Ascent Sotheby's International Realty • Vail, CO • 2014 Catalogue RESIDE® Magazine︱Summer 2014 | Page 4

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isciples know fly fishing transcends mere sport. It is an act of
immersion and communion, a form of rejuvenation and rumination. No wonder buyers who have achieved a higher station in

buyers who
have achieved a
higher station in
life are so often
drawn to fishing
and properties
that deliver it.

life are so often drawn to fishing and properties that deliver it.
Great trout fishing exists across the country, but the Rocky Mountain

region offers a rarified combination of majestic rivers, breathtaking scenery
and cultural destinations. Ed Liebzeit, President and COO of Jackson Hole
Sotheby’s International Realty in Wyoming, says the ultimate standard for
fishing properties, primarily along the Snake River, is “live water” access—essentially to own a section of the shore and thus the privilege of walking into
the river from your home. Such listings, however, are rare.
“Even at premium prices,” he notes, “there aren’t a lot of properties that
have direct river or creek frontage.” They begin around $2.5 million for land
and can exceed $10 million for parcels with homes. “When they (go on the
market)”, Liebzeit says, “they create a lot of excitement.”

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Some of Colorado’s best trout fishing is found near Steamboat Springs on
the Yampa and Elk Rivers, which Cam Boyd, Broker/Owner of Steamboat