Row,Row,Row Your Boat.

Once again I apologize for the length of time between blogs, so much water and so little time. As many people know fishing and getting ready to go guide in Alaska are taking most of my time. With that being said I want to tell everyone about some great times on the raft. If you have never taken a raft trip with fly rod in hand let me tell you it's a blast. If your like me no doubt you have flipped through a few articles talking about row vs wade, every time I read one of those articles I can't understand why people pick a side. As fly fishermen and women I think we should take every chance we can to explore new country and take advantage of all the great opportunities Colorado has to offer. So with a little run off, me and the gang have been floating some river every chance we get. We even got Connell on the raft and have created a rowing monster, there is something about rafting a river that gets into the blood, maybe its the rapids and hoping you have picked the right line to get through without getting into to much trouble that gets your adrenaline up or the spray of whitewater coming over the raft, maybe it just takes you back in time to when the first explorers ran the rivers just to see what was around the next corner. Maybe it's coming up on that perfect spot knowing you only have one chance to get it right before it passes by (don't worry there will be lots of perfect spots if you miss one)and if you lay that perfect cast right were you want it, and the drift looks good watching that fish from the casting deck of the raft slam your fly is a rush. So me, Connell, Cat, Alex and some great friends have been running the Rio Grande (before the big fire in South Fork) the upper Arkansas and the tailwater. The upper Arkansas is fishing awesome right now from a raft, the water clarity is perfect and the flows are good and not to mention every bug on the river seems to be coming off daily. Now if your thinking about running a river please think safety and invest in a good whitewater life vest and go with someone that has experience rowing a raft that can show you the ropes. Before I go I have to introduce the fly fishing monkey, he is the fly fishing adventure monkey and he goes by the name "MONKEY". The adventure monkey is new to the gang but is already becoming a self proclaimed expert on the river, a little pushy and a bit of a know it all but fun to have around. He is always quick to point out a bad cast or bad presentation but will also take his turn rowing the raft or spotting fish. I think you will see a lot more of monkey since he is already planning his trip to Alaska(don't know who invited him?)and any other trip to the water he can wiggle in on. From everyone at the Drift Tight lines!! And as always your friend on the water Freaky Frog.