Course Name: Sky Pond
Distance: 4.5 miles (single fish, one way)
Fishable Waterbody: Sky Pond
Course Description: Start at the Glacier Gorge parking lot trailhead (RMNP park pass required). Take the trail to Sky Pond. There are a few trail branches, so if you take a slightly different route, it’s OK because the elevation gain will be the same. There is plenty of fishing along the way in Icy Brook, The Loch, and Lake of Glass. The clock stops when you catch a fish in Sky Pond and consume your beverage of choice. You can then enjoy fishing the Sky Pond, all the stuff you passed on the way up, and consider linking up to other lakes in the area.
Fastest Known Fish
Flyathlete: Erik Holmlund
Date: October 13th, 2022
Time: 1 hour, 26 minutes, 54 seconds
Fish: Brook trout
Beer: 21st Amendment Brewery, Brew Free! or Die Blood Orange IPA (7%ABV)
Witnesses: A bunch of hikers including my cousin Emily
Notes: I started at 2:41PM, just as the bulk of tourists were on their way DOWN the trail at the end of their day. They were all friendly though, and I ran into my cousin Emily on the trail, which necessitated a selfie stop. I kept a solid pace, good enough for top 10 on Strava, but did not redline it by any means. It took me 1 hour 5 minutes to get up to Sky Pond. It then took me about 19 minutes to catch a brookie (the only species in that lake), and another 2 minutes for the beverage. After completing the FKF, I fished a bit more at Sky Pond but the wind really whipped up. I caught a cutthroat in Lake of Glass on the way down, then fished The Loch where I caught a few cutties as well. Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of the awesome blood-red cuttie I caught there because it flopped out of my hand before I got the pic. I also lost a hopper-dropper combo high in a tree at the Loch. As usual, I couldn’t resist fishing through sunset, which meant I finished my run down in the dark.
Distance: 4.5 miles (single fish, one way)
Fishable Waterbody: Sky Pond
Course Description: Start at the Glacier Gorge parking lot trailhead (RMNP park pass required). Take the trail to Sky Pond. There are a few trail branches, so if you take a slightly different route, it’s OK because the elevation gain will be the same. There is plenty of fishing along the way in Icy Brook, The Loch, and Lake of Glass. The clock stops when you catch a fish in Sky Pond and consume your beverage of choice. You can then enjoy fishing the Sky Pond, all the stuff you passed on the way up, and consider linking up to other lakes in the area.
Fastest Known Fish
Flyathlete: Erik Holmlund
Date: October 13th, 2022
Time: 1 hour, 26 minutes, 54 seconds
Fish: Brook trout
Beer: 21st Amendment Brewery, Brew Free! or Die Blood Orange IPA (7%ABV)
Witnesses: A bunch of hikers including my cousin Emily
Notes: I started at 2:41PM, just as the bulk of tourists were on their way DOWN the trail at the end of their day. They were all friendly though, and I ran into my cousin Emily on the trail, which necessitated a selfie stop. I kept a solid pace, good enough for top 10 on Strava, but did not redline it by any means. It took me 1 hour 5 minutes to get up to Sky Pond. It then took me about 19 minutes to catch a brookie (the only species in that lake), and another 2 minutes for the beverage. After completing the FKF, I fished a bit more at Sky Pond but the wind really whipped up. I caught a cutthroat in Lake of Glass on the way down, then fished The Loch where I caught a few cutties as well. Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of the awesome blood-red cuttie I caught there because it flopped out of my hand before I got the pic. I also lost a hopper-dropper combo high in a tree at the Loch. As usual, I couldn’t resist fishing through sunset, which meant I finished my run down in the dark.

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