Happy Holidays
I am back in the Vail Valley now and was greeted with a ton of snow and all the winter joys that go with it. The fishing in Key Largo was excellent. Several days of bonefishing with Captain Nick Varnberg produced up to 4 fish over 8 lbs each day. Nick landed a bruiser 11 pounder on one of the last days. We also had one day in Florida Bay that was just off the hook. We caught and released over 8 Reds in the 6-10lb class and had a blast. The bay was glass calm and the reds were tailing everywhere we looked for about 4 hours straight. We saw several big Snook on the flat but could never get close enough to present the fly. Offshore was good as well. We released 3 Sailfish one day and caught a couple of gaffer Dolphin which we promptly turned into fish tacos. Vail is a winter wonderland right now. The temperature has been below freezing for a while but we are looking to warm up to the mid thirties next week. This will turn the mountain trout fishing on especially around Glenwood on the Fork and the Colorado. The Yampa and the Frying Pan are fishing well and are about the only options now except for a few select sections on Gore Creek and the Eagle River.
