Be Nice to Big Girls

Over the past week I have had another great stretch of guide trips.  On Thursday I had a day off and my buddy Tanner and I headed up to the Dream to see if we could find some big fish.  Well we were there for about two hours and fished for about ten minutes before leaving.  The crowds on the river were amazing. Easily close to a hundred cars between the main three lots.  Regardless of the crowds, I had a trip back out there on Friday.  We battled the weather and ended getting into some awesome fish.  However, while walking up towards the tressle run, I ran into a guy who said, there are hens moving all over these redds, its been awesome.  First of all, respect the redds people! Especially if it is a big female sitting there getting ready to unload her eggs.  Anyways, away from the Dream Stream and its large brown trout, the South Platte in the mileage closer to Denver is also fishing very well.  Browns are spawning here as well, so again be aware of where you are walking.  Fish are very fat and colorful in this section and both nymphs and dries have been productive.  Below are some pictures of just a few of the great fish we got into this past week.