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Fern Lake is a gorgeous high mountain lake in the middle of Rocky Mountain National Park. I made the 8 mile roundtrip hike with my friend Matthew and we really timed it right. The ice had just come off the lake and the Greenbacks were really keying in on Pink San Juans and small Chironomid … Continue reading »

Sunday, my friend Chad and I, wanted to hit some big fish in a new river. So, we headed out to the Williams Fork of the Colorado River. This time of year, Spring is just starting to roll in at that altitude and the run-off has yet to come. After hiking over a mountain for … Continue reading »

I headed out to Rocky Mountain National Park last weekend with my friend Nick and was amazed at the amount of open water; most creeks were flowing well. We took a long hike and and found some real solitude up in the high country. We weren’t really expecting to catch many fish, but we were wrong. The Greenbacks … Continue reading »

Recently, I landed just about every fisherman’s dream job; guiding. I took out my first trip last weekend and river was on fire! Browns and Rainbows in the 12″ range were caught frequently using a size 20 ray charles. Lucas, my 16 year old customer, landed a total of 12 fish within a four hour trip. What … Continue reading »

Here is a great link that Milwaukee angler Karsten sent me today. http://www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=48 Milwaukee Riverkeeper.org is sponsoring the 15th annual river cleanup. This is a great chance to lend a hand and improve Milwaukee area waterways.

Living in Boulder can be a great thing sometimes. After work the past couple days, I had a chance to see if my novice fly tying skills were finally up to par. A simple San Juan worm and what I call a “shortstack” olive bugger were the ticket the past few afternoons. It’s nice sometimes … Continue reading »