It's been a long time since I've written anything. Probably longer than any period in my life.  Writing has always been an outlet for me.  A way to express what I was feeling about life whether that be romantic or funny or sad.  But one day several long months ago I woke up to a feeling about life that I had never experienced before.  The feeling of total hopelessness and helplessness. I've always been an optimistic person, feeling that life was at best a mostly enjoyable situation, at worst amusing to observe.  Then one day for some unexplained reason the door slamme ..read more

I know I've been neglecting the blog and I apologize to those that still get windknots in their lines.  (What? A pun?)  Yes, I'm still alive and well and pondering my next move.  I've got a float trip on the Colorado coming up in two weeks and barring horrible weather it should be great getting Pam out on the water to see how she likes fishing from a raft. Meanwhile I've been charging my batteries and waiting to see how long they last before they need charging again.  Hopefully a nice rest away from the blog will be the shot I need to jump in again soon.  I'll be post ..read more

I'm sure I've mentioned a time or over the years that my original reason for starting this blog was to sharpen my writing skills and hopefully get a book published.  Well, that didn't work out well did it?  But, like our old buddy Mark Kautz, I don't give up easily. After reading the last post up on Northern California Trout, Mark spoke those famous last words, Old Age Sucks. Mark didn't realize it, but his words mesmerized me and put me right back on the rails.  The old train is leaving the station!  I am currently working on my last ditch effort to get that book written ..read more

I can finally report that I did in fact go fishing last Saturday.  My buddy Mark forgave me and this time I drank copious amounts of water throughout the night...virtually guaranteeing that I would be up every hour on the hour. When 7am rolled around I just stayed up. Like last weekend, the plan was to drive to South Boulder Creek.  Neither one of us had seen a recent report to know if the water was high or low but I was just looking forward to getting out, wetting a line and spending some time with Mark. Remember that it's August in Colorado, which means warm and humid, so I dress ..read more

Yesterday, my buddy Mark and I made plans to visit South Boulder Creek.  Although Mark and I have been friends for nearly 20 years, it would mark the first time we guys had gone out fishing without the girls. I guess the fact that I overslept and missed Mark's text sums up what my day was like.  Mark later told me that the fishing was fine but the catching was slow. We've been going to this particular location for a long time and although I've always found the catching slow, it was always fun nonetheless.  The girls usually packed plenty of snacks and beverages so it as much a ..read more

There was a discussion on Facebook at the Fly Fishing Bloggers page that I thought might be of interest to many of you who visit here. It seems that there is always some discussion somewhere debating whether the fly fishing blog is dead and if so, what has taken it's place. Since a lot of old timers still stop in when I can trip over something to write about, I thought I would share with you.  I'm sure most of you will agree that the blog has taken a hit in popularity over the past few years. I've got my reasons why I think that is, but will withhold my opinion until later. The upshot o ..read more

The Summer here in Colorado is quickly slipping away on me.  Actually, I think that is the most moronic statement I have ever uttered, but I think you know what I mean.  It's slipping away from all of us at the same pace.  It's just that some of us (ME!) aren't getting out and doing what we love. No excuses from me this week.  My time has been filled with work, more work (because there's air conditioning there!) and other assorted family obligations. And then the weather has been unusually hot, waters are low and warm and then there are the wildfires. We finally got a good ..read more

Blogging, or rather lack of it has been on my mind a lot lately.  I have been on (for me) a long dry spell where nothing particularly interesting has been happening. I'd blame it on the dog, but Max isn't to blame. I've had some family commitments that have kept me busy but I honestly can't blame that either. Maybe it was the anonymous email I received a couple of weeks ago that said, Give it up!  I don't know for sure they were talking about my blogging, but that's the way I took it. There are a few die-hards left and thank goodness for all of you.  You my friends have saved m ..read more

I realize that it's been a bit since I last posted.  Honestly, I've been debating whether I can sink any lower than my last post entitled Exploring locally. Luckily, The River Damsel convinced me that yes...yes I can sink lower.  What could be worse?  Exploring locally...the rest of the story! For a long time it seemed really difficult to find any information regarding Hodgson-Harris Reservoir.  But a great writer doesn't become a great writer without being a persistent researcher. Finally, finally, finally I struck gold.  Buckle up folks. According to Boulder County ..read more

I've talked before about the ponds on the back side of my house and a post also about the big pond across the street from my house called Hodgson-Harris Reservoir.  Last year they drained it, tore out the earthen dam and built a rock reinforced dam.  The word was they were going to stock it. They had a dedication ceremony after the dam was built but I must have missed the invitation,  I found out how to access the pond, which is not by walking across the street, but by driving in the condo complex to the south of the pond and then walking in. Is is not adventure fishing bu ..read more