The long walk back

Robert, you dont know this yet, but Im going with you next year! Thanks for sharing your trip with us my friend!

Haha more than welcome I really have some hidden gems in the summer up there. Nothing can beat solitude and hungry fish.

So did you eat any of the fish? For shore lunch or dinner?

Hey crapicat hows it going? Talked with Catslayer a while about the trip yesterday. As far as eating goes I don�t think as bad of trout as I do sandbass butn,sure love to catch both. All of this was wild trout water though. I would say once every three to five years I�ll keep a stocker rainbow if I can find one with clipped fins. Gut scale rinse and throw them on a bed of hot coals. Wrapped up air tight In Foil with lemon butter,salt,pepper,and cyan. As soon as the foil blows up and about to pop pull off and enjoy. Probably been three years now may have to do one in the Ozarks in a month or so now that you mention it

This was the killer fly of the trip had to let it dry before I took a pic. It was what they wanted for sure.

Wow. Great report and epic trip...

Thanks kodys papaIt was absolutely incredible! I don�t know how we�ve missed each other but we definitely need to get together up there one of these trips. Really look forward to the day on the water with you.

Thanks for the report, Robert. It�s been WAY too long since I have been there. I have friends that used to live right below that Wagon Wheel campground. Do you ever fish Cevolla creek out of Slumgullion Pass? The brookies were thick in the beaver ponds.

I caught one of my biggest rainbows, too, right below the bridge at the Texas access just as you turn off the main road to go up to the reservoir.

Anyway, thanks for the memories that you stirred. Maybe I�ll tag along with you in the not-too-distant future........

JR

I�m glad it brought back some great memories where is an amazing area right there for sure! there are definitely some big trout In that River below the dam for sure.

Gotta love a bugger. I know I do. Size 6 buggers are my standard warm water fish go to size. Glad to hear the cold water trout like that size too. I like that hackle on it. I�m going to have to get some.

Thanks for the report. I�m up in New Mexico in the Rio Grande watershed thinking I probably have should have brought a fly rod and a few of those buggers. The weather is beautiful and there�s no monsoonal afternoon t-storms to consider this time of year. My buddy and I are already plotting a return and maybe we�ll leave the wives at home and just bring the fishing gear.

Yes it�s absolutely beautiful country and that Rio Grande Valley. You should hike down at cerro and hit the confluence of the red river and the Rio Grande. There are some really big fish in that stretch and you might even hook into a northern pike. I actually caught several trout on a great big size to bugger this trip in all black

Fantastic post Robert, You da man