After vetting my fly fishing skills my guide decided we should fish one of the more technical rivers in the valley today. The Boulder river. It was crazy! The river is mostly whitewater and very fast. It is only fish-able for around 3 weeks a year. The fishing is extremely fast and very demanding. All this being said I managed to do quite well. I landed over 50 fish (we lost count). The water was gin clear and %90 of the fish were on dry flies. By far the best dry fly fishing day I have ever had. My arm has never been this tired after a day of fishing in my life. I feel like I could say so many things about the day but I am so worn out that I can't find the words. Due to the nature of the river there were not a lot of opportunities to take pictures but I did manage to take a few. Here are some of the calmer portions of the river and some fish pic's:
“The true joy of life [is] being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one ... being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown to the scrap heap ... being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish clod of ailments and grievances.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
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