A friend and I had quite the “Sunday Funday” (as he calls it) on around the Kremmling area. Here are the reports from the many rivers we fished:
Williams Fork River:
The fishing was ablsolutely awesome. We averaged 14-16″ Brown Trout, with the occassional fish being larger. The fish were keyed in on all types of worm patterns; rock worms and natural tan flavored San Juans. We caught a few throughout the day on small midges and had some chasing streamers. At one point, we posted up in a hole that was simply amazing , and we proceeded to catch countless fish in a two hour span of time. It was one of those times you actually gave up because your arm was tired.
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| Average Brown on the Williams Fork |
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| Beauttifully spotted Brown |
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| Suprise chunky Rainbow of the day |
Colorado River:
We only stopped on the Colorado for twenty minutes, but it sure did pay off. We spotted what looked like a great run from the highway and stopped the car. I sat back and watched my friend Chad take a furious and large Rainbow on his fifteenth cast. The trout was sitting in the fast water at the head of a massive pool, and he ate a very large Rock Worm. The water looked perfect for streamers, but we had other plans for our afternoon.
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| Resident Rainbow of the Ol’ Colorado |
Lower Blue River:
We arrived in the late afternoon on the Blue River below Green Mountain Resevoir and hopes were high. We walked down to the river and saw what appeared to be the biggest wild Colorado Trout we have ever seen. I took a few casts, and he was not interested. After my chance, Chad had a couple…….and he hooked up! This fish, resembling the fight and tenacity of a Steelhead, jumped and ran down river as fast as he could. Chad and I chased him, but unfortunately we were unsucessful in netting the beast. I did, however, get a good look at the fish, and it was without a doubt, the biggest wild Trout I have ever seen. We managed a couple nice Cutbows (also fooled by worm patterns) after that and decided it was time for an early dinner.
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| Gorgeous Blue River Cutbow |
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| Early dinner after a great day |
Upper Blue River:
We fished fairly far towards the inlet to Green Mountain Resevoir and the fishing was not that good. Low flows made it really tough and we really didn’t spot much. We thought the Kokanee might be pushing, but they just weren’t there. Chad lost a big rainbow at the end of our day, and besides that, there was nothing else hooked.
