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Colorado Fishing Report 2001 - 2007

Submitted by Anglers Like You

Please help fellow anglers by emailing your report.
It will be featured in this section.

We've had a request for reports on Golden Pond, Pela Crossing & Lageman Reservoir.
Also had requests for reports on Lemon Reservoir, Bayfield, Colorado.
If you fish those waters or any others for that matter, please
email us some reports.

December 27, 2007 - Swanson Reservoir Question - good day, has anyone been on the ice at Swanson res. yet? would like to go on new years day, but would like to hear an ice and fishing report. thanks

August 3, 2007 - Fly fishing on river near highway 58 and US 6 junction - This is for fly fishing. Fished a stretch of river 3.5 mile from Highway 58/US 6 junction. There is a turn off here on the way to Blackhawk on Clear Creek. I used a variety of different flies while there, and caught a 9" brook trout on a brown dry fly. Had multiple hits on flies ranging from gray to black but no luck setting any of those hooks. This was Aug. 1st from aprox. 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

Good Luck!

J Sidwell

May 23, 2007 - Lemon and Vallecito -

Lemon - Very slow, not to many people fishing there at all, bank fishing with spinners for 7-10" rainbows, we were there for 5 hours roughly and caught 4 between 4 of us!

Vallecito - Very good for rainbow trout, trolling seemed to be the best method. Early afternoon showers seemed to be the norm for right now as well. Pike are still in the spawning stage, you may be lucky to either anger a nesting female, or hook up with a rogue male. Within the next week or so Pike fishing will pick up as it will be post spawn for them and they will be back to their normal behavior. Some salmon are being taken as well as the water is still pretty cold, so they aren't as deep as they will be in the next couple of weeks to a month when the weather heats up. Some browns are also being taken trolling. The lake is high as well, it gained about 3-5" while we were there.

Craig Buster & The Franchise

April 23, 2007 - Question on Trout in Denver area - I live in Denver and am interested in good stocked waters for trout. Is there anyway you can provide me with some places to go where I can fish for trout. Thanks a lot.

Thanks,
Adam

September 16, 2006 - Answer to Florida Bass question - Hello. I read your question about how to catch those bass you are seeing. I am a florida native and have been fishing central florida for over 30 years and i can tell you that if you put a live golden shiner in front of those fish you will indeed connect with them. If you need more information on how to fish with this kind of bait let me know and i will send to you a link to all the info you need. I have a few places where i catch my own golden shiners and keep them in a tank to use when i want to go fishing. This is another complete subject i know but once you start catching bass with shiners you won't want to stop. If you buy them they run from $16.00 to $20.00 a dozen, this is to much for me to pay so i catch my own. Catching the bait is almost as much fun as catching the bass! Jeff Morrow, Sarasota, Fla

August 21, 2006 - Denver/Boulder/Longmont Area

Dear Jim,

I wish more people would report too. One more report for you.

Wheat Ridge - Prospect Park Lakes: Went fishing there yesterday morning from
about 7:30am to 11:30am and caught for largemouth bass using a large white
and grey Strike King spinner bait. I used some jitterbugs as well but got
no hits. The bass were 16", 13", 8" and 5" in length. I do have a scale
but do not weight them unless they are approaching state record weight or
just huge, my goal is to get them back in the water as quick as possible.

I will definately keep them coming!

Sincerely,

Albert Nieto

August 18, 2006 - Denver/Boulder/Longmont Area

Dear Kansas Angler,

First of all I would just like to say that I love your website and love the weekly updated fishing reports for the Denver area. I go fishing every chance I get around town for lunker bass or just large Colorado largemouth and thought I would send you some reports. I noticed you dont list a few other places around town that have quality bass fishing, but I guess sometimes for some of us thats a good thing!!

Longmont - Golden Pond: Went fishing here last saturday and the fishing was very slow with no bites. Using various jitterbugs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits or other lures.

Longmont - Pella Crossing: Was there last saturday and had some pretty good luck. Bass were cruising the shores along with a lot of bluegills. I landed two 14" to 16" largemouth bass. One on a jitterbug and the other on a large white/gold Strike King spinnerbait. Only fished for a few hours, but this lakes has some good bass if you know what they want.

Denver - Rocky Mountain lake: Fishing for bass has been fair to good. Mainly catching small 6"/7" laregemouth using jitterbugs along the shore here and there. Somedays just no luck. Lake gets a lot of pressure from the trout fisherman.

Wheat Ridge - Prospect Park Lakes (Not listed on your site): This series of lakes has a lot of good bass fishing and big ones too. Bass are cruising the shores and hitting various plastic worms, spinnerbaits and topwater lures. About 3 weeks ago someone pulled out about a 17" largemouth, and I have also caught an 18" largemouth from here late last year.

Boulder - Walden Ponds (4 Lakes on a wildlife habitat) (Not on listed on your site): This can be a pretty fun place to fish if you have kids or love bass fishing. The lakes are very low but the fishing has been great. Was there last weekend and caught 15+ largemouth ranging from 6" to 12" (fishing Bass Pond) using jitterbugs, inline spinners and minus-1 topwater lures.

The lake is not very deep so with the water very low it makes it tough to fish crankbaits or spinnerbaits with the exception of a few areas. During that time fishing walking around another gentleman caught a nice 16" largemouth out of Duck Pond on a plastic frog. Duck pond is tough to fish, its very low in water, shallow in depth and has lots of weeds and algae/moss on the surface. The good thing about this place is that it butts up to Sawhill Ponds which combined makes around 12 to 14 ponds/lakes you can fish. It's all artificial lures and flies only with catch and release with the exception of one lake that is part of Sawhill Ponds.

I hope this information is helpful to you. I do a lot of fishing so look forward to receiving more reports from me.

Sincerely,

Albert Nieto
albert_nieto@squeezeplaycollectibles.com

August 2, 2006 - South Delaney Butes - south delaney butes in colorado. THe fishing was slow to fair. Trolling didn't seem to work so try casting kastmasters or daredevils on the south end of the lake for ur best luck. This lake is also very mossy with moss beds on the top of the water which makes it difficult to troll because u are always picking up moss. Cassidy

July 31, 2006 - Lake John - My name is Cassidy. This fishing report is for lake john. try using a bubble or bobber with a three foot leader over by the chokecherries with a worm. The fishing is fair to good. Also it is somewhat low and pretty mossy. I just got back from there today.

July 19, 2006 - Response to request for reports on Golden Pond, Pela Crossing & Lageman Reservoir - all three lakes that you are talking about have not had even ok fishing for years golden ponds are one of the worst fishing spots in the area, lagerman res. is just a lake i have not seen a fish pulled out of that lake in 10 years try going out of longmont if you want fair to good fishing

July 14, 2006 - Chatfield Reservoir - Littleton, CO - I have been hearing about the great walleye fishing on Chatfield this year. So my buddy and I gave it a try last night. We fished from 5:30pm to 10:30pm and the only fish we saw was a dead carp floating by. We trolled, jigged, and casted both the river channel and the dam. Tried with worms and without, trolling at different speeds, different depths, different colors, and not a single fish was caught. Somebody must be catching something out there though or at least reading the same stuff since there were a ton of boats out there fishing. Hopefully, a different night will prove to be better luck.

Chris

June 30, 2006 - Request for reports on Golden Pond, Pela Crossing & Lageman Reservoir - I noticed that some fishing spots in my area are absent from your report for north eastern Colorado. I live in Longmont and could not find Golden Ponds, Pela Crossing, or Lagerman Reservoir. I understand that you can't post every fishing spot but all three locations have fair fishing. Please consider posting these also.

Thank You

June 13, 2006 - South Fork of Rio Grande Colorado Report - I fished this river from June 5-10. Water was clear and dropping daily. Fishing was good for Brown Trout on Copper John and Bead Head Prince Nymphs size 12. Caddis fly hatch was evident but small numbers and fish were not on them yet. Noticed a few Stone flies along the bank but full fledged hatch had not started yet. I didnt see any rising trout on the river the entire time.

Blake Pumphrey

May 22, 2006 - Answer to Florida Bass question - You might try some garlic sent found at most tackle shops.  It covers a lot of smells and bass seem to like it.
Bill Rose
Lincoln NE

March 20, 2006 - Answer to Florida Bass question - I've fished for Florida strain bass in Texas lakes most of my life, and have found that when the big girls are on the nests, down sizing to a small 4in lizard with an 1/8 oz. weight is hard to beat. Watermelon seed or watermelon with red flake is dynamite on east Texas lakes, especially Fork (cotton candy if the water is unusually clear). Pitch the lizard in there and just leave it. This takes an extreme amount of patience, but the subtle movements created by the water look most natural and will eventually drive them nuts. And remember, if you can see them they'll likely see you first. So if the fish are leaving the nest when you make your presentation, mark the spot, leave, and come back. Sneak up with a push pole and stay off the trolling motor. Stay far enough away not to spook the fish (tie up if necessary but don't use the trolling motor); then, make your presentation. If the water is stained to murky, and your casting for spawning bass instead of site fishing, a 6in lizard with gold flake in it can be good. Zoom's mossy pumpkin color will get you tore up on Fork. If you're not having any luck getting the bedding bass to bite, leave 'em alone. Move out to 8ft deep in the mouths of spawning coves or secondary points up the creeks. Tie on a Gene Larew Hawg Craw (the big one) in black w/ blue claws, fish the trees, and hold on to your rod. Shorter trees with some broken-off limbs (laydowns) or horizontal limbs just beneath the surface in 8ft of water are best. This pattern put a 13.86 in the boat for my partner one early spring. One last comment- please do not use shiners or other live bait for bass, especially for trophy bass in the spring, as fish mortality is higher with live bait rigs. Best of luck.

March 16, 2006 - Answer to Florida Bass question - My answer will stay simple since each body of water is different as well as each day and down to each hour fishing can be different, but there is one method of fishing that can offer up excellent bass fishing

The secret is to simply fish at night. You only need to try a few lures to make night fishing a success. One is the buzzbait, the next will be a single big cupped bladed spinnerbait, and then you can stick with a big black juicy worm. And night fishing can be done at the shore. Only thing is it will be dark, but fishing can be very successful. Bass move to the shallows to eat, there are very few if any other fisherman out on the water as well.

Just scope out a good spot that has plenty of weeds or other cover and fish there. If you don't get a fish in ten minutes then move on. But once you get a good spot you can catch fish after fish.

Good luck.

March 14, 2006 - Answer to Florida Bass question - If you are primarily sight fishing in clear water you need to be able to make repeated 100% accurate casts. When I sight fish i like to be able to cast to where the bass can't see the lure comming until it comes in front of the fishes face getting a reaction strike. you will have to experiment to know what to use whether it be crankbait, worm, jig. From my experience, i can usually find a jig that will work in any condition. you just have to modify weight and trailer size for balance and drop speed.

March 10, 2006 - Answer to Florida Bass question - try to use a big shiner on lite line and a bobber if you are in thick vegitation use fire line 15-25 lbs test also try plastics with a lot of salt jiging for them if they are agressive and not much vegitation try a rattlie trap

March 8, 2006 - Answer to Florida Bass question - what about water clarity? If it is very clear maybe they are getting to good of a look at your bait. if this is the case i would probably use a mostly clear bait and fish a little faster possibly getting more reaction strikes.

February 26, 2006 - Question from Florida on catching bass - Can you help my brothers and I catch bass? Heres the problem, we see a lot of bass here in central Florida, but they just wont bite our bait! They just sniff it and swim away, and our hands dont have anything like oil or anything that will repel the bass! Can you please help us by giving us some tips and telling us what tackle to use on bass? Thank You so much. Send us and answer and we will post it.

June 11, 2005 - Jefferson Lake - Right on the money with your report. I caught 12 Rainbows from 12-16" inches and 2 Lakers about 16-17" 2 weeks ago. I only fished for about 5 hours over a 2 day span. I was using pink power bait. Just thought I'd shoot you a message to say keep up the nice work.

Marty Carmichael

March 23, 2005 - Barr Lake - Hey!
It's about time you started up your 2005 fishing reports, the DOW will start theirs at the end of the month. I fished Barr Lake over the weekend. Plenty of water and the ranger told me the lake has been stocked twice this spring. Barr is one of those lakes that is tough to fish. It is full of aquatic insects and the trout grow real fat, real fast, and since they are stuffed, they don't commit suicide on the first lure, fly or bait they see. Unless you hit it within a day or two of the stocking truck, it will make you work (and who wants it easy anyway?)
The bite was tough, even the trollers and float tubers were coming up empty, and the bait dunkers were complaining. I figure next month the bite will be good with trout pushing 16 to 18 inches, bright, strong, and pink meated.
Despite a tough bite, it was a beautiful day on a gorgeous lake. No worries or complaints. This weekend I'm going to try Red Feather Lakes (West) - I got a feeling the ice will be off or at least enough open water around the edges to wet a line.
thanks,
Steve Nelson
Fort Collins

November 14, 2004 - Note on John Martin Reservoir - I was reviewing your web site and noticed that you list a closure to the North Shore of the State Park after Nov. 1. Although this closure has been in effect for many years, this year the State Park was able to lift partial restrictions in this area. From the Dam to the West boat ramp is open for the first time, and fishing has been popular in this newly opened area. We would appreciate it if you would add this information to your site. Thanks!

Tandy Parrish, Senior Ranger
John Martin Reservoir State Park
30703 Rd. 24 Hasty, CO 81044
(719) 829-1801 ext.22
tandy.parrish@state.co.us
www.parks.state.co.us <http://www.parks.state.co.us>

July 11, 2004 - Clear Creek, Idaho Springs Co. - Dry fly fishing is really picking up! Adams parachute, Blue wing Olive, Pale Morning Duns, Hoppers. Keep dry flies size# 18,a good presentation,and you can't go wrong. J.Wedge Idaho Springs,CO

October 30, 2003 - Granby Reservoir - Hello, My name is Russ Hughes. My friend Rick and I fished Granby Reservoir in Colorado on Oct 14 2003. Trolled for Lake Trout for a couple of hours catching only two small lakers. Decided to move in closer to look for spawning lakers. We found them in about 25 feet. Caught and released about 40 fish in the next 3 hours.The largest about 4lbs. Fishing was HOT!!!!. we fished a variety of lead head jigs (feather and tube jigs) in the Arapahoe Bay area. Look for rocky gravel points going out in to the bay.

August 16, 2003 - Jefferson Lake - only got to fish for a couple of hours weather was cold windy and rainy but manage to catch six lakers between the two of us.

August 4, 2003 - Williams Fork Reservoir - partner and i fished williams fork resevoir aug 4th. caught six lakers all pretty small and one northern also pretty small fishing was slow. resevoir is full.

July 16, 2003 - Molas Lake - Thought you might like a picture of some very nice trout taken at Molas Lake, near Silverton, CO on July 3. Some were caught on power bait, some on spinners. Hey, it's not Cheney Reservoir, but it's not bad! Gordon

May 13, 2003 - Eleven mile reservoir - Hi, We were at 11 mile reservoir in Colorado this last Sunday and my girl friend Laurie McFarland caught a 22 inch brown trout trolling with a 4 inch repala lure. Had a few other hits, and hooked one salmon but did not boat it. We were trolling for about 4 hours. great site!
keep up the good work

April 14, 2003 - Arkansas River - Submitted by Chris Martin -

This is an exciting time of year on the Arkansas River. In the coming weeks fishing starts to pick up. The River has risen to about 230 cfs recently due to a release from Twin Lakes. Initially there was some mud in the river but it cleared out quickly.
 
There are several different dynamics at work right now:
 
-         Blue Wing Olive mayflies continue to hatch in good numbers on cloudy, cool, and humid days. The less wind, the better. This hatch is locally intense so if you find yourself among feeding fish, stay with them. Fish may not be feeding or the bugs hatching around the corner. You should fish this hatch with a large high visibility dry fly like a size 14 Parachute Adams as the top fly. Then hang a beadhead tungsten biot midge, beadhead micro-mayfly, or small black or green copper john under the Adams. If you see fish beginning to feed, switch the second fly to an unweighted emerger such as an RS-2, barr emerger, or Olive Emerger. Once you see adult insects on the water and/or rising fish, switch to a smaller parachute adams, gulper special, or other blue wing olive adult pattern in a size 18-20.
 
-         Caddis flies have started hatching in Canon City. The hatch will move upstream into Bighorn Sheep Canyon this week.
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-          Stoneflies continue to shed their skins as they grow towards adult size. During these times, the Golden Stones are bright colored and vulnerable, often washing loose from their husks and washing downstream until they can attach themselves to a rock and crawl back into the substrate. We can't predict if the stones are going through this phase on any given day. However, with no other clues to guide you, you should use an epoxy back stone or other Golden Stone pattern as a search pattern. This will tell you quickly if the fish are keyed into this activity.
 
When you are fly fishing this time of year the majority of the fish you catch will be on nymphs.  But picking the right pattern to use may be confusing.  A good tip is to fish with two flies, thereby doubling your chances. Popular nymphs right now are the black and olive tungsten biot midge in a 16-18, beadhead micro-mayfly in 18, and an olive flashback pheasant tail in a 16-18.
 
After you tie on your first fly, usually the larger one, you attach an 18- to 36 inch tippet to the bend of the hook using an improved clinch knot.  Then to this tippet you tie the second fly and you're ready to go!

Fly Fishing Tip from ArkAnglers!
 
At this time of year, brown trout fry are emerging from their nests. They are vulnerable to larger cannibal browns. Stripping or swinging a wooly bugger or small zonker will often incite a hit from aggressive browns.
Find out more about Arkanglers Fishing Guide Services:

Water flow information for 4/14/03:
 
Arkansas River near Wellsville:               256CFS, Current Shift 0.04
 
So start your day at 9:00 a.m. and fish until 5:00p.m.  A good days work, don't you think? 
 
And when the day is done come stay with us at the Super 8 Motel in Buena Vista.  Relax in our indoor swimming pool or indoor jacuzzi hot tub! Sleep on our queen beds and in the morning get your free "SuperStart" or expanded continental breakfast.

June 23, 2002  -  Cole Reservoir Colorado - Fishing wasn't so good the 22nd out of the whole group of 4 we only had 1 hit after a couple of hours but maybe another time it will be better TRAVIS

June 23, 2002  -  Bonita Reservoir - The reservoir is very low they're draining it and it's only like 4 ft deep at the middle and to make matters worse it's surrounded by deep mudso we went onto cole reservoir TRAVIS

May 11, 2002  -  Black Canyon - River low great for wadeing german brown are taking rapalas like crazy! If you have a chance camp in the black canyon and you'll have a great time TRAVIS

May 9, 2002 -  Black Canyon -  Fishing in the black canyon is great as long as you're ok with walking and hiking then it's well rewarding. Repalas and lures worked great ended up catching 16in. to 18in. rainbow and german brown. Lots of fun!!!!!!!!!!
TRAVIS

May 2, 2002 - Eleven Mile Reservoir - I caught a 9 1/2 lbs. 26 1/2 inch rainbow at eleven mile res. on white power bait at 2:30 a.m. We were up last weekend and got two twenty inchers on the same bait. It's pretty good fishing at night not much during the day. That is eleven mile res. near Lake George Colorado. I am getting ready to do some fly fishing around Cheesman res. on the S. Platte River I will let you know the results on that too.

March 29, 2002 - Barr Lake - boat ramp open. lake open talked to park staff fishing is extremely slow. trolled no bites

June 26, 2001 - Big Creek Lake - Northwest Region Colorado - I was up there for the past weekend. Fishing was fair to good. Best bet for Lake Trout is anchoring out at 40 feet of water and throwing out sucker meat on the bottom. Some success trolling with a down-rigger, trolling sucker meat behind any trolling setup. We noticed several belly boaters doing very well fly fishing catching rainbows (sorry I have no idea what they were using). Water level is very high. Not a lot of people out on the water. Brian Aguiar Denver, CO

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