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The New Fall 2022 Issue of High Country Angler is Live!

Check out the Fall 2022 issue of High Country Angler e-zine, including these stories:

  • Landon Mayer on landing big fish with Nothing but Net;

  • Brian LaRue on fishing Slough Creek's Third Meadow in Yellowstone;

  • An Interview with Brenden Stucky and RJ Hosking of RareWaters and how they're working to advance angling and conservation;

  • Duncan Rose dives deep in Protecting Home Waters discussing one chapter's journey through the Outstanding Waters process;

  • Tales of a mythical tailwater, the South Fork of the Snake River by Peter Stitcher;

  • An Interview with Bret Bishop, Team USA Captain, and double-gold winner at the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships in Italy;

  • More information on CTU's 2022 Fall Rendezvous and a recap of Troutfest in images;

  • Columns by Mark Shulman, Hayden Mellsop, and the Old Professor!

The new Winter 2022 issue of High Country Angler is live!

Check out the new Winter 2022 issue of High Country Angler e-zine! Featuring these stories:

  • DENVER FLY FISHING SHOW BY BENNETT J. MINTZ

  • Q&A WITH LANDON MAYER BY THE ARTICULATE FLY

  • CLARKS FORK OF THE YELLOWSTONE BY BRIAN LARUE

  • OF ELK, ICE, AND ANGLING BY HAYDEN MELLSOP

  • TROUT HEALTH BEYOND THE WATER’S EDGE BY NANCY JOHNSTON BRAMLETT

  • WINTER FLY FISHING HOT SPOTS BY PETER STITCHER

  • STREAM GIRLS RETURN TO THE WATER BY BARBARA LUNEAU

  • FIT TO BE TIED BY JOEL EVANS

  • A CONVERSATION WITH EMMA BROWN BY HCA

  • THE LAST CAST BY JOHN NICKUM

The new Fall 2021 issue of High Country Angler is live!

Check out the new Fall 2021 issue of High Country Angler e-zine!

The new Fall 2021 issue of High Country Angler e-zine is here! Featuring CTU's Annual Report, a recap of this summer's CTU youth programming and your favorite regular columns:

  • Predator on the Fly by Landon Mayer

  • Friends of the Fish by Joel Evans

  • Popper Fishin' for Bass by Brian LaRue

  • Bookends on the Boulder by Hayden Mellsop

  • Instars by Peter Stitcher

  • The Last Cast by John Nickum

Fall High Country Angler is out!

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Check out the new Fall 2020 issue of High Country Angler e-zine!

Featuring articles on fishing still water with Landon Mayer, the CTU president reflecting on a historic public lands win, a Q&A with Colorado's U.S. Senate candidates, Colorado’s energy future, CTU's Annual Report and much more, including the regular columns:

  • FALL FLING by Joel Evans

  • A DAY ON THE CONEJOS by Hayden Mellsop

  • YOU ARE WELCOME TO FISH WITH ME by Peter Stitcher

  • THE LAST CAST by Dr. John Nickum.


Download the PDF here.

High Country Angler is published 4 times a year by High Country Publications, LLC., in cooperation with Colorado Trout Unlimited. HCA is there to keep you up-to-date with all the latest news and advice from some of the high country’s most skilled and knowledgeable fly fishers. The articles are written by anglers, for anglers, about high country fishing!

The summer 2020 High Country Angler e-zine is out!

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Check out the new Summer 2020 issue of High Country Angler e-zine!

Featuring articles on reading water with Landon Mayer, the new CTU president reflecting on silver linings, a walk down memory lane fishing for brown trout, Colorado’s fight against weakening the Clean Water Act, and much more, including the regular columns:

  • TUFTED GREEN DRAKE by Joel Evans

  • LOOKING BACK AND AHEAD by Hayden Mellsop

  • FLY FISHING DURING RUNOFF by Peter Stitcher

  • THE LAST CAST by Dr. John Nickum.