It’s been a great few months! I worked the Colorado Women’s Fly Fishers
booth at the Denver Fly Fishing Show and met a tone of awesome folks including
the cool dudes from Cheeky Fly Fishing,
Allen Fly Fishing,
and Mr. Hopper Juan himself, Juan Ramirez. I
also hit up the International Sportsmen Show; always a ton of people with interesting
stuff that makes me wish I had an endless bank account & endless amounts of
time! Next on the docket is the F3T show. Other exciting news
is that I am now part of the Chasing Tail Media-
a great group sharing the passion & experiences of fly fishing through film
& photography.
Of course, I’ve been on the river a handful of
times. Though I didn’t technically catch anything (I hooked ‘em, but didn’t
hand ‘em), fishing with my Dad & big Brother on the Crooked River over
Christmas was a serious highlight. I even got a new Lamson Konic reel for
Christmas & set it up with some wicked line from Blue Halo Gear. 
A short
while later I was able to break in the reel & line during a Bluebird day with
a temp high of 18 on a monstrous 23 ½ inch brown trout. Biggest fish of my life & a month later I’m still on Cloud 9 because of that guy. Nothing like
catching a Colorado Water Pig with shiny blue cheeks & fins almost as big as
my hands! A few weeks later, I caught my first cutthroat as well. A cuttie has
been on my list since day 1 & 8 months later…..FINALLY! 
Winter fishing has proven to be some serious fun. It’s
tough, the fish are picky, the temps are brutal, but the rewards far outweigh
the downsides. I have layers upon layers & came to the terms that looking like a marshmallow & waddling like a
penguin is okay….the fish don’t care! I
also purchased some Goat Head Sole Spikes
& couldn’t be happier. It’s icy out there & rubber soles just don’t
provide the traction you really need. I’ve
fished with the Goats on my boots on the Crooked River, Colorado River, S Platte,
and even the slicker-than-snot Blue River.
You can actually feel the traction & grabbing of the spikes. It’s like having 4x4 on my feet!