Colorado Fishing (October)

Bill and I traveled to Colorado where we were able to fish a lot of different water. And all the streams we fished were gold medal water. we started our trip off heading straight from DIA to Casper Wy, . We Fished Gray Reef for half a day and then went to Miracle Mile further up the same river. all this being the North Platte. we must of hit a bad run or something. almost nothing. Apparantly these waters produce HUGE fish around this time but we didnt hit it right. Then we floated an 8 mile stretch of the North Platte. Stormy weather proved this to be tough fishing and unproductive till I threw a white streamer in the water and caught a 17" rainbow. By the end of the day our local freind Andy pulled in a 21" brown.
We then headed down to the Frying Pan in Basalt Co, and had a great day on Dry RS2. at one point we were pulling in fish every cast. They weren't huge but averaged 12" and it was a blast. It also was one of the most beautiful settings any fisherman could ask for. We slept through a 9degree night and had ALL of our wet gear freeze. We ended up fishing the mouth of the Frying pan to the Roaring Fork. I caught my biggest fish of the trip at about 20" cutbow and fat. we fished the roaring fork and had a great time catching lots of fish about 16" or bigger. Me, Andy and Bill headed back to Denver and the next day Bill and I headed back through the range in a rental car to Steamboat Springs.
We fished The Yampa just outside of Stagecoach resivour. We stayed there for 3 days and had THE best fishing either of us had ever had. we caught mor rainbows and cutbows 16" to 20" than we could count. At one point Bill was coming to net my fish and while his flies were dragging through the water he caught a fish. You had to be carefull not to step on fish, that was how many in this stretch of the Yampa. Bill ended up catching the beast of the trip. A whopping 24" brown and beautiful. put up one hell of a fight. We ended our last day hunting this 30" brown guarding its nest and failed. But overall was an amazing trip.

Hunting the beast

20" rainbow The Yampa

Bill in the Yampa

Bill's on the Left and mine on the right. We were on fish at the same time.

The beautiful cutbows of the Yampa

Bills Beast

Realeasing the monster

There you go

The Yampa

The Trout Slayers on the Roaring Fork.

Frozen night

Andy on a fish in our amazing setting on the Frying Pan

The Frying Pan

Glenwood Springs Co.

Glenwood Canyon

Andy's big Brown on the North Platte

Rainbow on the North Platte

Wyoming

Our float boat

Miracle Mile

My Cutbow on the Frying Pan.

Latest Trips and Pictures

These are a compilation of a few trips to Tramway and to Mammoth areas for some fishing. In the Tramway set Brad Still sent Left hand of Darkness V9/10 . I sent The Right Road V10 and there is a video to watch as well. I got the First ascent of Last of the Mohicans V5 it is a boulder laying against A Tribe Called Conquest. Rad climb. Starts on a right hand crimp and a better left hand crimp with good feet. stand into a good under cling and the bump out to the arete to a zenolyth. you then bump to an okay sloping crimp and again to a jug with a tough match. Justin Bowen got the Second ascent followed by Brad with the 3rd.

Mammoth was a good relaxing trip although the fishing wasn't so successful. the snow melt made for high water levels and murky water. I wasn't approaching that scenario right. But still had a good time. I was able to snap off a few good photos which made it worth it. Time spent in the Sierras is never wasted.

Justin on the Second ascent of Last of the Mohicans V5

Brad on Left Hand of Darkness V9/10

Justin on Left Hand

me on The Righ Road V10

Lake Mary at sunset

Twin Lakes

Coming out of the June Lake loop

Hot Creek

Bill and I headed off to Hot Creek in Mid May and Memorial Day weekend and had a blast. We caught A LOT of Trout! they ranged from 6" to 18". Our weapon was the Black Zebra Midge. about a size 18 or 20. sometimes trailing behind an attractor pattern or other nymphs. I fell upon the new found glory of Polarized glasses (x-ray goggles) Then Bill was able to teach me how to site fish. That's about as good as it gets. Just need to start throwing some dry flys out there now.

On Memorial Day weekend we had a large group of friends come along. we nabbed an awesome camp site in the Big Springs Campground, right on the head waters of the Owens. We spent one day on Hot Creek and a day on Rush Creek. We fished the mouth of where Rush Creek dumps into Grant Lake in the June Lake loop. We were able to eat our trout and cooked up and good late lunch.


Bill and some good sized trout

My spring version of the same winter shot I took in December

I'd been wanting to shoot this thing for a few trips now.

Bill and I also saw 20 to 30" spawners out of Crawley in the tiny creek and they could barley fit

Jeff, Sam and Taylor

"The Trout Slayers"

Bill

My biggest fish so far. 18" brown

Bill's Rainbow

Spot fishing

14"er with in minutes of arriving

Bill's beauty.