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Early Winter Fishing

Well it’s not looking much like winter yet here in the Rockies. We’re still waiting for the storms to hit and the snow to fall. But I’m sure it will come. It’s been in the 40s lately, and whatever snow we do get in the mountains, doesn’t last very long.…

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john@riffleandrise.com December 5, 2012 December 5, 2012Riffle and Rise Blog

Taylor River C&R

I had the C&R section of the Taylor River to myself yesterday for 5 hours. It was sunny and warm, and the fishing was very good. I caught most of my fish in the late morning hours, but I got into some bigger fish in the afternoon, like this nice…

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john@riffleandrise.com November 21, 2012 November 21, 2012Riffle and Rise Blog

East River Trout and Bald Eagles

There were still quite a few salmon in the East River today, and there were plenty of rainbows and browns in there with them. The fish were in very shallow water near gravel, so an egg pattern worked well. I saw about 7 or 8 eagles there today. One launched…

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john@riffleandrise.com November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012Riffle and Rise Blog

Gunnison River Brown Trout

A good brown trout from the Gunnison in early November.

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john@riffleandrise.com November 12, 2012 November 12, 2012Riffle and Rise Blog

Early Morning Rainbow

Here are a couple of shots of another really nice Gunnison River rainbow trout from November 1st. This was a plump fish with beautiful colors, and just a great looking trout overall. I caught it on an egg pattern soon after I walked in the river after just a few…

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john@riffleandrise.com November 3, 2012 November 3, 2012Riffle and Rise Blog

Fish of the Week

Dave caught the fish of the day, and the week, yesterday on the Gunnison River. It was a really nice chunky rainbow that was hanging out in the riffles. Fishing was slower than earlier in the week, but we managed to catch some decent fish.

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john@riffleandrise.com November 2, 2012 November 2, 2012Riffle and Rise Blog

Indian Summer

We have had temperatures in the 50s and 60s this week, so it’s been a great time to get out to fish. Here is another shot of a nice rainbow from the Gunnison River. Dave takes great underwater photos!

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john@riffleandrise.com November 1, 2012 November 1, 2012Riffle and Rise Blog
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