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Fly Fishing Colorado’s Best Tailwaters; and Tips to Catch More Trout

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 nearly 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

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Fly Fishing Colorado’s Best Tailwaters:  Colorado is known for its deep, bottom-release tailwaters that support a rich and diversified aquatic life. Tailwaters provide anglers with a four-season fishery that affords anglers with consistent flows, clear water, large populations of trout, and dependable hatches. Learn the tactics and techniques to successfully fish these year-round waters.   A detailed discussion on dams, benefits of a tailwater, hatches, fly selection, reading the water, and much more, are covered in this informative lecture.

Tips to Catch More Trout: The old cliché about 90% of the fish are caught by 10% of the fisherman is not far from the truth!  Some of the biggest breakthroughs as angler come as a result of understanding the nuances of our sport, as well as, thinking outside the box from time to time. Dorsey will unveil numerous tips that will no-doubt increase your productivity on the stream. Dorsey will discuss reading the water, observation, sight fishing, selectivity, fly selection, matching the hatch, rigging, presentation, and much more!