PM – 4:00PM Location: Clear Creek Canyon Clear Creek 03/12/2025 Photo Album Wednesday’s forecast promised another mild late-winter day, with temperatures in Denver expected to climb into the upper sixties. The urge to hit a stream was strong, but first, I had to handle a commitment at home—the expected delivery and installation of our ..read more
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
1w ago
Time: 11:00AM – 4:00PM Location: Lower Bighorn Sheep Canyon Arkansas River 03/10/2025 Photo Album Forecast highs of 74 degrees in Denver, CO had me seeking fly fishing water on Monday, March 10, 2025. I checked temperatures in various potential destinations, but I could not overlook 72 degrees in Canon City. The wind speeds in the ..read more
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
2w ago
Olive Perdigon 03/05/2025 Photo Album I tied a few of these simple flies in 2020 during Covid to kill time while quarantined. I used them infrequently, and like many new patterns they lingered in my fly box, as I opted for tried and true patterns that I had confidence in. Slender Nymph Fast forward to ..read more
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
2w ago
Griffiths Gnat 03/03/2025 Photo Album I searched back in time across this blog, and I found no posts on the Griffiths gnat. I know I have tied some, so I suppose I neglected to write a report on this diminutive fly. It requires only two materials aside from the hook and thread, and those two ..read more
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
2w ago
Tricos 03/01/2025 Photo Album For an excellent description of my introduction to trico spinners along with a materials table and other information, click on my post of 01/15/2012. After a particularly frustrating day on the South Platte River I created trico spinners using CDC for the spent wing. My post on 02/27/2019 describes this effort ..read more
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
2w ago
Wiggle Damsel 02/19/2025 Photo Album More background on the wiggle damsel is available in my post of 01/06/2020. These flies are mainly reserved for stillwater fly fishing. I often read about damsel emergences on lakes, which motivate trout to gorge on the migrating nymphs, as they move toward reeds and weeds along the shoreline. I ..read more
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
3w ago
Time: 2:15PM – 4:15PM Location: Near Lyons, CO St. Vrain Creek 02/28/2025 Photo Album The last day of February was projected to spike at a high in the upper sixties in Denver, CO, so I researched temperatures in nearby potential fishing destinations. My first outing of 2025 was Boulder Creek, so I decided to journey ..read more
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
3w ago
Yellow Sally 02/18/2025 Photo Album My earliest post on the yellow sally was on 02/02/2016, and the latest was 02/26/2020. I read both of these, and they are informative, if you have an interest in yellow sallies. Both describe the circumstances that provoke the usage of a yellow sally dry fly. It has been a ..read more
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
3w ago
Parachute Black Ant 02/18/2025 Photo Album My post of 01/11/2012 contains a materials table and step by step tying instructions that I recorded by watching Tom Baltz tie at The Fly Fishing Show. I referred back to this post before I began tying new parachute black ants. I discovered that my last post on the ..read more
Dave Weller's Fly Fishing Blog
1M ago
Purple Haze 02/18/2025 Photo Album You may begin familiarizing yourself with the purple haze by accessing my 02/15/2021 post. Here I describe my introduction to the purple-bodied attractor, and a materials table is presented. I use purple dubbing for the body, but I believe the original fly uses a purple floss thread. This fly is ..read more