Gunnison River

We were camped across the road from the Blue Mesa Reservoir of the Gunnison River.  Just a couple miles up the road the reservoir narrowed into the Gunnison River and there was some fine trout fishing to be found there.  We made a couple excursions onto the Gunnison River, some with fishing gear, some without.

Gari, Michelle and Jim lined up along the Gunnison River trying their fishing luck.

Gari found heart art that someone left in a little tributary creek.

We liked the art so we took a selfie at the heart spot.

Gari fishes next to Heims.   It turns out that Heims was a professor who had immigrated from Germany and had been living in Eagles Nest, New Mexico for the last 20 years.  He said he travels around the world trout fishing now.  He was outfitted with all the best gear.

Steve decided it would be a good idea to wade out a little.  The water was pretty cold and he didn't stay in too long.  Heims laughed.

 Another spot we tried on the Gunnison.

We saw a couple guys with a guide just downstream from us.

Pretty soon a family of baby ducks swam by.

On another day we scouted a new section of the Gunnison.  Below Gari soaks in the beauty of the Gunnison.

We came across a husband and wife from Denver who had hired a local guide to bring them down on the Gunnison for some trout fishing.

We went by their set up and talked with them for awhile.

Below is the guide and the man's wife.  The guide had her fishing in a pretty deep hole.   It is not easy walking in the river in water that deep.

 For now we say so long to the Gunnison River.