A Grand Place

After two months of fishing in sub-freezing temperatures, it is a relief to find myself in some warmer weather on the Colorado River just below Glen Canyon Dam. Spring was in the air as were the [...]

Joanie and Bill

  Nice accommodations, excellent food, wonderful animals, and interesting conversation. Joanie Howland is Director of the Cortez Library and Bill Williams is a retired teacher and probation [...]

Nat Jensen

Nat Jensen put us on to so many fish today it was unbelievable.  It was wonderful to be with a woman guide today. I learned so much from her about technique – about casting, about reeling [...]

The Dance

Casting to a spot just upstream from a fish that is visible in the water through my rose-colored sunglasses, I snag a 12 inch rainbow trout. The “hole” is stacked up with fish because [...]

Carol Oglesby

Carol and her husband, Pat, have been the best of friends. This last week on the Uncompahgre, Carol arranged for everything to make a fantastic week happen. She brought together four great women, [...]

No Hitchhikers

In a previous post I wrote about the dangerous invasion of zebra and quagga mussels (ZQM) in our rivers. These creatures are originally from the Black and Caspian Seas in Russia. They were first [...]

Location, Location, Location

March 1, 2013. The San Juan Mountains are one of the most beautiful ranges you will see anywhere. The Rio Grande, the San Miguel, the Dolores (June 2013 trip), and the Gunnison (July 2013 trip) [...]

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