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On Father’s Day, my family decided to visit a privately owned wildlife park east of town. With the promise of wolves, bears, and mountain lions, I was all in. Even though the early summer heat was already here, and with the lack of shade out at the park, I knew our adventure would be short-lived, but still an adventure nonetheless. With the midday heat, if I were a bear, I wouldn’t come out for anything, not even ripe human trash. So, I ad-libbed the family and adult versions

This past year I’ve noticed something… Of all the things to be aware of, I’ve noticed my attitude change—really. Small, subtle changes that at times have caught me off guard, and other times I’ve embraced as an epiphany or just taken in stride. Growth or regression? Don’t answer that. Let’s face it: the more you fish, the better you get—or should, I hope. Also, it's the thrill of the hunt, as opposed to getting off on beating up a pod of stockers that just got planted. Let’s

June was weird. Lots of rain and cool temps threw off the river. Flows were still very high, and from experience I knew it would be a pain in the ass to navigate my favorite spots—and even a little dangerous. So after talking with a friend who would be with me, we agreed to postpone and keep an eye on the flows. If we could get above all the tributaries, we’d be better off—but that was a big if . I came into the shitty little A-frame we stay at every year a day early. With fl

I was back at the Tipi property again in the late summer. Late summer in southern Colorado is wonderful, I must say. For one, its about...

A crazy low lying fog covered the exposed cobble and bank. The river was still slate blue and up above the post, storm clouds were moving...

It was a rainy afternoon on my favorite river in mid September. The day started as a typical blue bird day, but after spending much time...

I don’t know when or where I noticed it first but now that I’m aware of it, it’s everywhere. It’s not constant but it is consistent while...

Living near a variety of different water is nice, although, most of it can’t easily be checked by the simple drive by. To get there has...

Every time on this road, whether on my bike or in the truck, I’d just catch a glimpse of four medium size ponds. I was working on a house...

One evening while coming home from dinner in town, we were greeted with a note on our cabin door. It stated that at "time X" the power...

I headed east out of town planning to meet up with my long time friend James at the usual spot, the fire house. It was just dawn and the...

I had an evening to kill and I wanted to go check on one of my favorite areas in Durango. I didn’t even bring my rod whereas, when living...

Solo mission to my favorite river... what could ever beat that?! Loading my truck, I was happy about this trip: no hurried plans; no...

Since relocating to New Mexico, I have to travel for excellent water. Pros: experiencing different water with new situations and...

There's always this guy- this one guy, that guy....... the guy. He's easily identified by his rod tube that is limp... or shall I say...