Winter
2011 Fly Fishing
Newsletter
Greetings
from Southwest Colorado!
2010
was a big year
for us here at AVA.
In many ways our biggest
yet. From a
guide standpoint
it was our
10th season
on the water
and for many of us
guides it
marked well
over 14 years
of guiding.
Wow, to think,
as a group
we have over
200+ years of combined
guide experience.
On top of that
we are
still a relatively
young group
of angling
guides! We
also would
like to thank
all of you
who helped
make
the last
decade so much
fun. There
have been so
many great
fishing
and guide moments
over the years.
I have said
it
before,
and for what
ever reason,
our guide service
attracts
the best guests.
We are looking
forward
to
seeing you
all during
the 2011 campaign.
The
biggest news we have
to share is that the
AVA
guide families continue
to grow. Just this past
year we had
5 new
babies
bless the AVA guide
house holds. Aaron Hyder
and
his wife Erin had a
baby girl last summer,
Matt
and Nicole had Henry
in October, Ben Rae and
his wife had their second
little
one in early December,
Will and Amanda
welcomed
Benjamin into the world
on December 15th and
Chris and Serra had their
little
girl Payton a few days
later. All the babies
are doing
well and some have already
gone fishing. We like
to start them young
around here. So, if your
guide
is little groggy on a
guide morning, it might
have more to do with
a baby than beers from
the night
before.
As
for the rivers
and streams,
we are in good
shape for the
season with
plenty of snow in
the mountains.
Mountain snow
pack is above average
and that will help
keep
the
rivers and
streams flowing
strong and
the trout healthy.
We
will once again be
offering great winter
and spring rates on
many of our guide trips.
Plus our August special
for
kids. Just one way
for us to say
"thanks"
for all the support
over the years. We are
also going to keep
our rates
the same for the 2011
season. We have not
bumped our rates since
2008.
Feel
free to
click around
our web
site along
with
the AVA
blog; enjoy
the
new photos
(more on
the way)
and news
snippets.
As always feel free
to
drop us a line
to say
hello.
Cheers,
Will,
Chris, Ralph, Tim,
Marc, Josh J, Josh
C, Rick, Matt,
Chip,
Drew, Amanda, Ben,
Jon, Nate, Aaron
and the dogs
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