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  • Aspen: Fishing about to heat up Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 3:26AMPete Cheroske of Basalt reels in a trout recently on the Fryingpan River below the Ruedi Reservoir dam. The flows in area rivers are beginning to drop and the action is picking up, report area fishing guides.
  • Fly-tying by the books Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 3:08AMIt might seem mere coincidence that two men from Colorado's Front Range should release important books on fly-tying just days apart.
  • How to Rent a Car for the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 3:01AM Take the free airport shuttle to a Denver Airport Center hotel; rent a car or van at the front desk; relax -- then pick it up at the front door!
  • Eddie Bauer, Paws Up join forces Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 1:41AMIf marketing peddles a dream, then western Montana may get a boost as a destination for outdoor enthusiasts in far-flung cities.
  • Nelson/Prather fishing easement becoming private Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 1:38AMOne of the few public access points to the White River just upstream of Meeker is going away.
  • Fishing hot spot: Poudre River Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 11:25PMThe river is in prime condition for fishing and wading. It offers good dry fly fishing along the northern Front Range.
  • Denver Airport Hotel and Conference Center Launches Partner Program Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 3:01AM The Denver Airport Center Partner Program, the first of its kind in the nation, provides business travel and tourism support services for airlines, conference and event organizers, travel agencies and affiliates, political and cause-related groups, and all Colorado travel destinations.
  • Short family trips 08.04.08 Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 10:50PMIn the face of record gas prices, we offer another installment in our occasional series of family vacation options in our own backyard. Today's installment: Places to visit west of Abilene.
  • Eat! Drink! Shop! visits Nederland Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 5:04PMNed, as the locals call the town, has that ultimate Colorado feel. There are 100-year-old pioneer buildings, mountains all around, wooden sidewalks and the deep-blue Barker Reservoir a few yards down the road.
  • Uyeno retains passion, wizard's touch Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 3:07AMThe man moves slowly along the rim of a pond, fly line etched in a pale arc against sunset water.
  • What many call 'perch' are actually sunfish - and they're great for beginners and advanced fishermen Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 1:23AMDEEP FORK RIVER – It's been a long time since I did any "perch-jerking.” As a kid, I can remember on occasion catching a basket of perch for supper, or what I thought were perch. Since I've started covering the outdoors for The Oklahoman , the experts at the state Wildlife Department have educated me on a few things. For one, what many Oklahomans identify as perch, or bream, are not really ...
  • Vacations full of excitement — good & bad Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 9:04AM Editor’s note: The Kansan asked its readers about their most memorable vacations. Here are their responses:
  • FISHING REPORT Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 8:41PMQUAGGA REMINDER: The Nevada Department of Wildlife is asking boaters to take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of quagga mussels from the Colorado River system to other waters.
  • FISH FORECAST: Bassmasters arrive in Buffalo; Orleans Derby starts Aug. 2 Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 8:53AMThe Orleans County Rotary Derby is under way tomorrow and continues through Aug. 17. The Slippery Sinker is a weigh station in Niagara; there are several in Orleans County. Fishing for salmon and trout, for the most part, has been decent.
  • Woody Creek Fly-Fishing Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 7:26AMIt was a quiet, cool fall day in Woody Creek. The valley was streaked with flaming yellow Aspen trees, the air hung with a crisp weight, holding hints of winter in the air. In Aspen, the tourists had packed up. The hotels were vacant. Everything felt perfectly still and empty.
  • Boomerang Vacationers Return to Familiar Fun Year after Year Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 9:21AM(ARA) - It may be true that you "can't go home again" to recapture the comfort of a simpler time, but a growing number of Americans are enjoying the comforts of returning to familiar places when they vacation.
  • Boat ramp still closed, DOW working on lease Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 6:26AMThe boat ramp on the Roaring Fork River in Carbondale did not open last week as officials with the Colorado Division of Wildlife and attorneys for the owner of the land around the boat ramp had hoped.
  • Fishing report: Hot at dusk Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 1:23PMBASALT - The green drake hatch is moving up the Roaring Fork River and the Fryingpan, golden stoneflies are starting to pop on the Colorado River and lower Fork, and caddis hatches continue to keep the fish rising, according to area fishing guides.
  • Guy Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 11:36AMI went to Colorado the week of July 6-12 with my sister and her family. We had a great time. And we started it off with a bang - literally.
  • All-Star has come a long way since near-death experience Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 8:15AMDENVER — It’s been four years since Aaron Cook nearly died on the mound at Coors Field facing the Cincinnati Reds, the team he rooted for as a kid growing up in Ohio.
  • Fish Tips Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 5:23AMThe 13th Panhandle Bass Anglers Team Classic takes place this Saturday and Sunday on the Lake Coeur d'Alene system excepting Blue and Anderson lakes and their channels.
  • Hansen: Elbows fly, but transplant survivors have time of lives Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 5:17AMJim Steinberg returned from the U.S. Transplant Games with a handful of medals.
  • Children explore faith with family in God’s country | By Melanie M. Sidwell Longmont Times-Call Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 3:11AMHannah Levin, 7, and her family experienced the divine splendor of Latigo Ranch in Kremmling earlier this month. The wildflowers were in bloom around the dude ranch. The river rushed past as the 7-year-old girl and her family tried fly-fishing. Hannah even had her own horse, named Dollar, to ride for the week. “I think we have a future wrangler on our hands,” her mother, Amy, said in a ...
  • Fishing hot spot: Blue River Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 10:18PMFishing hot spot: Blue River
  • 'Embrace the renewable energy future' Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 10:24PMClimate change motivated Will Shafroth to run for U.S. Congress
  • Athlete launches Colo. nonprofit for seniors Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 2:19AMChar Bloom's fly fishing clinics benefit wish program for senior citizens
  • Londonderry Presbyterian gets new pastor Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 12:46AMLONDONDERRY, N.H. — The Rev. Kenneth Glasier celebrates his first worship service as pastor of Londonderry Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Glasier, from Parker, Colo., was unanimously elected to the post in May. He graduated from Colorado State University and studied for the ministry at Denver Seminary. He was ordained as an Evangelical Presbyterian minister in 1986.
  • Weed-eating ‘Little Marines' to storm Green Valley lakes Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 5:46PMBrace yourself: The Marines have come to Payson. They're big, smelly, tenacious and expensive -- not to mention sterile and covered with scales.
  • Master your backyard with a science school class Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 2:22AMRaptor biologist Jerry Craig points out the location of a known peregrine falcon nest. Mushroom expert Ellen Jacobson reveals her fungal find during a late summer foray.
  • Teva Games airs on July 20, 2 p.m. MST, on ABC Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 2:12AMVAIL, Colorado — The Teva Mountain Games, the largest outdoor adventure sports festival, will air in Colorado on Sunday, July 20 on ABC (Channel 7) at 2 p.m. MST.
  • Stan Miles, family man, war ace Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 11:11PMLike many of the men of his generation, Stan Miles didn't speak much about his exploits during World War II. "He did many things that I never even knew about until I read about them much later," said Ione Miles, his wife of 62 years.
  • Boomerang Vacationers Return to Familiar Fun Year after Year Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 12:17PM(ARA) - It may be true that you "can't go home again" to recapture the comfort of a simpler time, but a growing number of Americans are enjoying the comforts of returning to familiar places when they vacation.
  • Disabled vets heal through angling Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 4:25AMDUTCH JOHN, Utah -- Dan Bolton was growing frustrated.
  • Fund Set Up For Carlsbad Crash Survivors Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 7:00PMA memorial fund is established for three North County children who survived an accident in Utah that killed their parents.
  • Minnesota Wild pursue, get winger Owen Nolan Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 7:20AMOwen Nolan was fairly convinced the Calgary Flames wanted him back. When it became apparent the Minnesota Wild wanted him more, he moved southeast by the map, and north by the Northwest Division standings.
  • Tips for Planning a Fun, Healthy Family Vacation Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 5:42AM(ARA) - Living healthy is an important goal for many of us. Adults strive to implement healthy habits in their daily lives and parents try to pass these on to their children.
  • John Gierach talks about fly fishing and his new book, 'Fool's Paradise' Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 3:11AMohn Gierach is perhaps the premier fly fishing writer in America today. The author of 16 books, including the now iconic "Trout Bum," was in Portland recently, promoting his new book, "Fool's Paradise."
  • Joining the Club Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 2:24AM The walls of the law office at 1 Town Square in Northtown are adorned with waterfowl art, testimony to the deep conviction of the occupant to duck hunting. After all, he is only one of three Missourians ever to have served as the national president of Ducks Unlimited. Thing is, though, Preston Williams is an overachiever in whatever he takes a swing at – be it golf, law, hunting or any ...
  • Colorado Business Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 3:04AMChristian Living Communities, a nonprofit senior care and services provider, began a $60 million redevelopment of its University Hills/Living Center campus in southeast Denver, which has been renamed Clermont Park.
  • Gone Fishin' : The hook is to have something to sing about Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 1:26AMI rarely plan a fishing trip. It is one of the luxuries of living on Martha's Vineyard.
  • Rivers of Recovery offers fishing therapy for wounded troops Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 3:11AMDUTCH JOHN - Dan Bolton was growing frustrated.     There's a distinct pride among guides in being able to lead even the most amateur of fishermen to a catch.
  • Oklahoma Lake Report 6.28 Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 11:11PM OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Here are the conditions at Oklahoma lakes as reported Wednesday, June 25, by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation and lake rangers.
  • Wild life bonds family Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 7:11AMLOVELAND - Four years ago, Danny Dodge and his oldest son, 17-year-old Chris, began attending Colorado Youth Outdoors classes together.
  • Miner Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 12:51AMMONTE VISTA — Lifetime Monte Vista, Colo. resident John Robert Miner, 90, died June 26, 2008 at his home in Monte Vista under hospice care. John was born Dec. 18, 1917 in Monte Vista the son of A.O. Miner and Mary Michaels Miner.
  • Rock Legend Is At Home In Tiny, Rural Crawford Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 2:59PMCRAWFORD, Colo. -- Tomatoes make Joe Cocker happy. They fill the small greenhouse where he putters with potting soil and the tangles of vines as songs run through his head in the stillness of the Mad Dog Ranch.
  • Telluride, Colo., casts spell on angler Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 10:17AM TELLURIDE, Colo. . An invitation to a wedding in Colorado provided an excuse for a week's vacation exploring mountains and mesas, long-abandoned mining camps and sprawling ranches. But it was the prospect of fly-fishing that lured me most. The delicate sport was a pastime of my ancestors. The sport's mystique had grown in my mind from the time I was a teenager, when I was given an ...
  • Colorado fly-fishing casts connection to the past Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 7:47AMAn invitation to a wedding in Colorado provided an excuse for a week's vacation exploring mountains and mesas, long-abandoned mining camps and sprawling ranches.
  • Tehama County Sports events in brief: Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 10:51AMShooting camp coming to TFFC The Tehama Family Fitness Center will host a basketball shooting camp from June 28-July 2 for players in grades 7-12.
  • Tehama County Sports events in brief: Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 10:30AMShooting camp coming to TFFC The Tehama Family Fitness Center will host a basketball shooting camp from June 28-July 2 for players in grades 7-12. On these dates, girls will go from 12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m. with boys to follow from 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  • Land trust's longtime director retires Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 2:15PMBRUNSWICK — After 23 years, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Executive Director Jack Aley will retire today, departing next week for two weeks of fly-fishing in Colorado.