Fly Fishing the Tailwaters
Many anglers have mixed feelings about dams. On one hand, they disrupt the natural cycle of  rivers--frequently with disastrous results to the ecosystem; on the other, they create phenomenal trout  fisheries where often none previously existed. Because dams regulate flows (taming spring runoff in the  process) as well as water temperatures (usually only the colder water from the bottoms of reservoirs spills  through), the rivers below dams--called tailwaters--frequently contain huge insect populations and huge  trout that feed upon the insects. Most trophy trout streams are now tailwaters--think of the Big Horn in  Montana, the Green in Utah, and the San Juan in New Mexico. InFly Fishing the Tailwaters, Ed  Engle tells anglers how to approach these monster trout factories, with tips on equipment, fly selection, and  fishing technique.