This water has always grown bigger than average trout. It's two reservoirs have grown bigger than average trout since their completion 60 years ago. The river between them flows for 78 miles, and I've fished alot of it over the years. Its my Lando. Like most tailwaters, the richest sections are closest to the dam. It's windy, ugly, and a little off the well-traveled path. I fish the run a couple miles below the dam, and another at Dodge Bottoms.
There's small fish rising to midges here and there, and once in awhile I see a monster roll, but am not sure if they're actually rising to eat something or just rolling to roll. I've got the five weight, rigged to a 2X tippet and the big brown leech. I'm not here to play games. Late one afternoon I see someone land a brown easily over 2 ft using some kind of nymph. Next day a couple of youngsters take a bunch of fish from a riffle with bobbers and something. I land a couple of rainbows between 22 and 24 inches, plus one that gets away. Some garden variety 16-20 inchers keep things interesting. A big rainbow is easily the longest, fattest rainbow of my season. There's browns and Colorado cutthroats in the mix.
Sunny and mid 50's. November's miracle hangs on.
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| Bird's eye |
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| That's a fish waking |
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| Colorado River Cutts |
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| Caught these just laying in the riverside mud. |
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| G4 light show tonight |
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| Over the river |
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