Dale Darling

Dale Darling

My wife and I have lived in Colorado since 1979, where all three of our daughters have been raised, gone to college - one still going! - and been married - one still single. We've owned several businesses - all fly fishing related - and I've taught college - CU, Boulder - and private music and fly tying/fishing lessons for over thirty years. We have a Golden Retriever and her is a Chowderhead, but means well. I fly fish, tie flies, teach, encourage people to thrive in life, practice the piano, compose contemporary classical music, write, read, ponder and allow my mind to wander as many rabbit trails as present themselves each day.
Each day, I seek God, think, read, play the piano, tie flies and walk Max, who is the Chowderhead Golden Retriever, and likes it.
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Many college degrees, ending with the DMA in Music Composition from CU, Boulder

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  • The Dog Rescue!
    Max, the Golden Retriever, likes adventure. This is one of the most alert, enthusiastic dogs I've ever known, which means he gets into trouble. Join the adventure.
  • On Learning
    Observe, Compare, Remember: keys to most learning, and particularly poignant while fly fishing!
  • Fly Fishing Colorado: A Review
    A beautiful, informative Colorado Fishing DVD is reviewed and suggested for use!
  • Fly Fishing High Water
    During runoff water in trout streams is high and often dark. But even with a small window of visibility fish eat! And fish eating bugs will take flies that they can see.
  • Fly Fishing Tips: Fishing Murky Water
    Two days of Spring Fly Fishing on the South Platte River, and how to make adjustments based on water conditions, what the fish are doing and so on. Flies, rigging, casting, presentation and much more!
  • Transitions: Growing and Fishing
    Transitions are interesting and part of life. So, for many of us, is fishing.
  • Attractor Patterns that Work!
    The Attractor Fly Box should have these patterns, at a minimum. Prove a pattern, then try another, too.
  • Rigging Tips for Fly Fishing High Lakes
    How do we rig our fly rod - or spinning outfit - to fish High Country Lakes? Read on, dear friend, read on.
  • Fishing High Lakes
    Colorado is blessed with numerous High Lakes. What do we use and how do we use it?
  • Fly Fishing: July Hatches
    July Hatches: The bugs & where to find them; the flies that imitate the bugs that emerge.
  • Fly Fishing in May in the Rockies
    What to expect while fishing in May in the Colorado Rocky Mountain West. Learn about fishing Caddis pattern, and more.
  • Fly Fishing ... Frustration? Fun?
    Fish teach fly fishing, we just have to get on the water, observe, compare and remember - and maintain our sense of humor! Learn about fly presentation and more.
  • Fishing Attractor Patterns
    Fishing Attractor flies is fun! The dry patterns are usually easier to see than exact imitations of the real bugs, and often don't look like anything in nature. But fish eat them!
  • Small Mayfly Nymphs
    Learn about small mayfly nymphs that populate many trout streams around the world, flies that imitate these hearty insects, and how to fish using the fakes.
  • Fishing Golden Stoneflies
    Learn about Golden Stoneflies, their life cycle, how to identify them, the patterns that imitate them and how to fish Rocky Mountain cold water streams!

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