O’Grady likes to take first-time clients out to the ponds to catch and release bluegills for a fun and easy confidence-builder.Charming little critters like Woodhouse’s toads or small lizards line the shores, giving kiddos a distraction from long days at the lake.Patricia Cameron is a single mother of an amazing 12-year-old boy and has lived in Colorado since 1995. I instantly thought WALLEYE!! Plus, the purchase of a fishing license puts money directly back into CPW, helping to maintain and protect our public lands.With all of the options — from fly fishing to bank fishing, lake fishing to night fishing and more — it can be difficult to zero in on just one spot. The best fishing location in this river is between Ruedi Reservoir and the confluence with Roaring Fork.
So we talked with some of Colorado’s most experienced anglers to bring you 10 of the best fishing spots in the state. “I caught a 12½-inch one last year!” Bonus: It is also a popular beach and swimming hole.Positioned off of Cottonwood Pass a few miles west of the quaint Cottonwood Hot Springs, this lake is surrounded on all sides by the Collegiate Peaks and a wind-chime-like chorus of rustling aspen leaves.The cool water at 9,550 feet keeps the lake at the perfect temperatures to maintain its stock throughout summer. Most of our front range walleye waters are reservoirs and when it comes to the spring spawn, it is both predictable and long lasting.
While he once considered his home river overlooked, it is steadily gaining a reputation for solid and reliable fly-fishing.Colorado’s largest body of water is located near Gunnison in the Curecanti National Recreation Area and is so named because of its luminous blue water.
You can fish for a rainbow trout in a cool Rocky Mountain stream or troll for walleye on a sunny plains reservoir. In 2017, CPW recorded a state record 30-pound, 38-inch flathead catfish out of the reservoir. As I drew the fish in and examined its large eyes, big teeth, and rough fins, I felt a sense of jubilation combined with a sense of accomplishment. For more information call 303-326-8425. Around noon you’ll start sharing the river with tubers floating downstream. Fish from a boat, ice fishing, night fishing, & river fishing. After about 5 minutes my line went tight, and there was a very solid fish at the end. When my guide trip cancelled the night before I was disappointed not to be fishing, but figured I had work to catch up on and shouldI have been fishing since I could walk and fly fishing since the age of 12, but I have never caught a walleye with traditional gear or fly, so the prospect of trying to catch one with a fly rod seemed especially appealing.I called Jake Goin who is a tremendous fly fisherman and guide who had incidentally caught walleye in this area fly fishing in the past. Caught by Colorado Trout Hunter guide Close up shot of a big brown trout caught on a cone head streamer fly. Multiple upgrades over the years have substantially revamped this stream, according to O’Grady.
“There’s also the ‘Dream Stream,’ which is in between Spinney and Eleven Mile Reservoir,” said Connell O’Grady, a fly fishing guide with Drift Bait Shop in Pueblo. The odds might just be in your favor.
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He snuck out of his day job early this Friday afternoon and we were off.At the river, the flows were incredibly high and off color due to water releases from a dam upstream. I saw a flash of brown and again thought WALLEYE! Spring is in the air and with that comes big walleye. We had landed and released 4 species of fish, and most importantly, we had caught up with each other after a long winter and shared an experience that will be with us both for years to come.The most important part of fishing and a key factor of success is showing up.