Since our Belize trip was cancelled, my wife and I decided to take a fly fishing trip to Wyoming instead. We backpacked the Bridger Wilderness in the Wind River range for 5 days, with a goal of finding some elusive golden trout, and preferably a big one. Amazing place, and tough hiking with heavy packs at over 10,000 feet.

We found a lake with a bunch of small golden trout, or maybe goldenbows that were more than willing to rise to a dry fly.


At sunset, the lake was boiling with rising fish.



Scenery was nice.







Made it up to a lake above the tree line that I was wanting to fish, hoping it might have some big Goldens. Due to weather delays, we didn't get there until 5:00pm, leaving us only 1.5 hours to fish before we needed to start hiking back to camp. We had several hookups that shook off, but with 5 minutes left I landed the 16" Golden I was looking for.




Caught a rainbow on the way back down.



Back at the trailhead after hiking 35 miles and catching a bunch of fish.



And then a leisurely drive to Grey's River the next day for some cutthroats.






All in all, it was the best trip I've ever taken. I'm now consumed by a desire to move to Western Wyoming. Anyone know of some job openings out there?

You've got a keeper! No way I could get my wife to go on a trip like that. But I'd love it!