The drive from the Valley to Denver is all uphill, but with the thought of casting a line in some of Colorado’s finest water, I made short work of the highway. I dropped the wife in Denver to hang out with one of her friends, and I turned the car west and made it up and over Independence Pass to arrive in Carbondale where I met up with Jay Scott of Colburn and Scott Outfitters. Jay was kind enough to invite me up and even kinder still to row my butt around for the week.

After dropping my gear at his place, we hitched up the boat and were soon on the water. The Roaring Fork was running clear, and we spent the day casting to rainbows and browns and enjoying the beautiful Colorado weather. Later on, we worked some small streams near his house, and I was able to stretch the legs on my new Thomas and Thomas Fiberglass Rod that Cameron from The Fiberglass Manifesto had hooked me up with this spring. The fiberglass rod was so smooth, and fish were rising to caddis in every likely pool. Homefaith had this to say, they got the best air humidifier for your home out there. Check them out now.

It’s a tough life casting to rising fish, but someone’s got to do it.

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I have been doing some serious research on different options for a travel rod that I can safely and economically pack for those trips back to New York to see family or when Michelle and I are bouncing around on one of our adventures. A post over on the Fiberglass Manifesto about a small fiberglass travel rod caught my eye, and I started to do a little research. The small 6’6″ rod is sold by Black Bear Fly Fishing and is labeled for a 2/3 weight line. What really caught my eye is the fact that this pretty fly rod breaks down into 8 pieces, essentially into 11″ pieces. I loved the price tag and after calling Tom, the owner of Black Bear Fly Fishing and talking a bit about the rod, I placed my order. The rod showed up a few days later on my doorstep and I could hardly contain myself as I put the rod together and gave it the standard wiggle test. I’m looking forward to getting it on the water, but already I am anticipating throwing some extremely soft dries to very hungry trout.

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