It was Happening Today

The roofers, counter tops, tile layer, finish carpenter, and me were all at work today.

Dog House

Week 7 camping out in the dog house.  Nice fire this morning.  -13° outside this morning, 68° inside.

Middle Creek

Merry Christmas to every one from the Middle Creek Ranch.
-10° this morning.

Santa Claus

Santa Claus took some time off from his busy schedule to do some drywall work on our remodeling project.

Ice

A handful of ice flies.

Christmas

It is a animal Christmas

RCJ

A rack of Red Copper Johns awaiting epoxy.

Ranch Work

 Feeling time.

Good hay.

Snow

Winter is back.

Stone Fly

The Arkansas River Stone Fly was the fly of the day.   All the fish were caught in 2 feet of water.

Red Hooker

 The fish were hitting the two bit hooker

The Fish Spotter joined
me today.

Elk

14 Elk out the front door this morning

Arkansas River Stonefly

How to tie up some Stone Fly for the upcoming days of fishing.

Float Fishing Today

 The catching was good with a Arkansas River stonefly and a two-bit hooker.

 Lucas rowed half of the time and fished half of the time.

 The red two-bit hooker caught many fish.

The weather was great for a float fishing trip today.  They are calling for snow here tomorrow afternoon.

Beautiful Day

 Rainbows like the red copper John

 The Fish Spotter liked all of the fish I caught.

Browns like the Arkansas River stonefly

Day Two

 Before

 After

Great day in the back country.  The snow was sweet.

Back County

 First turns..

Through the trees.

My new skiing partner.

New Home

Had to move out of the house to the shop.  This will be our new home for the next two months.

Phase One

Phase 1 was completed this afternoon.  Many more to go..

Out of The Hospital

Out one day and Darlene is down at the bike shop.

Hip Replacement

 1 hour out of the operating room.

Today at noon, up with a walker.

Hearth

The new hearth for the the wood stove.

Cold Afternoon

Down stream WIND which made it hard to cast today.  Winter is coming.

Fall Sale

 Headed to fine dining restaurants.

 Branding the unbranded calfies to put back into the herd

  breakfast.

The final chapter headed to market.

63°

Awesome day in the Salida area.  63°at noon today.  The fish are still eating the RCJ.  The weatherman is calling for snow tomorrow.  Maybe the last day of fall fishing.

Wood

A load of wood for the shop.  Thank you Chris.  Need wood for the shop so I can tie more RCJ.

Last Float Trip for 2015

Last guided float trip for 2015.  It was a great season!!  Looking forward to 2016..