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…
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.…
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…
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…
The snow finally arrived in December, and we actually had decent snowfall for the month. But it also got very cold. It has been below zero at night for several weeks, including a very chilly 32 below zero recently. The rivers froze and I watched the daytime high temperatures hover…
We’ve all been waiting for the coming of Draco – a fairly big winter storm which is supposed to hit our area tonight and tomorrow. It was overcast and in the low 30s, so I decided to hike in and fish the East River. There was some fresh snow on…
During this time of year, I watch the weather forecasts like a hawk. When it looks like we might get a relatively warm afternoon (like in the 20s or 30s), I try to hit the river for a few hours. Dave and I fished the Taylor River C&R on 12/13,…
Well it’s not looking much like winter yet here in the Rockies. We’re still waiting for the storms to hit and the snow to fall. But I’m sure it will come. It’s been in the 40s lately, and whatever snow we do get in the mountains, doesn’t last very long.…
I had the C&R section of the Taylor River to myself yesterday for 5 hours. It was sunny and warm, and the fishing was very good. I caught most of my fish in the late morning hours, but I got into some bigger fish in the afternoon, like this nice…
There were still quite a few salmon in the East River today, and there were plenty of rainbows and browns in there with them. The fish were in very shallow water near gravel, so an egg pattern worked well. I saw about 7 or 8 eagles there today. One launched…
