In 2026, Colorado has followed the global trend of declining insect populations, including in protected high-elevation areas — like a meadow outside Crested Butte, which had recorded a 47% decline in insect biomass since 1986, according to a 2024 state report on pollinators commissioned by the state legislature.
But we, as anglers, knew this was happening a long time ago. Thirty years ago, Nick Sawyer wrote about this on chalk streams of the UK.
https://ezinearticles.com/?Improving-Rivers-For-Fly-Fishing&id=4219154
The Fario Club talks of it repeated occurring throughout France in the last three decades. This is an issue that affects us all, not only fisherman, as pollinators are necessary for nearly all of our food grown on planet earth.
