High Country Cutthroat
The snow is melting and the big rivers are in run-off. This is a great time to fish small creeks with a short bamboo rod. And if you can get up into the high country, you just might find a cutthroat or two.
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Rain, sleet, snow…and BWOs
The weather here in the Colorado Rockies during springtime can be very unpredictable. You just have to be ready for anything. Some cloud cover and rain is almost always a good thing for fishing. The Blue-Winged Olives (BWOs) tend to hatch in big numbers during this time, and it can…
Gunnison River Rainbow Trout
Another nice Gunnison River rainbow. A few more of these and I’ll forget all about the long cold winter…and 32 below zero and frozen pipes.
Small Creek Fishing
The big rivers are in run-off right now, so it’s a great time to fish the small creeks. I’ve been fishing a 7-foot bamboo rod and throwing small streamers and wooly buggers. It’s been great fun! This nice brown here had such amazing color for this time of year, I…
Spring Rainbows
The rainbows are getting ready to spawn and have some really beautiful colors right now. They are also nice and chunky, and are on the feed. I got several good rainbows today, including a very nice fish you can see on my fishing reports page.
Springtime in the Rockies
It’s late April, which is springtime for most people, but here in the Colorado Rockies it can still look and feel like winter. In the photo below, Taylor Reservoir is still completely frozen over and there is a pretty good snowpack up on the Continental Divide. On the way back…
Fly Fishing Small Creeks
Early spring is a great time to fish small creeks. I really look forward to getting out on the small streams with a bamboo rod every year from April through June. I look for the bigger fish with buggers and streamers during this time. But once the hatches kick in,…
Fishing Bamboo
Spring is here and it really feels good after another long winter. The ice is coming off the rivers fast now as it warms up. There have been good midge hatches, and I caught my first fish of the season on dry flies this week. It’s been great to get…
More Early Season Fishing
I got out yesterday afternoon for a few hours and fished the East River, Taylor River, and Gunnison River. It still feels like winter fishing right now, and there is more winter weather coming. But I had a very good day on the river. Last week, I spooked out a…
Early Season Fishing
Though it is still winter, spring is in the air. The days are warming up, some snow is melting, and the fishing has really turned on. Early season fishing, from now until run-off, can be really spectacular. It is a great time to get out on the river. The brutally…