
Fly fishing, Idaho Springs Reservoir
小孫子貝貝從小常跟他爸爸去釣魚,對釣魚有點興趣,丹佛一位朋友對釣魚已是專業級高手,得知貝貝對釣魚有興趣,特地邀我帶貝貝跟他去體驗一下所謂的Fly fishing,我們要去的地點是位在Mount Evans Wilderness區內的Idaho Springs Reservoir,該水庫正位在Mount Evans 山下Summit Lake下方的Chicago Creek山谷中,多年前曾沿該河谷上行暢遊三大湖,7月12日上午我們約在九點鐘抵達Echo Lake停車場;

Echo Lake parking lot
將車停好後從停車場登山口出發,海拔10,600 呎(3,231公尺),行小段路到Echo Lake西岸,沿西岸南行。


Echo Lake
過了Echo Lake後遇Chicago Lakes Trail和Echo Lake Trail岔路,取右沿Chicago Lakes Trail南行,行不久步道開始在稜線西側沿著山腰朝南往Chicago Creek下切,沿途透空處北望落磯山脈大陸分水嶺 James Peak及Indian Peaks等山脈;

View of the Continental Divide from the trail down to the Chicago Creek Basin

View of the Continental Divide from the trail down to the Chicago Creek Basin
南眺Chicago Creek山谷及矗立在山谷盡頭的Mount Evans、Mount Spalding和Gray Wolf Mountain等高山。

View just past Echo Lake, the start of the Chicago Lakes Trail

View just past Echo Lake, the start of the Chicago Lakes Trail
遠眺完南、北山岳後步道開始轉為較陡的“之”字形下坡直切Chicago Creek山谷;下抵Chicago Creek山谷後由橫跨在Chicago Creek上之原木橋渡過到西岸,此處海拔約10,342呎(3,152公尺),距登山口約1.1哩;

Crossing Chicago Creek


Shooting star flower

Crossing Chicago Creek


Shooting star flower
行不久遇寬大石子路,取左上;

Fly fishing, Idaho Springs Reservoir
再行約半哩路抵達Idaho Springs Reservoir,海拔約10,617呎(3,236公尺),距登山口約1.65哩;




Idaho Springs Reservoir
該水庫圍籬上告示牌特別提醒” catch & release only”,意即釣客將魚釣上後隨即放生,不可帶回家食用,所以釣客主要享受垂釣的樂趣!

Idaho Springs Reservoir






catch & release

Fly fishing, Idaho Springs Reservoir
再行約半哩路抵達Idaho Springs Reservoir,海拔約10,617呎(3,236公尺),距登山口約1.65哩;




Idaho Springs Reservoir
該水庫圍籬上告示牌特別提醒” catch & release only”,意即釣客將魚釣上後隨即放生,不可帶回家食用,所以釣客主要享受垂釣的樂趣!

Idaho Springs Reservoir






catch & release
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Fly Fishing,有人稱之為西式毛鉤,也有人稱之為飛蠅釣,本質上是一種擬餌釣法,也就是將天然材料(如羽毛、獸毛)或合成材料纏、繞至魚鉤上,試圖將鉤子裝飾成目標魚種可能的食物來源,例如水生昆蟲、小魚、小蝦等等,或是利用魚的習性剌激目標魚種去攻擊鉤子,進而釣獲目標魚種的一種方式。


Fly fishing, Idaho Springs Reservoir


Fly fishing, Idaho Springs Reservoir
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貝貝在朋友John指導下開始享受Fly Fishing的樂趣,我沒有購買釣魚證、除了看他們垂釣外順便到附近步道走走;


Fly fishing, Idaho Springs Reservoir

Two cabins at the upper end of the reservoir

Entering the Mount Evans Wilderness

Indian Paintbrush flower


Blue columbine flower
此水庫鱒魚魚隻雖不大但數量卻不少,貝貝大大小小釣了十幾條,頗有成就感,雖然一條魚也沒能帶回家,但貝貝說從John處學了不少Fly Fishing的知識和技巧,可謂收穫良多!





Fly fishing, Idaho Springs Reservoir

Two cabins at the upper end of the reservoir

Entering the Mount Evans Wilderness

Indian Paintbrush flower


Blue columbine flower
此水庫鱒魚魚隻雖不大但數量卻不少,貝貝大大小小釣了十幾條,頗有成就感,雖然一條魚也沒能帶回家,但貝貝說從John處學了不少Fly Fishing的知識和技巧,可謂收穫良多!





















Fly fishing, Idaho Springs Reservoir
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