2018: The Year in Review
2018 was a great year on the water! I fished some familiar water here in Colorado, some old haunts back home in New York, and explored some new water as well. I also tied more flies and new patterns than I had ever before. Some of you already know this, but catching fish on your own flies makes fly fishing even more rewarding. This Green Drake Dun was floating along untouched on the Main Stem of the Delaware River. The year started out on a COLD trip up into Eleven Mile Canyon. I probably spend more time up there than anywhere else, which is awesome, but one of my goals is to branch out and fish some tougher spots and new water in 2019. I caught this beauty on a tiny midge dry in January. February and March also fished well using small midge nymphs and dry flies. I often will walk long stretches of water to hunt for risers during the winter. Another big bonus of doing that is that my feet stay warm! The bwo's come off in March, which can sometimes l
