The warm days aren’t just great for skiing! Fishing is wonderful on these sunny spring days as the fish start to warm up. They are hungry from the winter and ready for you! Get out there before the run-off and enjoy some fine Colorado flyfishing!
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Spring Cleaning :)
Cooper & I have been happily doing some spring cleaning! We are very happy with a recent purchase to house all of our flies. We made it really fancy with the label maker! Sometimes it’s the little things. I threw in a pic of our rod rack from Cabela’s for some extra inspiration. Happy Spring! 
Go Pro Mountain Games are just around the corner!
Here is a parallel that might make you uncomfortable. If you have ever done a casting competition, you probably could be a VERY decent ribbon twirler. That said, the GoPro games are now accepting applicants for the 2014 One Fly Casting Competition.
http://www.mountaingames.com/summer
My Aunt Nancy came all the way from St. Louis and watched me compete in 2012. Here is a video link if you want to know what it’s like: GoProComp
Late Summer Fishing
Late summer fishing means to me….
1.) Tiny-Ass flies.
•Those size 16 pheasant tails are a thing of the past. Try a little size 20 Juju Bateis in black to get some action.You probably better not mess around, just go size 22, and call it good. My husband ties a mean sparkle butt, I better go put an order in! Good thing his new glasses just came in the mail.
2.) Fishing from a cup.
• Look, I have been guiding for two and a half months NON-STOP. All the good flies are one of the 3 cups in my vest or in my pocket in a fourth “fancy” cup that has a magnet on the bottom. If you want to know what’s NOT working, look in my fly box.
3.) I am a salty pirate.
• I have my guide speech down to a science. This time of year it’s filled with LOTS of examples of what not to do based on what I have been seeing on the river. That hook set the other day that was so “good?” that my client ripped the eye out of the fish instead of catching it .. well you get the point. Bring your sense of humor! I love my job, and I love a little WTF? humor.
4.) wet-wading!
• My Dosha is on fire, and it’s time to cool off. NOTE: you may need to google dosha.
5.) I don’t have a phone.
• I was rocking the punishment phone for a while. A punishment phone is what comes after you drop your second i-phone in the river. Well, it’s late-summer and I fell in the river a few days ago, and there went the punishment phone along with my dreams of making it to my upgrade. What the heck, you can’t be good at everything. I’d rather be good at fishing.
Hook Setting Device
This idea came to me on the river. Next time I can’t get a decent hook-set from someone.. I could have alternative measures! ZAP! FISH ON!
The Difference between Men & Women ….. when catching tiny trout
The man says,” we’ll just let it go.” ( no picture necessary )
A woman says,” awww. look at the cute little baby! It’s so tiny!” ( picture VERY necessary)
My favorite is when the man catches a small trout (on accident of course!) and the wife/girlfriend sees it and makes a BIG deal over how cute and tiny it is! #guidemoments
Check out Katie Anderson’s Article in High Country Angler Magazine
Katie Anderson wrote an article seen in the Winter 2014 issue of High Country Angler. Enjoy!
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