We left home sat morning and drove for two days through record high temperatures in Nevada and Utah that were 100-106 degrees. Colorado was cooler but also unseasonably hot, 86 degrees at elevations of 8500-9000ft.
we learned that it had been a long winter with lots of snow, which quickly switched to a heat wave. We drove through Grand Junction, through the impressive Gleneood Canyon, over the pass at Vail up to 12,000 ft and past the continental divide. It is a beautiful state.
It is Tuesday and today we met up with our guide, Landon Mayer who is well known for his books and presentations on dry fly fishing and fishing the “Dream Stream”. We met early at the town of Hartsel and followed him to Antero Reservoir, a large shallow lake surrounded by mountains and salt flats. There we attempted to chase big trout by casting to rising fish and wading the very mucky lakebed. Alas the high temperatures caused the water temperature to rise and we had to quit at noon, no fish caught today.
