April 3, 2016

Flow: 483

Water Temp: 43-53

Ode to a dog. My little pup is the most unlikely canine fly fishing companion but I couldn’t ask for a better friend. Diamond was a rescue dog, run over as a stray and through the benevolence of the animal shelter and Pets and Friends Animal Hospital she was saved and shortly after my parents adopted her. I’ve had her now for ten years. She’s been through multiple dog attacks and near drownings on many of Colorado’s rivers. Just last summer we had a close call in Brush Hollow Reservoir when her leash got wrapped in the blades of a trolling motor. My pontoon boat has a platform on the back for Diamond and she loves floating lakes and rivers. The trolling motor caught her rope and sucked her under just before I heard the most heartbreaking wail. She isn’t afraid of the boat at all but we have a new rule. No leash on the boat.  This week was time for her summer shave and trim and today she was the belle of the ball. We had a few days of fishable flows and the trout are unforgiving, picky on the presentation but when you do that voodoo that you do they fight like hell. Patterns were across the board, presentation maters. Trout were suspended across the tailouts. It’s technical, uh… hire a guide and hug your own dog.

Tight lines,

Ben