Exploring New Private Water

Every once in a while, the guides at Dan's Fly Shop "have to" explore new private water to see if it is worth taking clients there.  Most of our work days involve taking other people fishing, but on this day, the guides were asked to fish the water themselves.

Beautiful day to "have to" go fishing

Nice brown

The conditions weren't great (warm, muddy water), but we did hook into some nice browns.

Fall Fishing on the Lake Fork

Fishing in Lake City late in the fall means cold mornings and early evenings.  The window for fishing is short--the water has to warm up for the fish to become active, which means you start around lunch and are finished by five or so.  The river looked different: instead of being shrouded in green, the vegetation along the banks was now dry and golden, shimmering in the sunlight.  It was beautiful--and the fishing was surprisingly good.  And after the day was over, there was football on TV.  Tough to beat that.

Lake Fork of the Gunnison