masterson
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| 24 Dec 2007 11:01 PM |
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Hey phasewolf thanks for the tips! Where are these lakes at in coloorado? What kind of baits typically work well? Thanks, Josh |
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JLWRIGHT
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| 27 Dec 2007 05:31 PM |
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Josh, I hope you had a Merry Christmas.
Bear Creek Lake is off Morrison Rd just east of C-470. Fishing there, you have a chance of getting into some saugeye and Tiger Muskies also. When I used to live in Morrison, I did a lot of bellyboating out there. They usually stock it pretty good with trout. Every once in a while you'll get into one with some size. There are usually a few people who ice fish out there when the conditions are right. It's been awhile since I've been out there, but the used to post the ice conditions at the gate.
Jason
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masterson
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| 27 Dec 2007 08:41 PM |
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Hey Jason, i also hope you had a merry christmas. mine wasnt too good though. My grandma has been in the hospital for the past few weeks so we havent celebrated christmas yet. I have also heard good things about bear creek. i havent been there before though. have you ever caught a muskie there? i have never caught one. however while my friend and i were trying for muskie at chatfield this summer my friend caught a 7 lb largemouth on a big spoon. it was pretty exiting. Josh |
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JLWRIGHT
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| 28 Dec 2007 11:48 AM |
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Hey Josh,
I'm sorry to hear about your grandma. I hope she gets better soon.
I've tried fishing for Tiger Muskies, but have had no luck. I remember fishing Bear Creek Lake in the summer of '99 and seeing some muskie fingerlings in the shallows by the boat ramp. Depending on the survivors in that lake, I woud imagine there are some good size ones in there.
One year I was trolling a weighted crawler harness from my boat and something ripped it right off my line. I have no doubt it was a tiger, but that is about the closest I've come. A couple years ago some students stocked some 24 inch tigers in Evergreen lake. I would think they would be getting close to keeper size too. Another place to consider for tigers also is Gross Reservoir out of boulder. I've seen reports that indicate they are getting huge there.
Hook-n-Cook," Jason |
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masterson
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| 28 Dec 2007 11:43 PM |
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jason, my grandma is doing a bit better. she should be out in a week or so. i have fished for muskie at evergreen and had no luck at all. it is a nice trip up there though. my family stayed in a cabin up there right on the river. we didnt catch a ton on the fly rod but at the lake we caught alot of rainbows on power bait. i hate power bait but it was the only thing working. we didnt kill any though exept for one that swallowed the hook |
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JLWRIGHT
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| 29 Dec 2007 06:52 AM |
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Josh, The next time you're at evergreen, you might try the spillway with the fly rod. I used to fish the spillway before they banned the use of bait and I used to get into browns and rainbows all the time. Cheers, Jason
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masterson
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| 29 Dec 2007 04:42 PM |
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Jason, is the spillway the part right below the dam? if it is i casted a bait ove the edge of it on accident and almost hit some people. it was embarassing. Josh |
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JLWRIGHT
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| 29 Dec 2007 08:24 PM |
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Josh, That's funny! That's the spot. You can actually park down below the dam. If I remember right, they put parking spots down there since the last time I fished there. Jason
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PhaseWolf357
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| 29 Dec 2007 08:37 PM |
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Okay I forgot to also put in Smith Res. in lakewood for smallmouth bass. Baits: I like to use shad raps., black and white (or gold) jointed rapala, Spinner baits white, green, red, X-raps and spoons. Location to most of the lakes are in the Denver metro area. The Yampa River comes out of Steamboat lake and a alot of trout, smallmouth bass and northern pike are in the river as well. Arkansas River out of Pueblo Res. |
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masterson
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| 29 Dec 2007 09:36 PM |
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Jason, i just got back from bass pro. i got an ice rod and some other cool stuff. that largemouth in there is my dream fish. it is at least 10 lbs. and evergreen does have that parking lot, i parked there this summer. Josh |
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masterson
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| 29 Dec 2007 09:40 PM |
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Phasewolf, does the steamboat lake itself have any good fish? because im going to go snowboarding up there this winter and might want to fish there as well. Josh |
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JLWRIGHT
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| 30 Dec 2007 07:37 AM |
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Phasewolf, I forgot about Smith Reservoir. It's been a while since I've been there. Wasn't there a state record smallmouth out of Smith at one time? The last time I was there, we got into a whole mess of Perch.
Josh, If you're in that direction, you might check out out Main lake over off of Florida and Kipling. Unfortunately this time of year it will be frozen over, and typicall they have signs telling people to stay off the ice. Likewise, in the summer they don't allow boats either. I remember back in the 70's and early 80's, you used to be able to take small boats, sail boards, canoes on to a lot of those lakes, but they don't allow boating or wading of any kind any more.
If you're up near Steamboat, you might also check out Stagecoach Reservoir. I don't think it has the bass you're looking for, but the Pike are getting huge and the the trout are pretty good size also. I've seen people do pretty good from Belly boats for both around the east side of the lake. Jason
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masterson
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| 30 Dec 2007 11:47 AM |
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Jason, that stinks that theres no belly boats allowed. also look at the picture in the catch and release section of a big trout pulled out of the yampa. Josh |
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JLWRIGHT
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| 30 Dec 2007 07:31 PM |
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Josh,
That's a nice fish. Good thing about today's taxidermy, as long as you have a good picture and measurements, you could get a replica that looks just like the fish you caught and you can do a lot more catch and release...unless of course you're fish hungry. Jason
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masterson
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| 30 Dec 2007 10:55 PM |
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Jason, that is pretty cool how they can make a replica. im sure it would cost a fortune though. if it was cheap i would have consider having it done with the big channel cat i caught this summer. it was easily a lake record. its a small pond but my friend and i have pulled out some good size cats. you should check out the picture in the catfish section under my biggest channel cat ever. its not that big it was about 15 lbs but for the size of the pond it was amazing. Josh |
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JLWRIGHT
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| 31 Dec 2007 08:55 PM |
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Josh, That's a nice fish! About 8-9 years ago I won guided fishing trip to Glen Elder Kansas. It was a huge lake (about 10,000 acres). The week before we showed up the guides found 4 1/2 foot channel cat floating dead on the top of the water. I never did hear how much it weighed, but they had the head drying on a 4x4 post. I think they were going to try to have it mounted. Of course the whole trip we all hoped we would hook into something of that size and never did. We caught a bunch of cats. But nothing as nice as the one you caught. As far as cost goes, I don't think a replica costs much more than a regular mount. The last time I priced mounts, I had a friend quote me $10.50 per inch.
Happy New Year to you!
Jason
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masterson
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| 31 Dec 2007 10:50 PM |
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Happy new year Jason! i dont think im up to puting 300+ bucks for a fish. 4 1/2 feet! wow! that would be some fight! my cat was probably only 30-35 inches. the amazing part about mine was that i caught it on a micro pole because i forgot my baitcaster at home. my freind and i went nuts when we brought it in. my freind was thinking it was small uintill it surfaced. that was so exiting when i saw it. my friend was standing on the edge of the dock with the net. when i almost had it i gave it a final tug and when i heard my friend start to yell iknew i had it! that was the most exiting fishing moment of my life! What was your most exiting fishing moment? Josh |
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JLWRIGHT
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| 01 Jan 2008 09:23 AM |
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I would be curious to find out if that 4 1/2 foot cat died of old age or choked on a smaller fish. Landing a 15 lbs cat on a micro set-up is pretty impressive.
I would have to say the incident that got me hooked on fishing, was back in 1977. I was all of 4 years old, and my Dad took my fishing at the spillway at Shadow Mountain Reservoir. He set me up next to the wall of the spillway with a nightcrawler rig and I caught a 4 lbs brown trout. I would say another good moment for me was when I caught my first keeper Walleye out of Aurora Res. There was also the time when I caught a 4 lbs rainbow out of Fall River near Estes park on my honeymoon and followed it up with a 3 1/2 lbs rainbow. As soon as I dig up some pictures, I'll put some out here. Take care, Jason |
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masterson
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| 01 Jan 2008 01:02 PM |
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Jason, wow! a 4 lb trout! did you catch the estes park ones on a fly? i would have to say that my biggest trout was only about 20 inches. i caught him by the loading dock at chatfield. if you want fish just go in there! i waded in right next to the dock with a crawler bit on a jghead. there are so many fish there. and they are not used to getting fished. however you have to move for all of the boats though. it is a great spot you just cant go on the dock itself. Josh |
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JLWRIGHT
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| 01 Jan 2008 01:46 PM |
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Nah, I had forgotten my fly gear at home. So, I was just tossing some Pautzke salmon eggs on a size 10 gold eagle claw hook followed 4 feet down from a size 5 split shot. The lady at Creekside Suites had been trying for weeks to catch that one and almost seemed a little pissed to see it dangling from my stringer. Cheers, Jason |
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