Stoke from years past

**ryan** · 03-18-2010, 10:19 PM

Hey all:

I've been in winter mode lately, but dug a few pics up from the last few seasons and thought I'd share as we transition from Winter to Spring. Looking forward to exchanging the skis for a fly rod when I head into the backcountry.

And one from a more sizeable river a little further North...

Ryan

**adam** · 03-18-2010, 11:00 PM

Dig the first picture, it looks like Brookville.

**Brooktrout** · 03-19-2010, 11:17 AM

ryan-beautiful pics. that looks like a tiny stream up in the san juans near la jara reservoir that i have fished. is it?

**rossa** · 03-19-2010, 02:15 PM

I'll venture a guess that the first fish is a Rio grande or a Greenback Cutthroat, probably wrong but amazing fish. Tha first picture is amazing, looks like you could walk forever.

**ryan** · 03-19-2010, 05:19 PM

All of the photos are from the Rio Grande basin in NM, except the last fish photo, which is just barely across the border into CO. The first two fish are Rio Grande cutthroat. I hardly ever remember a camera but am glad I had one on these outings.

**Chef** · 04-22-2010, 09:37 AM

sweet :clap:

**Mostyn** · 04-22-2010, 12:05 PM

THE BIG COUNTRY!

Some nice large fish there Ryan! Pictures are great!

**ofuros** · 04-23-2010, 11:26 PM

Love the wide open country with the wriggly blue line running through it.
Some fine freckled fish too.

**Brooktrout** · 04-30-2010, 03:29 PM

ryan, ok, let's see. is that stream from the valles caldera preserve? i swear, i have fished that stream and am just wondering. love the rio grande cutts. nice pics. one of my favorite fish.

**ryan** · 05-03-2010, 01:59 PM

Brooktrout,

You got it. The first photo is from the old Baca, right in the middle of the Caldera. I didn't take the picture while fishing though, it was during the transition from private > trust that I got to go there for work. It was tough to walk the streams without a fly rod.

Ryan