July 4, 2007. Happy 4th of July! As I mentioned in my last post, I was busy moving and so forth. I was able to make it out to my home in Colorado during the Memorial Day weekend and had some success fishing the Colorado River between Shadow Mountain Lake and Lake Granby (near Grand Lake). I hooked one using a Size 16 Green Copper John. I swore to myself that if I landed the fish, it would have been the biggest one I caught and that it would be a miracle if I landed it. I was right--it would have been a miracle. I lost the fish after a minute or two of fighting. On another cast, another large one actually bent--not broke--but bent, my hook! I did manage to land a nice Rainbow about 14-15 inches long and some Browns, as well.

On another day, I fished the Colorado right in Hot Sulphur Springs. Most were Browns of varying sizes up to 12 inches. I did manage a Rainbow or two. The flow was rather heavy due to the runoff in some areas that I have fished before. I also tried the Fraser in town, but the runoff was too swift.

My next trip is planned for later in July. I hope to get 2 days in and have been considering going back into RMNP for some brookies.