Middle of winter in the Colorado high country can be a daunting place. Lately, frigid cold has slid down the mountains and settled on the valley. River sections froze. Fly fishing seems like a distant ...

With the high water in effect, anglers have been chucking some meat in the off-colored conditions, taunting trout filled with hunger pains. Broad, dark streamers catch the watchful eye of weary trout.

To understand the Alberto knot, one must first understand the Albright knot. Invented more than half a century ago by famed Florida Keys fly fishing guide Jimmy Albright, the knot’s purpose was to ...