March 2014 – The 52 Rivers Blog

Not the Real Thing

shelleyw — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:49:55 +0000

+ Saw an eagle

Δ Didn’t see an eagle.

Blue Skies at the Blue

shelleyw — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:43:32 +0000

March 10, 2014. With the 10-Mile Mountain range as a backdrop, I climbed large snow drifts to get access to the Blue River just below the dam in Dillon. The difference in the river’s flow from last year at this time and this year was significant – 37 cfs last year and 297 cfs this year.

I spent most of my time shooting photos as opposed to fishing. At the time I fished the Blue last year, I didn’t yet have a camera that shot raw photos. So, although I caught some really great shots with my point and shoot last year, I really need the raw photos for my book.

There were half a dozen anglers on the river and I didn’t see any of them catch a fish. A couple guys leaving said they caught some trout on some mysis shrimp and nymph patterns. There were certainly some large fish hanging out under the bridge that crosses the river in between the outlet mall stores, but they weren’t buying the artificial flies.

It was wonderful to be up in the mountains on a river after several weeks in Starbuck’s writing away and sipping chai tea. I’ve started to get some invitations to speak at various organizations, which will be fun. Contact me if you’re looking for someone to tell a story about an amazing year.

It’s Happening!

shelleyw — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:08:30 +0000

+ First chapter to my book designer

Δ 51 to go!

New Friend

shelleyw — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 03:37:47 +0000

The words of my new friend, Bill Eaton…

“It is interesting the way that Shelley and I have become friends. I was told of this lady who was going to fish 52 rivers in 52 weeks. I found her Facebook page and friended her and started to follow her adventure. I noticed that we had some things in common like rivers we had fished and guides we had used. So I emailed her and we started corresponding.

I enjoyed her blog and looked forward to the next river she would fish and what she would encounter. She is an accomplished photographer with very striking photos of the rivers she fished. I have also looked forward to her summation of the guides that she hired. For those of us who can’t travel to all the rivers that Shelley did, her blog has allowed us to fish those rivers through her.

We met at the Denver Fly Fishing Show in January 2014 after her year of fishing. We then set up a time to have dinner with my wife and her husband. I can now say we have a new pair of friends. One can never have too many friends!”

Thanks, Bill, for coming into my life and sharing my special year. Shelley