High Plains Drifters - Fly Fishing Club

02/25/2026

02/20/2026

02/20/2026

02/13/2026

Here is another presentation I will be doing with the amazing Ralph Scherder. It’s absolutely free and I would appreciate your support!

Jeff Johnson

Our next webinar is "Predator Rise: Decoding What Fish are Eating by How They Rise" on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

This webinar is open to everyone. You do not have to be a subscriber to the magazine to join, but you do have to register to get the link -- see link in bio!

This is going to be a really fun discussion! I'll be joining Jeff Johnson from IdentaFly to discuss how to determine which patterns to use -- dun, emerger, spinner, etc -- according to the type of riseforms you see on the water.

👉 Here are just a few things we'll be going over:
- What's happening when you see flashes on the bottom and mid-column?
- The differences between boils, bulges, and wakes.
- Nose rise versus head-and-tail rise versus porpoise versus breach.
- Our methods and patterns for fishing these and other types of rises.
- And more!

This is going to be awesome! Sign up for the webinar and plan to join us. And even if you cannot attend live, we will be recording the event and will send out a link to watch the recording the next day.

02/05/2026

Why knot! 🪢 stop by booth 711 starting tomorrow at to test your knot strength or try tying flies!
We’re excited to see everyone at the official Learning Center. If you want to talk bugs, our friends from will also be there.

Carryon!

02/02/2026

Get your special someone a gift they'll never forget: Caddis Love. Our is hosting another world famous "Fly Tying With Ralph", on Feb 14, 9am, at , We'll be tying up top water caddis flies: X-Caddis, Peacock Caddis, and Bloom Caddis. Please bring your own hooks and materials if you have them. If you don’t have a vice or tools, they will be available for the event. What you do with the flies after is up to you!

01/24/2026

🚨 2026 HPD CALENDAR IS LIVE! 🚨

If you’re looking for the nicest, most welcoming, and downright awesome fly fishing club in Colorado… you just found it.

The High Plains Drifters Fly Fishing Club has officially released our 2026 Calendar of Trips, Events, and Classes, and it’s stacked. With 70+ events on the schedule, there’s truly something for everyone—from club trips and casting clinics to classes, meetings, and social gatherings.

HPD is not an exclusive club and it’s not expensive. We welcome men and women, families, beginners, experienced anglers, and couples who like to fish together. And here’s the best part—100% of our trips, events, and classes are free.

Just want to check us out? No problem. You’re welcome to show up to any event, trip, or class without being a member. No pressure, no expectations. We just like to fish, learn, and meet new people.

No egos. No gatekeeping. Just good fishing and even better company.

👉 Come join us and see why so many anglers call HPD home. 🎣

Full Yearly Schedule for High Plains Drifters Fly Fishing Club

01/20/2026

Some of our members have had enough of the cold and flew south! one member went to Panama; and another to Lake Sandoval in the Amazon. Here's the story of Amazon fishing:
𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘩𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰, 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵 4 𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘗𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘩𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘩𝘢. 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 3? 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 80 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘪𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘵, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘪𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘥. 𝘐 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧.

They're certainly living the life.

01/14/2026

The world famous “Fly-A-Thon Challenge” is a event hosted for our members each year. It’s a fast-paced, competitive tying event packed with creativity, prizes, and friendly rivalry! Tying categories include:
- 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭
- 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐲
- 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫

Thanks to our sponsor who’s got a ton of information in their app for anglers and tyers.

01/08/2026

Feel free to sign up. No cost and you might learn something new!

"The Blue Wing Olive Blueprint" -- this is a webinar you won't want to miss!

- When: January 20, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM EST
- Where: Virtual/Zoom link

This webinar is a detailed look at one of the most important hatches in fly fishing. This presentation covers BWO identification, lifecycle stages, and behavior, then teaches anglers a step-by-step system for choosing the right size, silhouette, and stage during a hatch. Includes instruction on micro-drifts, seams, and rise interpretation. This blueprint gives anglers the formula for consistently catching more fish during BWO events.

Click here to register for this webinar: https://www.cognitoforms.com/DarkSkiesFlyFishing/RegisterForBlueWingOliveBlueprint

You'll receive a link to the webinar a couple days before the event.

Dark Skies Fly Fishing is hosting this webinar in conjunction with Jeff Johnson at IdentaFly and James Hill of Mountain Laurel Guide Service. This is going to a fun, educational event, and I hope you'll join us!

12/16/2025

It’s midge season! Learn about this great food source and maybe a recipe if you’re into the

Get out and fish!