People are still out fishing in the Gunnison Valley, but it’s getting late in the season with very cold nights and snow in the mountains. I have packed all my fishing gear away until next spring. We’re taking off at the end of October in our RV full time for the winter months and will return to Colorado in April. Let’s hope for a good snowpack and good water for 2024 ..read more

I’ve been getting some very big rainbows to come up and gulp a size 8 adult stonefly on the surface. Big swirls and takes, and then the battle ..read more

I’ve been out fishing more up near the headwaters of the Arkansas River, and I continue to have success fishing small streamers with a 4-weight rod. The aspens have turned gold and there is snow in the mountains, and the fish are moving ..read more

September is here and we’re seeing typical early fall dry fly fishing now, with midges and small BWOs hatching. We should see some larger mayflies over the next couple of weeks, but the fall hatches are much more sparse than during summer. This nice rainbow today took a size 22 midge (dry fly). (Click on the image to enlarge ..read more

I made this video with Todd Moen of a few years ago while working for . I figured it was a good time to post this again. It’s going to be a very good season for fishing our small streams. (YouTube video may take a while to load ..read more

We’ve had another beautiful fall in the Gunnison Valley, and the fishing season is winding down. I may get out a couple of more times, but I’ll soon put up the fly rod until next spring. Let’s hope for a good snowpack and full rivers next season. (Click on the image to enlarge ..read more

Had some really nice rainbows looking up at size 8 adult stoneflies today. Nothing like a big gulp on the surface! (Click on the image to enlarge ..read more