By BOB HOOD
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Staff Writer

Tom Evenson, left, and Ray Kemper show off a cutbow trout caught on a stretch of the Rio Grande on Broadacres Ranch in Colorado.
STAR-TELEGRAM/BOB HOOD

by The Editors of Field & Stream Magazine

The way you’ve lived your life may not get you into heaven, but you can still go to a first-rate fishing lodge, which is the next best thing. Imagine a place where you have gorgeous scenery, great food, and excellent accommodations and you catch fish! Forget that stuff about being here last week, or next week. A first-rate lodge cannot stay in business if you go away disappointed, so they make good and sure that the fish are there, and that you get into them.

Trip to Colorado yields an enjoyment of fly fishing
Ed Godfrey, Outdoor Editor

CREEDE, Colo.—“Welcome to fly fishing,” my guide said, as I stood knee-deep in the Rio Grande river, wondering what the heck just happened. I am not a fly fisherman. I like to catch fish. Fly fishing always seemed to be just to danged sporting. However, like a lot of people, I saw that Robert Redford movie a few years ago and was mesmerized. I could picture myself weaving a tapestry overhead with a fly line while standing in a river that runs through it.