maybe someone outta start a few political threads to light a fire under this forum. anyhows, i'm bored so i'm gonna post pics of a few fish i caught over the summer. i'll also write something about some of the cool places i visited. and maybe a bit about books i've read. and my dog too.
a small brookie i caught on the yampa downstream from the tailwaters near sarvice creek.
i have no idea what this fish is? white sucker? anyhow, it hit a dry midge and ended up being about 12 or so inches long.
was told there was some decent fishing on the bear river, but the first day i tried it snowed and sleeted. the next time there was 8 inches of snow on the ground and i didn't have much luck. i did see some fish rising in one of those bends, but rain, spooky fish, and no flow made it kinda tough.
east portal of the gunnison river. i was out of my league here. deep, fast water with no room to backcast near the bank. plus, i wasn't yet introduced to nymphing. nice scenery, tho.
a rainbow caught on the same bend as the brookie above and the 'i dunno' fish. either off a dry olive midge or a subsurface emerger.
wind sucks.
mad creek above where it hits elk river north of steamboat.
blue river (i think) outside of silverthorne.
taylor river outside almont. where i learned to dry nymph.
yampa river downstream of the tailwaters. i miss that place.
brookie from the north fork elk river. one of my funnest days on fishing. my toes were frozen, but stalking up the river -- that was sometimes fast and up to my crotch -- casting into every nook, cranny, and pool for brookies, then working the deep pools for bigger fish. copper john red size 18 with a yellow stimulator up top.