FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

Knockin Tail Lures by My Coast Outdoors

This is not the usual way I did the yearly review in the past but this year is just plain different.  As we spend more and more time in Colorado in anticipation of the permanent move at the end of the years the face of the blog and our life is changing.  So here is just a little of the last year.

This says it all about our year when we closed on our dream house at 8,500 feet in the Rockies.

There is a whole world of public land out there for all to use.

We never get tired of the views.

Snow comes with the territory.

While I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time the Boss came when she could and we spent every minute in the woods hiking and chasing animals.

Sheep

My favorite shot of the year.  They are so majestic.

And just how did you get there.

Love it when they are standing on the top of a ridge.

Fall, when everything with hooves is in the rut. 

These guys thought they were tough guys when they slammed heads, I was close enough to hear it.  Looks like the guy in the front won.

The Fishing

It is great to have the Rio Grande right down the street, and it is full of brown trout.

One colored up rainbow.

But if you want some stockers for the pan just head to one of the several local lakes close to the house

Of course, I put in my bass time and managed some nice ones.

While I did not fish the salt as much this year it always produced.

I could not be any prouder of these little guys from really small mountain streams on a flyrod.  A fun addition to my fishing habit.

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We sure have some big mule deer bucks in Colorado.

They look so cool in velvet.

These 2 are an example of the day 9 this size came through the back yard together.  It was nothing short of amazing.

We saw plenty on our mountain drives.  Always worth getting up for.

Big bucks rub big trees.  The rut was in full swing all fall.

This guy was a stud.

Our resident Boss.  Fun to watch his rutting antics, no question who ran the show during the rut.

But the mule dear did get a little revenge.  We were on our way to Yellowstone before daylight when 5 miles out of town we hit a big buck at 65mph.  Tough way to get a new truck.

The Rest

I love this picture.  Kind of the blind hog finding the acorn.

Suffice to say we are overrun with turkeys.

Plenty of cow elk but did not see a big one this fall.

And I was surprised to find antelope near the house but east of here there are tons.

I love these guys

This little guy was close to the road.  1 of several we saw this year.

Would not want to hit one of these with the truck!

Monte Vista is known for the annual migration of Sandhill Cranes festival.  There are thousands of them.

This guy was about 15 feet behind the house.  He has been by a couple of times and we see quite a few on our drives.

And last is the best picture we could get of a big bear.  It was on the run, but the Boss got a shot when it was way up the mountain.  The happenings we live for.

Hope you liked a little of the last year.  From building a garage, totaling the truck, making lots of new friends in Colorado along with plenty of time on the road it has been a different year.  I usually make some plans or goals for the year as far as fishing goes, this year I do not have a clue what is to come.  The Chandeliers Islands is the big trip in May, and I plan on fishing the salt more as that will be coming to a close when we move.  But as you know I will have a rod in my hand somewhere.

The blog is now on approaching 14 years and this is the 1,491st post.  I hope to keep up and I can never thank all of you who have stuck with me.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines