Winter time is one of my favorite seasons to fish for many different reasons. The first and foremost is that it is the best way to get a river all to yourself and not have competition from other anglers. Second you can run into the unexpected and see some amazing sites and sounds. There is a good article in the Denver Post which relates some of the reasons why serious anglers get out and enjoy the rivers during times of the year that others think are too cold and snowy for fishing. The brown trout in the photo above was caught in the Bear Trap Canyon in celebration of the New Year, by my good friend and fellow guide Eric Reithmiller.