Conference wahoo::fishing-v2

546.0. "COLORADO FISHIN 1997!!" by SPECXN::BARNES () Mon May 12 1997 10:22

    I really like reading this file and I learn alot from ya'll back east
    and south east (and Canada and other parts of the US, for that matter)
    but there's not enough about Colorado in here. So hope ya'll don't mind
    a note for COLORADO FISHIN 1997! (and surrounding areas/states)
    
    The only place I've been so far is the South PLatte River outa Lake
    George Colorado. Our Blue Mesa (Gunnison) Colo trip in April for big 
    browns got snowed out. Out annual Mothers Day trip to easten COlo for 
    Catfish, crappie and white bass was postponed so we could get ready for
    our trip to Glen Elder Kansas for BIG! catfish, crappie, and white
    bass the end of May. 
    
    The trout fishin on the S. Platte is just pickin up. Up until last
    week, we had to work hard for one brown trout in an afternoon or
    morning's timeframe. Two weekends ago, we hit the river in at 5pm, and
    at about 7pm the browns came out of their hiding places and started
    feeding. Between the three of us, we caught and released 7 browns and 1
    rainbow, the largest about 13". Felt good on an Ultra-Light with 4lb
    test. All taken bumping crawlers along the bottom. 
    
    Rampart Range Res. hasn't opened yet, to my knowledge. The Peak Res.
    are open but I'm not hearing much about them. Unfortunately, Spring
    run-off is about to start, screwing up the rivers and creeks for
    awhile, but the mountain and high-country lakes should be open soon and
    and before it gets too hot..out east should have some some grate fishin
    this Spring.
    
                            deadhead

     Threw a bubble and fly, some cheap mass-produced white thing, into a
    couple of beaver ponds at 10,000 feet this past weekend. Saturday
    evening, a hatch of tiny black "ice flies", I call 'em, were out and
    the trout were leaping totally out of the water after them. Didn't
    think I'd do much with my white fly, but managed 3 small 10" brookies
    and lost several more and saw large swirls just short of the fly.
    Sunday evening was much cooler, no hatch and no rises, but still
    managed a 12' brown and  a 12" brookie, nice fighters! and later on a
    smaller 10" brookie. All released both nites. 
    
    Run-off should screw this up in a couple of weeks,
              
       side note: saw a golden eagle pair feasting on a canada
    goose Monday morning driving back..
                                       deadhead

    Friends that have been hitting the "flies-n-lures only, 1 fish over
    20 inches" section of Eleven Mile Canyon have been getting some BIG fish on
    panther-martins...18-20" browns and rainbows. Big time fighters on
    little ultra-lites. 
    
    deadhead

    SKUNKED! at Nichols Res Sunday morning. Cold front came thru, saw only a
    couple of small stockers taken on power bait.
    
    deadhead

    friends say 17" browns and bows were caught this weekend, with 12-14"
    fat boys being the norm, on the South Platte/Metberry Gulch area out
    of Divide Colo. 2 hr 4-wheel drive down into the canyon.
    deadhead

    had fun catching Kansas catfish, whitebass and crappie last weekend at
    Lake Waconda, Glen Elder Kansas....
    deadhead