Upon learning we planned to hike and fish the trail, the manager (a man who looked the part of a life long forest service employee) remarked: “That trail? A man died on that trail two weeks ago. Heart Attack. Maybe 50. Some girls found him half-way up…”
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Colorado 2019: Part 3 (IPWA – Day 1)
Though no insects were hatching, I tied on a #14 snowshoe hare yellow sally pattern left over from a spring visit to the Smokies and began the day prospecting a small pool overhung by dense vegetation. Within moments I was on the board…
Colorado 2019: Part 2 (Eleven Mile Canyon Fly-fishing)
A creature of solitude, I made the decision to surrender my position to the approaching horde and retreated to the roadway.
Colorado 2019 – Part 1 (Prologue)
Marking off rivers within a 2-hour radius of Denver, and aided by a local Orvis employee with roots in the region (Thanks Chap!), I laid out plans for four days of fishing. Considering “rusty” to be an overly generous euphemism for the degradation of my skills, I told myself that I would be satisfied if I landed a single fish over the course of my adventures.
A West Feliciana Morning: Field Testing the Half-drowned Hopper
Small stream fly fishing: Louisiana-style
