I heard about fishing the Square Top Lakes above Guanella Pass purely by chance. But I took the information and ran with it. I've known for a couple of weeks that Mrs. Bop and Lil Bop were going to visit friends in San Antonio. So after dropping them off at the airport, I hightail it to Georgetown (about an hour west of Denver). I meet up with a buddy coming down from Steamboat Springs, and we drive over the pass. The pass is about 11,600 feet. The Square Top Lakes are about 2 1/2 miles from the pass and 1000 feet above it. We went over the pass and set up camp at about 8000 feet. We get back in the truck and head up for some afternoon fishing. Back at the pass, it looked like we were going to get some rain. So we settled for fishing a little pond next to the pass. The rain cleared and we decided to push for the Square Tops. The hike ended up longer than either of us expected but was well worth the work. We made it to the lower lake (about 12,600 feet) and fished it for about an hour and half. We didn't have a strike, didn't see a ripple, nothing. But check out the view.
The next day, we wanted to hike less and fish more. So we drove about 30 minuts to the Blue River inlet on Lake Dillon started to fish. By our second casts, we were getting pounded by big ole elephant rain drops. We walk out and my buddy decides to head for home. Since the family is away and I-70 already looked thick, I took the scenic route home. As I went over Hoosier Pass on my way to Fairplay, down in the valley I spot a nice little stream. I keep driving towards the town of Alma, and on the outskirts, I see a lake with state property signs all over it. I pulled over and fished for 2 1/2 hours. So, 2 days, 3 lakes, 0 fish. I still had a good time.
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