First Day Back

The Doc said I could going fishing after the stiches came out, so I did.

They liked the BIG two wire Yellow Stone Fly.

They also hit the small Prince with alot of color.

Hand Operation

Hopefully the operation was a success. Should be back on the oars in 10 days

Pike Fishing at 11 Mile

 Nate holding the first Pike of the morning.

 Fish on!!!

 Darlene with her first Pike.

 The bait..

 Chris with a Snake River Cutthroat.

Nice cut-bow..   Nate is the head guide for Tightline Outfitter.

Black Hole

Black Hole at 717 cfs.  It was a wild ride.

Run Off...

886 cfs this morning, down from 940 cfs yesterday.  The run off has started.  Check out the snow storm in the background..

Great Day at Antero



All of the snow in the top picture is the reason that Antero didn't get drained this year.
Many of the big rainbows are still in "spawning mode".
Did catch several nice sized browns.
The Arkansas River blew out today.  The run-off has started.

Purple Haze kind of day

We used a double dry set up,  a purple haze and a elk hair caddis.

And then, the rain came.  It was coming down in sheets!!

Hilarious Day on the River

Today brought more rain, snow, wind, and a very little sunshine.

However, the day was side-spliting from all the jokes and stories that Ray and Brian told all day.  The added bonus was that they caught fish!!  We continued the story telling over cocktails and dinner.  Thanks guys.

Columbine Blue Day

No blue skies, but Cindy's fingernails are blue.

Todd caught this rainbow at the 166 bridge.

We experienced rain, sleet, snow, wind, and a few minutes of calm weather in between the storms.  However,  the fish were feeding.

Black Foam Caddis

The black foam caddis was the fly of choice today.  The big fish threw the hook and is still swimming without getting its' photo taken.

Rain Snow Wind Sun...

The Yellow Stone Fly and the Red Two Bit Hooker were the flies that worked today

Up Stream WIND.

The Blue Wings and Caddis were out in the afternoon.

Caddis

The Caddis are above Salida.

Cool Day

The caddis were out late in the afternoon, but the fish weren't interested.

May Snow Storm

 Charlie fished with streamers all day.

 Charlie had a streamer box to select from.

Ross shows another brown caught on a streamer. 

Many fish were touched today.