There have been some good hatches of both midges and BWOs recently, especially on the cloudy/rainy days. Fish were sipping bugs in the foam lines all day today.

Fished the East River in the Gunnison Valley with Jake and Moose over the weekend and caught some nice rainbows on big stonefly nymphs. Also floated the Gunnison River with Moose and Colleen and had a great streamer day. Fishing is excellent during the pre-runoff time.

Spring is here and so are the first mayflies. Blue-Winged Olives have been hatching on the rivers for a while now with the warm weather we’ve had. Fishing small Baetis nymphs and emergers has been very productive prior to the BWO hatch, especially in the riffles.

Had a really nice day over the weekend on the Taylor River. Peri caught some beautiful wild rainbows up in the public stretches.

After an incredibly warm and dry January, we finally got some snow and it looks like winter again. Pretty day on the river.

Winter seems to have arrived here on the Western Slope, with some snow and cold temps. You can fish year round here but you need to make sure you layer up. Winter fishing isn’t for everyone, but it can be rewarding. You can fish the warmest part of the day and usually get some trout to cooperate.

A nice brown trout on a warm November day. It’s been a very warm fall and good fishing continues.

Had some time off and enjoyed a nice vacation in the Roaring Fork Valley. Fished in front of our place on the Roaring Fork and also fished the Frying Pan. It was a great trip and fishing was excellent! We caught some nice fish right down the hill from the house we rented.

My buddy Jim came out from NY to fish for a few days and caught some nice rainbows on the Gunnison. Fun week!

Wild brook trout in the high country. This is a great time to fish the high country with RIGS!