Rio San Antonio on the Valles Caldera

​Simply stated: get a yearly pass to the Valles for unlimited epic fishing.  The end.  

No, really, you'll get hit after hit on large dry flies in an easily wadeable stream, amazing views, and not have to compete with any other anglers for turf.  You'll catch 9-14 inch browns over and over in a 2-4 foot wide stream.  Just amazing.  

The fish did start biting a bit more around 10 am, although that was when some of the morning clouds cleared.  They seemed to like stimulators and my humongous homemade caddis more than smaller caddis.  It was really fun to see the bigger brown's wake when they came barreling from under the bank to get the fly.

This is a great stream to bring a friend to because the meadow setting makes for easy bunny hopping around each other, and the curvy nature of the stream make for a lot of fish-able water.

I had a 4 weight, 8 1/2 foot rod this time, which helped with some of the larger browns.  The other times I've fished it I used a 2 weight, 7 1/2 foot rod, which made for a lot of fun.