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Small Creek Fishing

The big rivers are in run-off right now, so it’s a great time to fish the small creeks. I’ve been fishing a 7-foot bamboo rod and throwing small streamers and wooly buggers. It’s been great fun! This nice brown here had such amazing color for this time of year, I…

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john@riffleandrise.com May 1, 2013 May 1, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Spring Rainbows

The rainbows are getting ready to spawn and have some really beautiful colors right now. They are also nice and chunky, and are on the feed. I got several good rainbows today, including a very nice fish you can see on my fishing reports page.

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john@riffleandrise.com April 25, 2013 April 25, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Springtime in the Rockies

It’s late April, which is springtime for most people, but here in the Colorado Rockies it can still look and feel like winter. In the photo below, Taylor Reservoir is still completely frozen over and there is a pretty good snowpack up on the Continental Divide. On the way back…

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john@riffleandrise.com April 21, 2013 April 21, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Fly Fishing Small Creeks

Early spring is a great time to fish small creeks. I really look forward to getting out on the small streams with a bamboo rod every year from April through June. I look for the bigger fish with buggers and streamers during this time. But once the hatches kick in,…

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john@riffleandrise.com April 13, 2013 April 13, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Fishing Bamboo

Spring is here and it really feels good after another long winter. The ice is coming off the rivers fast now as it warms up. There have been good midge hatches, and I caught my first fish of the season on dry flies this week. It’s been great to get…

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john@riffleandrise.com April 5, 2013 April 5, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

More Early Season Fishing

I got out yesterday afternoon for a few hours and fished the East River, Taylor River, and Gunnison River. It still feels like winter fishing right now, and there is more winter weather coming. But I had a very good day on the river. Last week, I spooked out a…

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john@riffleandrise.com March 20, 2013 March 20, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Early Season Fishing

Though it is still winter, spring is in the air. The days are warming up, some snow is melting, and the fishing has really turned on. Early season fishing, from now until run-off, can be really spectacular. It is a great time to get out on the river. The brutally…

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john@riffleandrise.com March 14, 2013 March 14, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Taylor Canyon

I snowshoed into the Taylor Canyon yesterday to fish for a couple of hours in the afternoon. It snowed the night before and was snowing when I got there. I had to cut a trail to the river in snow that was at least waist high from the ground up.…

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john@riffleandrise.com February 22, 2013 February 22, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

East River

I decided to hike into the East River yesterday, mostly just to get some much needed exercise. I fished for about 3 hours and caught a few fish, mostly rainbows, which were pretty chunky. It was cold, and I don’t think the temperature got out of the teens. It was…

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john@riffleandrise.com February 20, 2013 February 20, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Taylor River

It was a tough day at the Taylor River C&R earlier this week. I fished for about 3 hours and landed one fish. I lost a really nice rainbow and two other browns, but that was it. It was windy and cold, and very slow fishing, even for February. But…

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john@riffleandrise.com February 8, 2013 February 8, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog
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