A Comeback
I've been reading from various sources that Abe's Motel and Fly Shop has been sold to new owners who have plans to restore it..for opening as quickly as they can. This is great news! I was never able to enjoy fishing on the San Juan after Abe's closed, even though fishing can be amazing there at times. Nope, the fishing trips on the Juan just wasn't the same without the fly shop guides' stories and chatter about which trout fly is "hot" at the moment. The place had an atmosphere that only spoke fishing, and the stories between shop employees and anglers coming off the river was deliriously fun! The rooms had a throwback ambiance from a sixties western culture that kept the adventures down to basics, and focused on what everyone came to do...to catch a big one! It didn't matter if it was a rainbow or brown trout looking up from the bottom of the net, as long as it was big, fat, and mean. Everyone was looking for that 20 inch plus monster of a trout to ...
