It's been a fine summer of fishing in some gorgeous locales around Colorado. Here's a sort of picture journal of my favorite trips. I'm only beginning to scratch the surface of what's available; water I used to only read about is now just a couple hours away! Of course, this first brown was taken on the Poudre right in town; it's a great stretch of water...shhhh.
The Roaring Fork is home to some of the most beautiful rainbows in the state...
Jon's mom has a fancy condo on Roaring Fork so we spent a few days roughing it...thanks Janice!
Started throwing a lot more dry flies this year 
Below is a pic of Jon after losing a brown over 20" on the Platte. It took him a while to shake it off. The fish took him a hundred yards down stream and he ended up swimming during the battle; he actually had the presence of mind to throw his camera on the bank before he swam! Sadly the camera did not survive the throw. That's why we call him the Moose.
Jon and Nick trying some spooky fish on the Platte...
This was one of my favorite fish of the summer: a cutthroat-rainbow hybrid. A very rare fish on the Platte and this one was hefty! He ate a big green hares ear nymph.
Can't believe summer is over.
The Roaring Fork is home to some of the most beautiful rainbows in the state...
Jon's mom has a fancy condo on Roaring Fork so we spent a few days roughing it...thanks Janice!
Started throwing a lot more dry flies this year 
Below is a pic of Jon after losing a brown over 20" on the Platte. It took him a while to shake it off. The fish took him a hundred yards down stream and he ended up swimming during the battle; he actually had the presence of mind to throw his camera on the bank before he swam! Sadly the camera did not survive the throw. That's why we call him the Moose.
Jon and Nick trying some spooky fish on the Platte...
This was one of my favorite fish of the summer: a cutthroat-rainbow hybrid. A very rare fish on the Platte and this one was hefty! He ate a big green hares ear nymph.
My buddy Scott came to visit and we fished North Park, one of the more beautiful places I've been. He took some great pics.
Can't believe summer is over.
1 comment:
pictures of perfection frere . . .you truly are an artist in your craft. thanks for sharing these, you got some beautiful shots this summer. but fishing doesn't stop right, you just have to wear those gloves with the finger tips cut out and some extra layers??? i can't wait for the great one's first troot.
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