Haviland Lake Kayak Fishing - Beautiful Alpine Lake - McFly Angler Episode 25

Haviland Lake is a beautiful small lake up north of Durango Colorado. You can kayak, swim, and camp at the lake. While you can catch fish off the shore, having a boat really improves your catch rates. I was able to stop into 4 Corners Riversports the morning of my trip and rent a kayak from them. An awesome shop with lots of really nice kayaks for sale, and also very nice kayak rentals. They also sell and rent other items used in watersports as well, like paddle boards, rafts, water games, and more. Check it out and visit their website here... https://www.riversports.comShow more

Keep in mind that these fish are stocked, and meant to keep. You can catch and release, but my wife wanted to cook up some trout and have a meal with my parents. So I kept 4 fish, and Carter took home 3. They were really good, and none was wasted! We ate every ounce of fish! HAHA

While fly selection could change from day to day, many of you have asked me to list what flies worked. So here is that list...
Olive Bead Head Wooly Bugger
Black Bead Head Wooly Bugger
Brook Trout Strip Streamer - This was the most productive fly we used. Here is a picture of one I found online. http://www.bigyflyco.com/images/Streamers/littlebrooktrout.jpg

Also many of you asked me to list all the gear I use on my trips, so below is the list of the 3 different rods/reels I used
6wt Rod - Sage Method 9' - http://amzn.to/2vltj41
6wt Reel - Sage 3250 - (recently went on sale) http://amzn.to/2sYZIN9
5wt Rod - I wrapped this rod myself, view that video here - https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=IBN099qVa4s
5wt Reel - Piscifun Sword - http://amzn.to/2sZi40x
3wt Rod - Custom 10' rod, watch the video of me unboxing it - https://youtu.be/2ZX9k_p6flI
3wt Reel - Qualifly Products Maverick - http://www.qualiflyproducts.com/store/the-maverick-semi-frame-fly-reel

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