July 30, 2026

Today Allen and I headed up to Grand Mesa fishing.  We went up the Surface Creek Road.  It was surprisingly green up there and not too dusty.  We saw a few deer and a couple fawns.  We were surprised at how full the lakes were.  In a dry year like this they are usually drawn way down for irrigation.  We fished first at Neversweat.  It was pretty mossy.  We didn't get a bite.  We then went and had lunch at Meadows Reservoir though we didn't fish there.  Then we went over to the Cottonwoods and fished a bit.  Allen caught one on a fly.  I got one bite on a lure.  It was only in the 60's and low 70's up there so a nice break from the endless heat.  The best part was I didn't see a single mosquito.  I'm not sure why as people have been complaining about them all summer.  There were some flies but they weren't bad either.  It was a great day! Iphone 15Pro