October 2008. Dreams Do Come True!!!! So, this past weekend (Sept 25 - 29), I travelled to Colorado for the annual fishing trip with Al and Jerry. The weather was splendid and the Aspens were at peak! On Friday, we fished the Colorado River between Shadow Mountain Lake and Lake Granby. It didn't take long until I hit pay dirt. Along a short stretch, I managed to land 17 fish, mostly rainbows, with the biggest being around 17" and the average around 12". Jerry met the same success.
We designated Saturday as our Exploring Day and decided to head north of Kremmling on I-40 towards Steamboat Springs with the intent of fishing the Yampa River. Along the way, we stopped a few times for pictures. At one stop, Al and I noticed that there were fish rising from the small lake where we had stopped to take pictures. We decided to grab our rods and make a few casts, not expecting much. Well, two hours later we had all caught more than 25 rainbows each. It was unbelievable! They were even going after our indicators! Once we stopped, we continued on to Steamboat Springs and checked Steamboat Flyfisher--a nice fly shop right in the middle of town. We had lunch at the pub across the street and decided to fish the Yampa. Not much going. I managed to get a small rainbow, but Al and Jerry met no success, there. On the way home, we stopped at the lake again where the fishing was much slower. Al and Jerry managed to land a few on dry flies, but I had no such luck.
Sunday, our final day, we headed to the Colorado at Hot Sulphur Springs. The Colorado seemed to be off and a bit high. We discovered that there was a release from the reservoir up in Granby and the river was now 2-1/2 feet higher than the previous day. Despite this, I was able to catch 5 fish--all browns--with one about 15" in length. Jerry and Al didn't have much luck and we called it a day.
Once again, a wonderful fishing event with two good friends! The fishing was the best it had ever been! Dreams do come true!
We designated Saturday as our Exploring Day and decided to head north of Kremmling on I-40 towards Steamboat Springs with the intent of fishing the Yampa River. Along the way, we stopped a few times for pictures. At one stop, Al and I noticed that there were fish rising from the small lake where we had stopped to take pictures. We decided to grab our rods and make a few casts, not expecting much. Well, two hours later we had all caught more than 25 rainbows each. It was unbelievable! They were even going after our indicators! Once we stopped, we continued on to Steamboat Springs and checked Steamboat Flyfisher--a nice fly shop right in the middle of town. We had lunch at the pub across the street and decided to fish the Yampa. Not much going. I managed to get a small rainbow, but Al and Jerry met no success, there. On the way home, we stopped at the lake again where the fishing was much slower. Al and Jerry managed to land a few on dry flies, but I had no such luck.
Sunday, our final day, we headed to the Colorado at Hot Sulphur Springs. The Colorado seemed to be off and a bit high. We discovered that there was a release from the reservoir up in Granby and the river was now 2-1/2 feet higher than the previous day. Despite this, I was able to catch 5 fish--all browns--with one about 15" in length. Jerry and Al didn't have much luck and we called it a day.
Once again, a wonderful fishing event with two good friends! The fishing was the best it had ever been! Dreams do come true!
