Dancing with wolves? No, fly-fishing with Gilznfinz . . .
Colorado has a myriad of options when it comes to outdoor activities. So I decided to "cross another one off the list" when I flew out to Colorado to give fly-fishing a whirl. The Gilznfinz crew (Adam, Chris, and Brooks) were nice enough to take Vince and I as well as a few other close friends fly-fishing in the Roaring Fork river and to Kevin (Tatonka) Costner's ranch this weekend before our Red Rocks/Fox shows this past weekend. Strapped up in our waders, we entered the freezing cold waters of the Roaring Fork and spent a peaceful afternoon ripping lips and learning the art of fly-fishing. I was lucky enough to catch my first fish, an 18 inch rainbow trout! I hooked another large trout but he "spooled me", took my line about ninety feet down the fast currents until my line broke off. It's hard to describe the tranquility of being waist deep in the river, listening to the sound of the rushing water, watching the birds hover, the sun tanning us from above, quite epic.
We were very fortunate enough to be invited to Mr. Costner's ranch for some more fishing on Saturday after two nights of Widespread Panic at The Aspen/Snowmass Jazz Fest. (Two rockin shows by the way) Upon arriving to Robin Hood's ranch, we saw him playing basesball on his very own field of dreams. Needless to say the ranch was breathtaking, flowing brooks, a couple ponds loaded with delicious fish, a baseball field, and acres of glorious Colorado woodlands.
Adam from Gilznfinz cooked up a few fresh catches stuffed with herbs and spices. DELICIOUS! A perfect pre-show activity before rocking Red Rocks! Can't wait for the next fishing adventure. Many thanks to the Gilznfinz peeps and the fishing guides from Aspen.
Fresh trout from Kevin Costner's ranch
cooked by Captain Adam Vincent from Gilznfinz!
18-inch rainbow trout, first fly fishing catch
for Pone Loc in the Roaring Fork river in Colorado
A fishing pond full of trout on Kevin Costner's ranch