Time: 5:00PM – 6:30PM

Location: Downstream from Basalt

Roaring Fork River – 07/16/2005 Photo Album

Jane and I drove to Basalt to meet Dan, who was driving from Denver on Saturday. We stopped in the supermarket and then the fly shop, where I bought new laces for my wading boots. Dan called and said he would not arrive until later than expected, so I took the van and drove to the Roaring Fork River, where it flowed along the road before intersecting with CO 82. The river was running high but clear, and it was difficult to find slack water. Since I had success on the Frying Pan with nymphing, I elected to stay with the same setup and fly combination. I worked my way upstream and caught three trout. The last one behind the Basalt wildlife park was a spunky rainbow (Roaring Fork Bow photo). Two of the fish took a beadhead hares ear, and one took a copper john.

Fish Landed: 3

Roaring Fork Bow