Camping in June, what could be better?
My roommate Koby and I left Fort Collins for Pinewood Reservoir, which is located just west of Loveland, and a quick car ride from Fort Fun.
Of course, we couldn't go through Loveland without a stop at Sportsman's Warehouse, where we found everything and more we could ever need to fish, camp, hunt and more.
I had both of my reels re-lined, which was free, and picked up some new Kastmaster lures, some swivels, a flashlight, a cheap propane camp stove and some steel leaders for catching the elusive Tiger Muskie.
We finally arrived at our campsite at 6:30 p.m. and got the camp together as quickly as possible as to get down to the lake and get some fish caught.
I really wanted to get at least one trout for dinner that night, and luckily, Koby came through.
We used a litany of lures, to almost no avail, until Koby's black fury spinner landed a 12" rainbow. We fished until past 10 p.m. and there was surprisingly still a little bit of daylight to see, just barely.
We headed back up the steep 300 foot climb back to camp and got a fire going to cook that rainbow with red onion, some spices and a piece of bacon.
It was a delectable dinner and a wonderful way to start our camping trip out.
Just wait until you read how well we did in day two!
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