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Winter Fishing

It’s been warming up in the afternoons to about the mid 20s and I’ve been getting out on the Taylor River to fish a bit. I fished in the Taylor Canyon yesterday for about an hour or so, and then I headed up to the C&R stretch below the dam.…

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john@riffleandrise.com December 31, 2013 December 31, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Taylor Canyon on Christmas Eve! (Check out the short video to see how the weather was!)

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john@riffleandrise.com December 24, 2013 December 24, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Taylor River

It finally warmed up enough to think about getting out on the river, so I headed up to the Taylor Canyon this afternoon for a couple of hours. It was great to be out there and the fishing was very good.

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john@riffleandrise.com December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

The Deep Freeze

These are shots I took this morning of the small creek in my backyard. It was 25 below zero. Not much fishing going on lately.

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john@riffleandrise.com December 9, 2013 December 9, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Gunnison River in November

We fished the Gunnison River at a few different locations down on the lower river this week and did okay. It was definitely slower than last week, but we got some decent fish here and there. This rainbow here was about 18 inches and gave me a good run.

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john@riffleandrise.com November 16, 2013 November 16, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Gunnison River

Dave, Chris, and I fished the Gunnison River yesterday down at Neversink. We had a nice afternoon and landed several good fish, including some really nice rainbows like this one Chris caught below.

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john@riffleandrise.com November 9, 2013 November 9, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

East River

I fished the East River this afternoon for a couple of hours. It was really cold, with the rod icing up constantly, but the fishing was excellent. Several rainbows and cutbows had very pretty colors like this one below.

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john@riffleandrise.com November 5, 2013 November 5, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

The Release

Dave, Vito, and I fished a tailwater section of the Gunnison River yesterday and had a great day. It was cold and snowy, but the fishing was very good. Here is an interesting shot of a nice rainbow after the release, as it heads back out into the current.

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john@riffleandrise.com October 31, 2013 October 31, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Fly Fishing the Gunnison River

Here is another pretty rainbow from the Gunnison River yesterday. I landed some really nice rainbows and browns throughout the day. We’ve had great weather and really good fishing this week.

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john@riffleandrise.com October 25, 2013 October 25, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog

Fall Fishing

Dave and I had a pretty good day on the Gunnison River yesterday. We didn’t catch a lot of fish, but we landed some nice rainbows. I love fishing here in the fall, especially during the month of October.

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john@riffleandrise.com October 19, 2013 October 19, 2013Riffle and Rise Blog
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