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I was so excited for the smaller lake, and so bummed I couldn’t get a take. I think I just went too early in the morning for that time of September. But I will be going back!! Thanks for watching my videos and subscribing!!

Yes, get up there! And if the wind howls and puts down the bugs/surface activity, just put the wind at your back and launch weighted leech streamers and wait for the tug!

Honestly, I love it haha. Small, numerous, pretty cutts and just enough of a hike for some ambiance.

@@Frank_Chavez11 thank you!! I’ll be doing my first 2025 backcountry trip in just under 4 months!!

No burgers!! My wife made a big batch of curry that I had to help eat through, so I was eating at home that night!

@@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz I'd definitely opt for the homemade curry, anybody can buy burgers. Good choice!!

That’s awesome! And I am happy to report these spots still fish well!!

Yes! I put a large split shot on halfway between my indicator and my leech.

Alright Gray’s is on my list now haha. Thank you for the rec!

Do it! Couple additional tips: 1. Go on a week day if you can (there were 200-300 people on the river on this Sunday) 2. fish the fast water in addition to the deep/slower runs, the fast water is loaded with juvenile rainbows. 3. Don’t leave anything visible in your car, as break ins can be a problem in Pueblo. I’ve had no issues in 2 trips down there, but it pays to be aware ahead of time.

By summer the reservoir has started its summer discharges for irrigation so wading becomes a bit harder. Best time is still fall/winter/spring after BOR starts winter storage and water flows drop.

@@altrujillo3566 I want to go in late summer for some catfish. I heard there is flathead catfish in that spillway and the lake?

@@ferrari_guy3570 A good time to be there at night. You might also take a look at the spilling basin on John Martin Reservoir. Been a while since I've been there but I remember some nice fish coming out of there. Call the aquatic biologist at Pueblo and Lamar for better info.

Thank you! And I appreciate the kind words! I'm not quite good enough to have an ego haha, although admittedly I'm going to have to check those other guys out and see what they got going on. Tight lines sir!

I would feel confident in that, yup.

Yes it was like 68 and no to low wind. I think it would be great on a weekday. I think the club trip in Feb is on a Monday, which is ideal. For example, I didn’t fish a single typical plunge pool all day because there were 2-3 anglers in each one haha.

John Gierach books are getting me through this winter! I inter-library loaned his Fly Fishing the High Country book. Such a good read. I am ready for summer already. I think I’ll be getting out on my first backcountry trip in May at this point (pending some slight weather cooperation) and counting down the days.

Thank you! If you send me an email at the address in my profile, I am happy to send you some intel!

I appreciate the kind words! I love fishing these Colorado freestones but ja merw 8 more months until the alpine lakes and high country open up! (lol)

Thank you! Yes, they were! Always nice to share a long drive like that with someone, but also insane to be the only person on the water when the fishing is hot haha.

I appreciate the kind words! A couple other reasons I specifically like November are 1) up here at higher elevations it takes a minute for the fish to warm up in the mornings, so there’s a little bit less mania in the AM to be on the water and 2) the early sunset makes me get back to my family at a reasonable hour hahaha. I checked out your page as well - you’ve got some good stuff going on up there in the PNW!

@ definitely agree it’s nice to get home earlier to the family haha. Thanks for checking out the channel!

I bet you know this stretch of water quite well!! I really want to fish Gore, especially in the wilderness section. I love those small alpine streams. I have done a good amount of ice fishing in the Midwest but have not broken into it here in Colorado. Last winter I fly fished the tailwaters a lot to scratch my itch in the winter season.

@@mgardner63 I appreciate the kind words! And I highly, highly recommend the Eagle! I’m no expert on it but it feels like a really good, all-natural freestone. And obviously the fish have a good food supply haha. Yup I’ll definitely be getting out Dec-March for tailwater fish. But I’m counting down until May when the Gunnison gorge/canyon start up and then the alpine lakes in quick succession after that!

Vail Pass had 2’ of snow on the shoulder but the road was clear!

Good intel that the spawn is still on up there in July. Sorry the fishing wasn't more "on" when you went, but glad it wasn't a skunk! Makes me think August to mid Sept for when I inevitably return haha.

Thank you!! It’s a cool spot. I was kind of hoping they would go for some bigger nymphs like stoneflies or bigger mayfly nymphs, but they wanted the teeny tiny stuff. Oh well!

I can see the crowds part. There were a decent number of people there even though it required a multi-mile walk in.

Honestly I didn’t even know they were present in that river until my friend caught one. But I do love whitefish - they’re usually big, fight well, and will eat my big attractor fly when the trout are eating size 20s 😂

I am so jealous! I haven’t been on the water since this Ark day on Oct 7 and I’m getting withdrawals 😂.

@@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz October 7????? You need to get out at least a day per week if possible, but I know it's difficult with family obligations. I was lucky to get out 3 days per week all of October. We'll catch up at the next HPD meeting.

That would be a good fly! I’m going to give that a shot.

Thank you!!

Get up there! Plenty of fishable water! You can get brooks, browns, rainbows, cutts, grayling and whitefish all within like 10 miles.

Haha it was a good break not to keep my house on my back 😂 it was a good variety too. Some spots I could go explore in way more depth/detail in my next trips up there (we go 2x per year).

Thank you!!

It really is!

Two jets going over in a canyon like that would be unbelievable…

I would recommend it for sure! Nobody else fishing, it was crazy. Place could have (maybe should have) been packed.

Thank you Christopher! Appreciate the kind words. If you did all that in your first year in Colorado, 1) congratulations, 2) you're way, way ahead of the game and 3) you just opened up millions of acres in CO, WY, MT, ID and NM you can explore!! Amen to more tight lines!!

Get out there!! Some of those lakes have some reallllly cool species and some bigger fish. That area around BV and Salida is so cool!

Thank you!!

Thank you! Re: the Snowys, so jealous. I was scheduled to go to up there for the first time in August but my window of days was 45 mph wind there and I was taking a guy who had never fly fished before, so we did an audible to Missouri Lakes by Red Cliffe (CO). I am heading up to Lander WY this week though and I can get some nice elbow room up there on lakes and rivers.

That’s awesome! What great memories. Well rest assured that the bowl/lake were in great shape. Some beetle kill down there but overall seems to be in excellent health. I camped next to a few elk hunters who made it seem like the big game was doing well on the area as well. I think it’s worth another repeat visit! I threw a black hi-vis parachute Adam’s that probably strongly resembled a black ant and got the first fish of the video on it. But I accidentally cut the fly off thereafter and didn’t have another one in my box!

Thank you! I do plan to in the future! Only issue is this year I’ve had a LOT of days on the water and need to spend the remaining weekends on the home front with the wife and daughter 😂

@@wylde-lyfe Thanks!! Hey, I like the orange to make sure I stay alive on these trips in Sept/Oct!

Thank you! This is a Tarptent Motrail. I got it off of Craigslist back in 2018 when I was first interested in backpacking, and ashamed to admit I didn't use it until 2023. (Kid kind of pushed back the hobbies a bit!). Tarptent actually discontinued this tent a few years ago. And to be honest, while I like it and got 14 nights out of it, it's not the world's best lightweight tension tent. So I splurged and bought a Zpacks Duplex, which arrived at my house about 2 hours after I drove to the trailhead for this video. So will be busting out the Duplex in next year's backcountry adventures!

Enjoyed every video, thanks. Hope you put something else out till next season, maybe gear you use ,tips, etc. God bless

@@davidschroeder6799 thanks David! Yes, thinking of doing a video on my fly fishing backpacking setup and then how I prepare my dehydrated cold-soak meals!

@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz Sounds great. I'm a subscriber so I won't miss it. Thanks

Thanks Kevin!! You guys will have to join on a camping trip out here.

Thank you for the suggestion! I have heard and read really good things about that area. I’m going to do some research this winter and see if I can get something feasible going out there.

@@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz lots of easy to access water so look for something to hike into if you want to avoid crowds. Plenty of options either way to look. Good luck out there

Just wanted to mention - Grand Mesa made my short list (1 of 2 potential spots haha) for taking my nephew out this June. Thank you again for the suggestion!

@@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz glad to hear it, bring bug spray!

Thank you!! I’ll be back up there in my life for the shear beauty (and the big fish) that’s for sure.

I honestly think his cutt was a hair over 20”. Which is huge! You killed it with your camping / backpacking setup up there! I actually switched to a cinnamon any myself after you left and caught like 4 fish on it haha.

That’s awesome! Sounds gorgeous. Yeah I love that Collegiate Peaks / Holy Cross contiguous area. Not enough summers in a lifetime to probably explore them thoroughly. Ron Belak’s book 800 high lakes in CO is my inspiration though.

@@Hi-CountryCutts-wc3jz Thanks for the recommendation - I will have to check it out. I share the same love for that area!

@@rexbonez2 If you drop me an email at the address in my profile, I can give you some specific spots in the region. You might already know them, but if not, they are solid!