Trip Report – Fly Fishing RMNP’s Glacier Gorge
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I finished posting photos and commentary of my trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. My good friend and neighbor, Eric and I spent 4 days fly fishing in the Glacier Gorge area. You can find the report on my blog here: http://minomdeplume.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/trip-report-rmnp-backcountry-september-2008. Enjoy! Brian
Nicely done Brian!
I haven’t read the whole article just yet, so you may have mentioned it in there…..but may I ask…..
What is the brand and weight of your tarptent? I see you are into lightweight backpacking.
Thanks again for a great report!
All – Thanks for reading. We had a great trip and it’s always fun to write it up to share it.
Drifter – My tent is a Tarp Tent Rainshadow2. http://www.tarptent.com/products.html Its a great shelter and weighs a bit less than 2.5 pounds. Very spacious for 2 people and gear. Its made for 3 people but that starts getting tight when trying to sit up.
Zach – We had planned to hike nearly 17 miles but the fishing was so good we skipped some of the non-fishing destinations (Andrews Glacier, Green Lake). Therefore, we hiked a total of 13 miles over 4 days, so the distance wasn’t bad at all, but the elevation does require some acclimation. This is one of the nice things about Glacier Gorge – that’s its relatively compact.
Eric’s fly rod is a bit dated. I tried to talk him into taking my son’s TFO 486-4 Pro but he’s partial to his old Berkley 2 pc. When he was having trouble casting into the wind, I let him cast my modestly priced Scott A2 and he loved it. I think he’s going to try and find one of these on sale since the are being replaced with the A3.
Great. Now I’ve got the song “Southern California” by Wax stuck in my head! And just when I was starting to really like it here.
I don’t have time to read the report, but the photos look amazing. I wish I had explored more of the back country and the west side of the park when I lived there.
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Brian,
Have him call Mark Stewart at Dos Amigos Anglers In Eagle Nest, NM.
505-377-6226, no web site.He is a small fly shop that carries Scott and he has some A2s he needs to move. Always nice to help out the little guys. 😉
John
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