Clear Creek Reservoir (Chaffee County)

Fishing from shore and boat at Clear Creek Reservoir has been good.  Near the dam at the northern part of the reservoir, shore anglers landed several trout by fishing the lake’s bottom with orange glitter PowerBait.  Fishing the lake’s bottom with red salmon eggs and Fireballs at the boat ramp parking lot has worked well.  Silver Kastmasters (1/8 oz) and red/gold Mepps spinners were also productive at the boat ramp parking lot. During the evening, someone caught a tiger musky on an orange Dardevle spoon at the boat ramp.  At the first parking lot area above the boat ramp, the trout favored worms over other types of baits.  The most productive flies for fly fisherman were Royal Wulffs and Wooly Buggers.  The overall catch from shore generally composed of 8 to 13 inch rainbow and cutbow trout.

Fishing remains good from a boat.  A majority of boat anglers reported landing 40 to 50 trout per boat.  Trolling the southern part of the reservoir with Rapala (3 ½ inch brown trout pattern), gold or silver Kastmasters (1/8 oz), and Panther Martins yielded a high fish catch.  Drifting near the shoreline at the upper part of the reservoir while fishing with red or silver/blue Blue Fox spinners (size 1) remains effective.  One boat angler landed an 18 inch tiger musky with a Blue Fox inline spinner.  Boat anglers enjoyed more kokanee salmon action this week when compared to prior weeks.

The reservoir is closed to trailer and motorized watercrafts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  Boating hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Midday water surface temperatures were in the high 40’s F°.

DeWeese Reservoir (Custer County)

No report this week.

Hayden Meadows Reservoir

Henry Lake (Crowley County)

No current update at this time.

Last report date: 5/13

Henry went dry last year and experienced a complete loss of fish. Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be stocking Henry​ with Gizzard Shad, Channel Catfish, Crappie, and Saugeye and other species as they are available from hatcheries.

John Martin Reservoir State Park (Bent County)

No current update at this time.

Last report date: 5/20

Fishing in the Main Reservoir remains a little slow to start as water temperatures hang in the high forties to low fifties, surface temperatures are increasing as long as the days stay warm. Fishing success has been found by fishermen trolling in boat around some of the rocky shorelines and some shoreline fishing during the last few weeks typically in the afternoon time frame. ​

White bass have been hitting on hard baits and mussels. A few decent walleye are also being caught. Crappie fishing has been sparse at this point with only a few reported caught in the last couple of weeks.

Catfish are being caught fairly well in the Stilling Basin, most of the catfish are pretty small at this point.​

Lake Pueblo State Park (Pueblo County)

It has finally arrived!  The official start of summer here at Lake Pueblo is marked by the Memorial Day holiday.  With the increase in fishing we have seen quite a few nice fish being brought in.  Walleye, Catfish and Trout are being caught on the lake with some near trophy size fish being netted.  the river flows have been raised to their summer levels, making fishing a little more tough below the dam.  The Anticline and Valco ponds have been productive and continue to be the most family friendly areas to try for a variety of fish.

The free fishing weekend is coming up on June 7th and 8th, which is a great time to take out a first time fisherman.  As always please continue to follow the rules and regulations regarding methods of take and bait use while on the river.  If you have any questions please stop at the visitor center or ask a ranger on the park.  Tight lines everyone!

Lathrop State Park, Martin Lake and Horseshoe Lake (Huerfano County)

Be sure to come out this weekend for Huck Finn Days! May 31, 6:00 am – 2:30 pm.

​Both lakes are providing a fair catch, with stocked trout, and a few northern pike still being pulled out of Martin. Stop by the Visitor Center to let us know how the fishing is.

Meredith Reservoir (Crowley County)

No current update at this time.

Last report date: 5/13

Meredith Reservoir went dry last year and experienced a complete loss of fish. Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be stocking Meredith with Gizzard Shad, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Saugeye and other species as they are available from hatcheries.

Monument Lake (Teller County)

No current update at this time.

Last report date: 5/13

Fishing is slow.  Windy conditions persist.​​​​ ​

Mt. Elbert Forebay (Lake County)

Nee Gronda Reservoir (Kiowa County)

No current update is available at this time.​

Last report date: 5/13

Water levels at Nee Gronda continue to drop. Fall gill net surveys showed very limited numbers of all species although there was some harvest of catfish and wiper last summer. Launching of boats is not possible at this time and water access can be difficult. Stocking ativities have been suspended until conditions improve.​​​

Prospect Lake

No current update is available at this time.

Last report date: 4/28

Fishing is slow to moderate with a few larger fish being caught.​

Quail Lake (El Paso County)

Fishing is good on spinners gold or silver.  Most people catching their limit of rainbow trout.  Gizzard shad hanging out in schools on south west corner of the lake near the shoreline.

Skaguay Reservoir (Teller County)

No current update is available at this time.

Last report date: 5/13

Ice is off.  Fishing is good for trout, using power bait, (green power eggs), and salmon eggs.

Turk’s Pond (Baca County)

Turk’s Pond is fishing well for trout up to 14 inches. Power bait, salmon eggs, and worms are working well fished 10 inches above the bottom. Chicken livers and shrimp are good bets to bring in a catfish or two. Bluegill in the 7-8 inch range are being caught as well. CPW encourages anglers to keep every bullhead they catch as the lake is currently overpopulated with the species.

Last report date: 5/13

Turk’s Pond is fishing well for trout up to 14 inches. Power bait and worms are working well fished 10 inches above the bottom. Several Catfish to 26 inches were caught this week. Chicken livers and shrimp are good bets to bring in these fish. Bluegill in the 7-8 inch range are being caught as well.​

Turquoise Reservoir (Lake County)

Ice is off, fishing good with just about anything.  Boat ramp closed., low water, Campgrounds to open June 6.

Trinidad Lake State Park (Las Animas County)

Last report date: 5/20

The lake is at 550 surface acres and the water temperature is in the low 50’s. We are seeing trout from the shorelines on various colored power bait. We are seeing walleye, bass and wiper caught from shore and boats. Walleye are biting on various colored jigs. The bass and wiper have been caught on jigs and some bright colored lures. The South Shore and Boat Ramp seem to be the better areas for the shoreline anglers.​  For more information call the Visitor’s Center at (719)846-6951.

Twin Lakes Reservoir (Lake County)

Fishing is fair to good with power baits and worms.

Two Buttes Reservoir (Baca County)

Two Buttes Reservoir is fishing well for trout up to 18 inches. Anglers should concentrate on water ranging from 8-12 feet deep. Spinners, spoons, and flies are working well. The water temperature is 65 degrees and has triggered the warm water species like Crappie, Bass, and Bluegill to start biting. Fish around the submerged trees and along the bank.

The complete report is available online at:
http://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/StatewideFishingConditions.aspx

Provided to us by Colorado Parks and Wildlife