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Fishing Nymphs, Dries, and Streamers; and Reading the Water and Matching the Hatch

Long the Expo's Fly-Fishing headliner, Pat Dorsey is a native of Colorado. Head guide and co-owner of the Blue Quill Angler fly shop in Evergreen, Pat oversees and trains more than 25 guides, setting the standard for integrity and professionalism in the Blue Quill Angler guide operation. He also maintains an online stream report for the Blue, Colorado, South Platte (Cheesman, Deckers, Spinney Mountain Ranch, and Elevenmile Canyon), North Fork of the South Platte, and Williams Fork Rivers.

He's  been guiding for 30 years, spending well over two hundred days a year on the water--guiding customers, hosting destination-travel trips, plus some personal days fishing, too!

Pat has written several books, including  Fly Fishing Guide to the South Platte River, which was fully updated in 2020. Fly Fishing Tailwaters is a comprehensive book on how to fish tailwater fisheries, while Tying and Fishing Tailwater Flies offers 500 step-by-step tutorials on how to tie Pat’s favorite “guide flies”, plus rig and fish them. Favorite Flies for Colorado features tying instructions from  50 of Colorado's best guides. Pat is a fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants.

A nationally known speaker, Pat travels the United States sharing his passion for fly fishing at trade shows and private clubs.

Pat Dorsey is a Simms Ambassador,  member of the Sage Elite Pro Team, Fishpond Ambassador, Orvis Pro Team Member, Yeti Pro staff, and Scientific Anglers pro staff. He's  the Southwest Field Editor for Fly Fisherman Magazine.

Presentation Info

International Sportsmen's Expo

Reading the Water and Matching the Hatch - A thorough understanding of basic entomology and matching the hatch is the foundation to a successful day on the water.   Join Pat Dorsey as he closely examines the anatomy of a trout stream and discusses how to approach riffles, runs, pools, pocket water, mid channel shelves, undercut banks, back eddies and so on.   Having the right “approach” and fly selection will no doubt stack the odds in your favor when it comes to fooling selective trout.

 

Fishing Nymphs, Dries, and Streamers - Take your fly-fishing game to the next level by reinforcing some of the basic concepts you already know while at the same time pushing yourself out of your comfort zone to learn some new tactics and techniques.  Pat Dorsey will discuss some of his time-tested tactics and techniques that he has used for over 30 years as a professional guide.  Learn more about rigging, onstream adjustments, seasonal strategies, and how to present each setup with confidence.