Spring 2020 on the Ark with Video !!!!!

           Hello Friends and thanks for checking in at the O’Grady Fly Fishing Adventures. I wanted to start by saying a huge Wow!!!! Over the last month or so our world as we've known it seems to have turned completely upside down. My morning routine has always been the same, I get up and share breakfast with Winston while reading the Bible and then after a little quiet time, I turn to the internet for the daily news. Over the last month, scanning the internet has been very difficult to read. When I first heard the news that Colorado was on lock-down, I died a little inside. I have not been out of work since I was 14 and that was several years ago haha. Yes, I have an incredible home life but being on the river just makes everything seem a little better.

            When we realized that we could still legally fish on our own, Cat and I got to spend a few days playing on the river. We had been wanting to do another video this year, but we found it difficult to find the time to fish together, and now we finally had a few days at the same time. Now a few things about the video, most of it was shot in one day last week in town, the river was running just over 900cfs and it is very clear how 225lbs can stay so much more stable than 125lbs. Also, at 900cfs there are fewer really great runs that hold fish. Since the filming, the river has dropped into the 700cfs range, the Bwo’s are really getting the fish eating, and the fish are spreading out. Now, what we really hope is that with all of the craziness going on right now in this world that it puts a smile on a few of your faces. I know it did for us. And lastly, we want to extend a Huge thank you to all of our incredible friends and guests this year. You have been Awesome!!!

            As for the river, I’m not sure exactly how this stay in place thing will play out. I already see that there is talk of allowing people to get back to work as long as they wear a mask. The next five weeks on the river should be the best of the year. What we are currently doing at the shop is packaging up a “guide special” of the exact flies that I have been using on the river. We are now accepting reservations for guide trips between now and the end of May, get your (best dates of the year) locked in and if your date arrives and the trip cannot happen, for any reason, we will refund your full deposit.

            Now to finish, I just want to give out one more huge thank you for your continued support of the Drift, Cat, and I. We hope you enjoy the video as much as we did making it. Please stay safe and hope to see you soon. As Always, Connell, Cat, Winston, all our Guests, and the Drift Fly Shop want to thank you for watching and reading………