Field Notes and Customer Photos
Field Notes
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Welcome to our Grand Junction field notebook. Here we collect our weekly Western Slope water reports, seasonal safety checklists, and camp recipes from the Colorado Fish Kitchen.
Browse by Channel
- Western Slope Fishing Reports: Weekly Thursday conditions, USGS/USBR gage readings, ramp statuses, and seasonal tactics across our 14 tracked Colorado waters.
- Evergreen Lake Hubs & Interactive Water Map: Year-round fishery breakdowns for Blue Mesa, Rifle Gap, Vega, Highline & Mack Mesa, Harvey Gap, Grand Mesa, Ruedi, Cheesman, and Lake Nighthorse.
- Colorado Safety & Access Notes: Cold-water shock prevention, afternoon canyon wind checklists, ANS boat inspection prep, and public-bank etiquette.
- Colorado Fish Kitchen: Step-by-step fillet guides and skillet recipes for trout, walleye, perch, and Blue Mesa kokanee.
From Our Grand Junction Shop
Heading out this week? Our VCO Trucker Hat ($38), VCO Ringer Shirt ($44), VCO Tumbler ($36), and Valley Merch Pack ($99) are made to order, ships from Grand Junction.
You can also explore our incoming Viral Cast Ice Rod ($164.99 pre-order), VCO Light Spinning Reel 1000 ($50.99 pre-order), VCO 7" Fillet Knife ($42.99 pre-order), and VCO 8-Strand Braided Line ($16.99 pre-order). No ship date yet. Full refund any time before it ships.