Matt fishing with Clint

A few weeks ago I went camping and fishing with my long time friend Clint.  The plan was to camp in 11 Mile State Park, and then get up and go fishing in the reservoir and the Platte river along 11 mile canyon and into Deckers.  We made it to the state park fine, but the reservoir was still frozen over!  It was cold and windy, and we decided to hike 10-15 minutes from the car around a cove and to a sheltered campsite with some trees.  On our way there we saw a sign that said 'beware of mountain lions'.  We also looked down and saw what we believed as fresh mountain lion tracks.  needless to say we were a bit more alert at night sounds than we usually are.  After some beverages and quick campfire activities we crashed and hunkered in for the cold night.  We definitely won the polar bear camping award for that night.

The next day we made our way to the canyon, which is a part of the Platte river.  The location was great, but I was ill equipped with my fishing gear to really catch anything.  I had a spin cast rod with bass bait, in a river that is made for fly fishing for trout.  Clint on the other hand looked like Orvis threw up on him.  he had every  piece of fly fishing attire and accessories you would ever want.  He did not catch anything.  We made our way up to Deckers, a 'town' that consisted of a bait shop and a liquor store.  I got some trout bait, and actually had more fun fishing there for the 45 minutes we were there.  We made it back to the city around dinner time and called it a productive scouting trip for when we go down next time!