It is time for every water user to take seriously their role in being a river steward. After you fish, boat, kayak, or stand-up paddleboard CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY all your gear. Every time. Yes, really, every time.
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS), invasive plants, mussels and other invertebrates, are a… Read More
By Karin Teague
“River towns” are common in the Colorado Rockies—“two-gold-medal-river towns” are not. Basalt’s Fryingpan and Roaring Fork Rivers, which converge in the downtown core, not only define our town geographically and support world-class fishing, they bring ospreys, bighorn sheep, and myriad other birds and wildlife to our doorstep;… Read More
Article by Sara shaw
BASALT MAGAZINE | 2017-2018
It’s 7am as Taylor Logsdon is rolling into Scottie’s to put in is usual order for hearty sandwiches and makes one more stop for some fried chicken to accompany some fresh salads and coleslaw. After he loads up the cooler he heads… Read More
Article by Todd Hartley
Anglers call it the green drake. You can call it the bug that put Basalt on the fly-fishing map. Officially, it’s Ephemera guttulata, a species of mayfly. It’s an aquatic insect whose presence is an indicator of a healthy freshwater habitat. In fly-fishing circles, the hatch… Read More
Article by Scott Condon // The Aspen Times
At first blush it might seem ironic that one of the biggest attractions in the mountainous terrain surrounding Basalt is a body of water. But Ruedi Reservoir has been a true oasis for 50 years. The reservoir was constructed in 1968 as… Read More
Article by Scott Condon // The Aspen Times
YOU WANT HISTORY?
Arthur “Art” Bowles and his wife,Pauline, have got history — lots of it, especially regarding the Fryingpan Valley and Basalt. Art, 88, spent the first 16 years of his life playing and working at the Diamond J summer… Read More
