August 12, 2012
Flow: 103
Water Temp: 64-74
There’s no place like home.
Saturday we joined the women’s day expo at the Colorado City KOA. There’s no question why it’s one of the top ten KOA’s in the country. It’s a beautiful place and a prime spot to highlight the new Trout Unlimited special offer. From now until the end of the year Women can receive a free introductory annual membership with all the benefits of a paid member. Go to https://www.tumembership.org/women/ and sign up. After a long day of casting demos and manning the booth we decided to hit Lake Beckwith. It was way to low and hot to even attempt. So we moved on up to cooler climates as San Isabel. It too was low, warm and weeded in. And the fishing sucked. Living along the banks of the Arkansas River may make me jaded but it just sucked. Fishing four hours to catch 11” between two trout just to keep the skunk away is not my idea of a good Saturday. Sunday morning it was time for redemption. In my native waters the fifth cast hooked up on a nice 17” ‘bow on a #20 cdc bwo dry. As the sun rose we switched to nymphs and hit trout in almost every spot. We found a big sight fishing opportunity, dialed in our depth and got into the big boys. By 1:00 it was time for prime rib. The secret of the Sunday brunch at the Coyote Grill is getting out. Attractors fished deep trailed by 18-22 coppers, zebra midges or emergers produce energetic trout. Fish early and use heavy tippet to reduce stress.
Tight lines,
Ben