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Fishing & Ribs

April 26, 2014 by n.taylor 1 Comment

I was told there would be good fishing, that the seasons had changed and the small stream had open water.

Mosquito Mountains

Mosquito Mountains

My counterpart is even cheaper than I am. I’ve done lots of things to save time and money, but I would never think about keeping the plastic on the rod cork.

Wrapper on the Cork

Wrapper on the Cork

While the stretch would be better served with a few more weeks of warmer weather there are always holdovers. I just hope we can find more like him later in the summer.

Snake River Cutt

Snake River Cutt

I was also told that upon completion of our endeavor I would be rewarded with high country smoked meats. My partner informed me that they made the best ribs he had ever had. I took that as a personal challenge…

Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper

Ribs & Pulled Pork

Ribs & Pulled Pork

Tasting Complete

Tasting Complete

We will challenge his perspective on ribs tomorrow. I’ve got 3 racks ready to go, and I’m damn sure that I can convince him that there are better ribs on this planet than the ones you can find in Fairplay.

Filed Under: Spring Tagged With: BBQ, Mr. Nick, Ribs, South Platte

Comments

  1. MG says

    April 28, 2014 at 8:06 am

    Keep wrapper on the cork … preserves rod resale value, and it’s not like you need much grip to fight a trout anyway. Brilliant.

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