All morning, I was wondering why I felt like I had to put a rod or two in the truck for my trip up to Lake Tumblesome for the weekend. Colorado, 9000 ft, January, all adds up to lots of very hard water.

They finished the dam repairs a week ago and started refilling the lake. The springs are fairly warm and I have found OPEN WATER at 9000 ft in Colorado, in January! I know there are fish there as I saw an otter grab one.

Brookie fishing in the morning! Can't let the otters have all of them, now, can I?