My New Boat

Here is some pictures of my new Clackacraft drift boat. Awesome boat, but not an awesome time to buy it. The rivers in Colorado are still raging. I did launch it in a couple lakes however. Once at Stagecoach where we got blanked for pike, and then at Clear Creek Reservoir with my wife putting the first fish in the boat! It was a stocked rainbow on a spoon, but it was a fish and it was in the boat. I quickly restored dignity to the vessel by landing one on the fly rod. Then we tried for bigger toothier critters only to get blanked again, thank heaven for stocked rainbows... On a serious fishing note, the Eagle River is on fire right now. Water levels are dropping and floatable, by raft!!! We are catching them with dry fly's, swinging nymphs, and stripping buggers. These two were caught on elk hair caddis' with yours truly on the oars.

Fourth of July Moose and More

I had this moose walk past my patio the other morning, it's cool to see nature that close to your home. He did walk under a ladder however, I hope he's not superstitious. I was pretty busy the last couple of weeks guiding. The water is still raging but we are getting fish in the net. I had a twelve year old, Weston, who caught twelve fish on the Eagle. The trout in Homestake are starting to hit dry flies as well... Awesome!