SUMMER STILLWATER- As the temperature starts to climb so does the alpine trout fishing. We are looking forward to chasing cutthroats eager eating browns and brook trout. Hopefully the fish have survived the winter with good health and are ready to get eating hoppers and pine moths! <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishing #flyfishnewmexico #flyfishcolorado #catchandrelease #loeflyfishing #newmexico #colorado #sendit #stoked #summer #alpine #fun <•><•><•><•><•>
NOTHING BUT NET- Hoisting a solid fish out of the net is one of the best feelings as an angler. So much can go wrong before the fish meets the net especially when they have some size. How to net fish is an overlooked skill and learning the hard way by loosing a few nice fish ends up with nothing on the end of the line only deflated anglers and a happy fish flashing the middle fin finger! <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishing #flyfishnewmexico #flyfishcolorado #catchandrelease #nature #outside #spring #fishing #sendit #stoked #loeflyfishing #love #life <•><•><•><•><•>
THE RIVER PROVIDED- Warmer afternoon temps got some of the bigger fish on the move. After a bunch of sneaky light morning strikes the fish started to eat hard once the water temperature climbed a few degrees. <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishing #catchandrelease #flyfishnewmexico #flyfishcolorado #newmexico #colorado #nature #fun #spring #loeflyfishing #sendit #stoked #fish <•><•><•><•><•>
BROWNS ARE BACK IN TOWN- April is usually the month of the fired up rainbows around our area. This last week the browns have decided to join the party and eat some ham and eggs! <•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•>
SILVER AND GOLD MEDALISTS- Fishing with friends can be competitive, but most of all hopefully fun. When both land nice fish at the same time the whole team wins! <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishing #newmexicoflyfishing #flyfishnewmexico #colorado #sendit #stoked #catchandrelease #catchfish #loeflyfishing #nature #heateit #doubletrouble #browntrout <•><•><•><•><•> @orvis @patagonia_flyfish
SLAB SLAPPER- Recent bumps in the flows have us fishing heavy and deep nymph rigs. A lot of flies are lost on rocks and logs, yet it’s all worth it when the rock starts to rip line off downstream. <•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•>
HEADS OR TAILS?- Spring is in the air and the fish are on the move to eat away their winter diet and put on some weight. Spring slabs up for grabs! <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishnewmexico #newmexicoflyfishing #flyfishing #catchandrelease #outside #nature #spring #fun #streamerjunkie #colorado #guidelife #loeflyfishing <•><•><•><•><•> @thomasandthomasflyrods @clay_wallis
"JUAN-BOW" - Wade fishing on the San Juan last week. Nicely done Raj! <•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•>
PUPPY DAY! - My best fishin' buddy Ras back when he was a puppy. "That trout looks tasty". <•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•>
FEBRUARY FISHIN' - A fun day on the river last week, before the snow. <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishing #winterfishing #santafenewmexico #flyfishingnewmexico #flyfishingcolorado #browntrout #troutfishing #newmexicotrue #troutunlimited #orvisflyfishing #catchandrelease #flytying <•><•><•><•><•>
WHAT WAS ORDERED - Pretty funny! Not sure where this came from originally; the Lee brothers sent it... <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishingnewmexico #flyfishingcolorado #troutfishing #flytying #santafenewmexico #newmexicotrue #orvisflyfishing #rainbowtrout #flyfishing #5050onthewater <•><•><•><•><•>
RED SKY - Used to think "Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning..." - now it hopefully means snow. We'll take all we can get - keep it coming! SNOW = WATER 💦. Sunrise over the Sange de Christos and then the next day (last week). <•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•>
LIL' BOW JIG - Here is a pattern we've been doing quite well with this fall. You can fish it under an indicator or in a euro-nymphing rig. Works well on both the drift and the swing. 1/64 oz. jig; olive and white marabou; red holographic flash; olive hare's ice dubbing. Not a pattern for the purists but the trout sure find it enticing! Check out the second picture to see what it looks like wet. <•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•>
LADIES OF BROWNTOWN - These gals haven't been cutting the brown trout any slack this fall! <•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•>
GOOD MORNING FROM NORTHERN NM - What an amazing sunrise over the Rio Grande bosque this morning. Right now the cottonwoods are all orange/gold and so are the brown trout! <•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•>
ONE MORE POOL- As the fall creeps closer to winter it is sure hard to not keep walking up the river making one more cast to rising trout. <•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•><•>
SOLITUDE OF CHANGING SEASONS- The change of summer to fall has brought some special moments on the water. Casting to the last rising fish of the alpine season seems best spent alone without the distractions of anyone or anything else, but dries and trout. <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishing #catchandrelease #nature #outside #newmexico #colorado #loeflyfishing #keepemwet #publiclands #springcreek #browntrout <•><•><•><•><•>
STREAMER SEASON IS ON- The fish are on the hunt for large meals with the fall colder night temperatures. We have been playing the game of numbers and sometimes sacrifices of fish count is worth it to find the larger fish in the system eating baitfish imitations. <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishing #catchandrelease #newmexico #colorado #sendit #nature #streamerflyfishing #fall #loeflyfishing #trout <•><•><•><•><•>
AFTER THE STORM- Late afternoon hail and thunderstorms have help cool down some of our alpine fishing spots. Not always fun to run from lightning, but once the storm passes the fishing makes up for the mad dash to the trucks. <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishing #nature #newmexico #colorado #catchandrelease #loeflyfishing #catchandrelease #keepemwet #alpine #sendit #stoked #life #flyfishnewmexico <•><•><•><•><•>
SOMETIMES THE BIG FISH EAT- We have been all over multiple different rivers that we guide on these last few weeks. It has been a challenge to find cold water in the high country depending on the weather, plus the fluctuations of flows released from the Chama tailwaters are always changing, but all the driving and hard work from our guides have paid off with some quality fishing. With some skill and luck on our side we have pulled the rabbit out of the hat and have recently landed some really nice fish. Fall is around the corner and we are ready for the days of colder water and weather. <•><•><•><•><•> #flyfishing #catchandrelease #newmexico #colorado #sendit #stoked #loeflyfishing #nature #outside #flyfishchama #flyfishnewmexico #5050onthewater #keepemwet @thomasandthomasflyrods <•><•><•><•><•>