An Oldie but a Goodie

Posted By on December 19, 2008

Cleaning out some old files and came across this one. Oh BOY!

Every year I make a special trip to Colorado to fish with these guys. We’ve known each other since we were little and this is usually the only time we’re able to get together during the year since they both live in the Denver area. Matthew (the subject of the video – AKA “Big Daddy”, “The Nube”, “The Nuber”, “BOOM!” and a few others) was just starting fly-fishing (obviously) when this video was shot.

That year we fished several streams in the upper South Platte drainage; Tarryall Creek, Four Mile Creek, the Middle Fork of the S. Platte, and a few others. Our base of operations during the expedition was Fairplay, CO. Unknown to us, we picked a weekend in early September when Fairplay was hosting an Alternative Music festival (the town was HOPPIN’).

Anyway, after four days of hard fishing and a rough learning curve for the Nube, we decided it was time for him to spend some “not-so-quality” time with a bent rod. It was Kirb’s idea (I think – might have been the PBR) to hit the trout pond on 285 outside of Bailey on the way home. For $20 bucks they’ll let you fish in their “trophy pond” which is full of big brood fish from a hatchery. Kirb caught a big rainbow, I caught a BIG rainbow, and Matthew . . . well, you’ll see. Make it fun – see how many things he does wrong while fighting the fish (and notice Kirb and I TRY to offer assistance).

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