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I'd suspect tree jams, not log jams. There were 60 foot sycamores jammed up in the river after the Dec. 2015 flood. This was similar. I wouldn't put in without good intelligence on what is down stream.

Don't forget the third tributary of the Gunnison: the Lake Fork. All the best spots between Blue Mesa Reservoir and Lake City are less than an hour from Gunnison. Not crowded, great fishing.

Ok Seth, how slow and deep are you fishing. Im very interested in winter crappie fishing but have no starting frame of reference. Those are some fine fish!

If you are wondering what flies and lures they bite on .... Lures: 1/16 oz jigs, rebel craws and in-line spinners. Flies: suit yourself, but leeches and woolies, pheasant tails, and all of what works in Bennett. The bigger water and inability to see the fish causes heartburn for some. Break down the water into small sections and fish it just like the spring branch. If you have a drag free drift and get the fly near the bottom good things will happen.

I still want more of this thread. I've copied and pasted at least 30 recipes/ideas into a running Word document that I keep open on my computer. It's the What's Cooking recipe book.

I got it. I've given it.

That's 18. It is black. I use grizzly too. They are surprisingly easy to see in slick water. The takes are easy to see even if you aren't focused on the fly.

Mini Crackleback

This....

All of the midge suggestions are good. For a dry fly, tie a size 18 or 20 griffiths gnat without the peacock herl. It's just a tiny crackleback. Murder....

Looks like an old bruiser. Congrats on the great day.

The pike eat rainbows. Big rainbows. I'd use big rapalas and swimbaits minimum 5" with no regrets going bigger.

8'6" 4 wt. Medium fast because im turning over an indicator most times.

I need one of those in my office

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so true

yep. Iphone shot while doing a 2 mile hike at 8600 feet a vigorous pace after 7 hours fishing in a blazing sun and cutting wind leads one to not hold the camera so straight

15 x 12 framed version is forthcoming...

Here's a pic of the other direction (East) opposite of the sunset....

A group of us had our 11th annual trip to the Niangua river to fish, have bonfires and eat like Ozark kings (fish fries and the like). The river is in great shape and fished well. Spin fishing was good with crawdad crankbaits. Fly fishing was fantastic with leeches and pheasant tail nymphs. But there is some wierd stuff going on. Good wierd stuff. Rising fish. Not occassional risers but fish that are systematically taking mayflies, caddis and midges off of the surface throughout the day. I fished a size 18 crackleback all afternoon on friday and had 6 fish (most 15 inches or larger) and multiple other missed strikes (cuz i suk). It was fantastic. I've fished the river a long time and haven't seen sustained rising before. Has anyone? A few of the victims

Johnsfolly, yes the weather impacts were worth it. We caught fish thurs and friday in weather that felt like a Missouri April. Saturday, by 9am the wind was too strong to stand up much less cast a flyrod, so we drove 50 miles south to the Arkansas and caught 13 inch browns on caddis dries. Pretty nice compromise. I went with 3 good friends and we made some serious memories. And photos... Here's a pic of us hiking out on thursday at sunset. The setting and fishing was unreal.

Last week, I checked off one on the bucket list when I fished the spring ice off in central Colorado. The high country reservoirs sit unfished all winter while covered in ice then the insects in the shallow water come alive when the ice melts. The result? Big trout come up and cruise the warming shallow water to feed on the insects. In two days, 4 of us landed 50+ rainbows and cutthroat rainbow hybrids over 20 inches. Trip of a lifetime, but had to brave the "Spring" weather which featured gale force winds and snow at times.

Same things that always work. Olive leeches and woolies, soft hackles, pheasant tails near the bottom.

Hoss!

Question. With the mild winter, has there been a shad kill? Or are the live shad just swept by the generation current through the dam?