FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

Crossing the Divide at 12,000 feet.  It was stunning today.

If you have read much of my stuff you know I love bighorn sheep.  And when looking for them this time of year, and the elk for that matter, you head to the valleys closets to the high mountains where you know the sheep reside.  On our first real morning expedition we headed north.  In this case I will shut up and show you what we found.  Some of the pics are not the best but they all tell the story.

Stunning.   So without further ado here we go.

Such a joy and privilege to observe them up close.

It was a great day.  We also found 2 big groups of wintering elk that were just to far out on private property to get pictures.  But after dropping the Boss off at the airport I will be stopping at a couple of different elk wintering grounds to see what is up.

As I type this the turkeys did their morning thing.  All of sudden they flew into the yard right by the window.  I will never get tired of that.  These actually landed on our side of the fence so they are only 15 feet from our back windows.  I was not familiar with these turkey and after reading they are Merriams.  The hens have no red on the head and neither do the long beards.

Boy are they fat!

Today is the last day here for the Boss.  So we are headed out for some snow shoeing.  The weather is so interesting here.  While cold when the sun comes out it is pleasant and we are loving it.  Much more to come.

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The Wade Right Fishing Belt and the new Madre Sling.

For all your wading needs.

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It was good to hear from my old buddy Voe who I had the pleasure of fishing with many times on Coleto until he moved.

Congratulations good Buddy,
Sounds like a wonderful time to be had.
Obviously life is going well and very happy for the two of you.
Still checking in on the reports from time to time and enjoying.
Have a great and prosperous New Year.
Your past Fishing Buddy
Voe

So good to hear from you and hope you and your wife are doing well.  As we are only 8 hours from Vegas will let you know when we are out there.  Thanks for keeping in touch.

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And from one of my long term regulars.

Happy new year to you and yours. Keep up the good work and continue the blog please!
Be watching for your posts next year!!
Thanks again.
Ed

Thanks so much and the same to you and yours.

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This is how it will roll around here the nest month before heading back to Texas to get in on the spring fishing.  All I have to say to the Boss – Thanks for this life.  So, all you guys who are going to marry choose wisely.  Even a knucklehead like me can get lucky.

I hope you like the pics, we loved taking them and being amongst them.  The search will go on.  And I am starting to do the research and exploration for tailwaters to fish the last few months of winter.  So off to the snow we go.  Keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines