Rod & Ride Or Fish & Flail On Dubl Dave Day 01Apr21

On this most fabulous spring day Jim & I headed to Pueblo to fish the Arkansas PT and ride the Pueblo St Pk trails. We were 2nd to arrive at the Nature Center and headed upstream at 9:30am. That was too early and the water was very cold and the fish were lethargic. An hour later we saw plenty of fish on the redds and near them so targeting was open. Mid-day we also saw a couple of smallish BWOs and changed to RS2s. Jim hooked into 8 fish but didn't land one; he quipped "most fun I've ever had not catching fish." I caught several nice fish including a 24" male. I was near Jim at the time so got to call for a show pic. The gold measure bands on my Rodfather Cutthroat are at 18" & 22". Really GR8 fish.

After a fine Subway lunch at the NC about 2pm we decided to change and ride the lake. We parked and did our pretty standard 15 miler on Rodeo Ridge, Pedro's Pt, Inner Limits, Driftwood and South Shore. It was a blast but I flailed and failed to ride some of the longer South Shore climbs on the Broadaxe and got bounced around a lot the entire ride. None the less it was a fun outing on a beaut of a day.

 

So why was it a Dubl Dave Day? Jim used the Rodfather All Blacks in the morning and, with his dropper in the shop, rode my Superbike 95 in the afternoon. He liked both but I'll need them back for bigger fish and smoother rides. :)