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Wonderful windy Wyoming

Our party of 5 pared down to 2 by the time we left for our trip. No worries because the fishing has been outstanding. It has been typical Wyoming weather. So if ya can't fish in the wind? It's not you

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2011 Crestliner Fishhawk for sale

Upgraded this Spring, so ole Cresty is up for sale. 2011 Crestliner Fishhawk 1650 with a 2011 Mercury 90 horse 4 stroke EFI. minn Kota Terrova 80 lb thrust (purchased new in 2023) with foot pedal and

Thursday - forum post

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lost gear at Watson in laporte/ bellvue

hey guys. If you or a friend lost something at watson last Sunday, reply with a description of the item(s) and I will make sure you get it back.

Thursday - forum post

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Open water is here

Usually when we have mild March I like to get in my first stream trips of the year and this March has been exceptionally mild. Yesterday (had to wait a week for the dang wind to calm down) I went up

Wednesday - forum post

Chatfield Pre-Spawn Full Moon Walleye

First trip for chatty walleye was a good one! Arrived at dusk under cloudy windy conditions. Water clarity was good, about 42 degrees, wind out of the NW with gusts. My first spot I went fishless. It

Tuesday - forum post

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Boyd Lake Boat Ramp Closures

Just saw a notice that the ramp will have temporary disruptions tomorrow - 3/26 - due to pothole repair at the top of the ramp.

Tuesday - forum post

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Boat inspection/Boatramp? For Cherry creek res

Just wondering which boat ramps are open.

Tuesday - forum post

The psychological aspect of fishing

So many anglers have their same color combos they fall back to, because that's what they have confidence in. Just how important is the color of your fly or lure? Just how much does our psyche play in

Tuesday - blog

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Putting Away the Ice Gear

A tough day here as temps hit 68 degrees. It will be warm all week too. Yesterday the fam and I fished the high country and did have the last of the ice. And for once, the family had nonstop action wh

Tuesday - forum post

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Thornton Gravel Lakes closed.

My wife has seen they closed the lakes for a maintenance issue. I will post when re opened

Monday - forum post

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Cottonwood Glen Park (Fort Collins)

Monday

2016 Lund Looking for a New Home

Unfortunately my buddy is selling his 2016 Lund SSV18 due to health reasons. The boat is in excellent condition and has been stored in a garage if not on the water Located in Penrose Contact Phil

Monday - forum post

Spring is starting! After work bite

Was out last week for a few hours after work and landed a few nice fish. A few browns and a really pretty cutthroat! Out here on the Western slope fishing the Colorado River. High 30's and overcast c

Monday - forum post

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Lake Alert for Thornton Gravel Ponds #2 & #3

From Thornton: Thornton has closed the Gravel Lakes Fishing Facility located at 8554 Colorado Blvd. for Emergency Maintenance Repair. During a recent inspection, one of the fishing docks incurred dam

Monday

New PB Walleye!

Kind of a funny story about this catch. I loaded up my swimbait rod rigged with an 8" trout swimbait planning to target giant walleye once the sun set. Decided in the meantime to target trout. Well I

Sunday - forum post

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Shoreline

Hello all. Wanted to make a trip up to the mile tomorrow. Just wanted to see if anyone has had any luck from the south shoreline anywhere between witchers and cross Creek? Thanks in advance

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Glade Reservoir

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catfish help

hey guys and gals, my son will be visiting while in the military from Italy and wanted to get into some catfish but i have no clue where to go i am not looking for any honey holes but just a place

Friday - forum post

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Ehrlich Lake

03.20.25

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Croke Reservoir

03.16.25

Fly rods for sale/trade

I am giving up on fly fishing, kept a couple outfits that my Grandson wants, but my achy back and shoulders kick my butt from the casting and twisting. I have two real nice new combo's I bought for Al

03.16.25 - forum post

First Walleye of 2025 Boating Season

Was out Thursday 3/13 and landed my first eye in the boat this year - a nice 18 incher. Had a beautiful afternoon for fishing and ended up catching 6 trout, 3 eyes, and a white bass.

03.16.25 - forum post

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Good spot to take the kiddo.

My step daughter is really excited about fishing this year. I got here a new fishing rod and she wants to catch her first fish. We have been out a couple times, but haven't had any luck. Is there any

03.15.25 - forum post

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Pueblo North Marina Closing

Per CPW and the Pueblo Chieftain. Pueblo Reservoir North Shore Marina will close April 1st 2025 and they will begin to demolish it starting July 1st. Article states reason as to costly to repair. The

03.14.25 - forum post

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New Fishing License

Colorado Fishing Events: Annual fishing license expires Annual fishing license expires When: 3/31/2025

03.14.25 - forum post

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Tarryall

Hi, Anyone been up to Tarryall lately? I wonder how good the ice is. Thanks

03.14.25 - forum post

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Cherry Creek today

Took the boat out to C.C. and spent the day trying to fish for Eyes. NOTHING . . .not a single hit. We tried paddle tails on leadcore for most of the morning. We switched to flicker shad and picked up

03.14.25 - forum post

Pueblo Res North Shore Marina to remain in operation

The agreement will allow for public access to the North Shore Marina amenities at the park this summer while [CPW] works on a longer-term agreement

03.14.25 - news article

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11 Mile Tournament 3/8/25......???

Anybody participate in that thing? Any monsters that you saw reported? That place just keeps getting slower and slower for me and my homies. Skunky almost...........

03.13.25 - forum post

Dead Carpe Diem

Beat the water on a very nice day at Sanchez. Good thing there were birds to watch, which is my second pastime. Not a hit all morning. Saw this dead fish and after looking it up in google, I believe i

03.13.25 - forum post

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Evergreen lake

Does anyone know the ice conditions on Evergreen lake currently?

03.13.25 - forum post

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Anyone know fishing limits for Evergreen Lake?

Trying to decide if it's worth it to go Ice Fishing at Evergreen lake over the next few weeks. I see a lot of "catch and release" going on there but can't confirm what the limits actually are. No one

03.13.25 - forum post

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2 lakes: Andrews Lake SWA, Alberta Park Reservoir

03.11.25

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Lowell Ponds

03.09.25

Inspired by i2fly

Took some inspiration from i2fly's post about leeches for soft water. I'm trying a new pattern this year. It's a hybrid between a slumpbuster and a mini leech. I wanted something a little bigger and h

03.08.25 - forum post

State Record Blue Cat

Hi All, as mentioned in my wiper post, AmericanWolf caught a state record and it happens to be a Blue Cat! If recalling correctly this one is 36.5 inches. The girth on it was incredible. Congratul

03.07.25 - forum post

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Boat2Trailer.com

Someone finally got it right . . .you want to load and unload your boat by yourself? Check out "Boat2Trailer.com . . .its mechanical(no power needed) if you can drive your boat onto your trailer,you

03.07.25 - forum post

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Union Reservoir

03.07.25

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Pagosa area spring runoff question

hi guys, I'm looking to meet a buddy from Alb in pagosa area for a short fishing trip. I'm from Denver and neither of us know the area very well. While our preference is of course late summer/fall f

03.07.25 - forum post

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Junior and High School Bass Tournament Anglers Wanted

Denver Bassmasters has opened registration for Juniors (8-14 year old) as well as High School tournament bass fishing leagues. You can learn more at the following links or you can join us at Denver Ba

03.03.25 - forum post

Finally got my master angler Laker!!

I forgot to take a picture on the tape. I submitted it about a week ago but haven't heard back yet from CPW. Can anyone that's submitted one let me know how it works? I didn't see anything abo

03.03.25 - forum post

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2 lakes: Boyd Lake, Horsetooth Reservoir

03.03.25

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Boyd Lake opener for boating

I just got a text from my insider there that the lake is set to open for boating on March 10 at 8am. And looking at the weather forecasts for that day calls for 67 degree high with light breezes.

03.03.25 - forum post

2025/2026 Colorado Fishing Licenses now available

Annual licenses purchased now are valid through March 31 next year. Pricing for annual, daily and multi-day fishing licenses are listed in the new 2025 Colorado Fishing Brochure

03.03.25 - news article

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FxR Reverted back to old version/view!

Anyone else have FxR switch back to the old view? Mine just did today. Matt? HC Out!

02.25.25 - forum post

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Cherry Creek fatality

02.25.25 - forum post

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CPW fishing app

I read that some CPW systems will be down for maintenance starting tomorrow. I checked my CPW fishing app and noticed that it goes right to the sign in or register page. I tried to sign back in but an

02.25.25 - forum post

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Ice conditions

Hello everyone. Just wanted to see if anyone had any updates on the shoreline conditions around 11mile especially towards the west end? Tried the ranger station and got limited info from their recordi

02.24.25 - forum post

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Rider Nose77

Rider Nose 77. . .get in touch with me 303-210-9207

02.23.25 - forum post

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Fishing charter in Florida

Hi everyone we are going to clearwater beach Florida this summer. If anyone has some first hand experience with a good charter in the area the info would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

02.22.25 - forum post

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Spinney Mtn at 46%

Noticed Spinney is now down to 46% not good for the fish that are still in there and definitely will affect the bug populations negatively. Bill

02.21.25 - forum post

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4 lakes: Overland Park Pond (FC), Warren Park Pond, Rolland Moore Park Pond (Fort Collins), Sheldon Lake (City Park)

02.20.25

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AAA Propane saves my day again

A friend of mine gave me a single burner propane heater. It fit directly into a large tank, but I used to have one just like it years ago. I took a trip across town to AAA Propane to see if they had t

02.20.25 - forum post

CPW recognizes 29 employees with awards for their leadership, bravery and dedication

Awards recognize CPW officers, rangers and staff who demonstrate exceptional dedication to preserving and enhancing Colorado's outdoors and show a willingness to put their lives on the line protecting

02.20.25 - news article

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Crawford Ice

Fished Crawford today for about 4 hours. If this warm weather keeps up, the ice will not last too much longer. The is about 11 inches thick, but is starting show air bubbles and is pulling away from

02.19.25 - forum post

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Drowning at Glendo Res

Sad weekend at Glendo. 2 men lost their lives when they went through the ice on a side by side. Left out of marina cove and hit a pocket of thin ice. Probably a pressure ridge. Responders recovered th

02.19.25 - forum post

Huge green sunfish

While fishing one of my favorite lakes Saturday I caught a trophy sunfish! I thought it was a big bass, biggest green sunfish I have ever seen!

02.18.25 - forum post

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Aurora reservoir update

I fished Aurora today. We got on the ice from the diver's beach, there was a small area of slush, but the edge was not too bad. We fished around the south point of the diver's cove and the ice was not

02.18.25 - forum post

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Mac Attack Preserved Bait?

Has anyone used the Mac Attack Preserved bait that Dynamic Lures is selling? Looking to pick some up and use up at Flaming Gorge if I get positive reviews about it. Thanks in advance

02.17.25 - forum post

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Red feather ice, someone update conditions

Hey, can somebody give an update on red feather ice conditions? Hoping to get out tomorrow but I haven't seen any good updates since the hot wind then cold again weather.

02.17.25 - forum post

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mammom . . . .

Hey there . . .please reach out to me . . ."davisjlumar@gmail.com" or text me at 303-210-9207 thanks

02.17.25 - forum post

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Fishing in Wyoming was a bust today

Drove 360.7 miles round trip today, seven hours on the road and burned through 23.3 gallons of gas, with the hope to find better to great ice condition than here in Colorado… but no, went to Ha

02.15.25 - forum post

Fly Fishing Colombia

Quick photo dump and long story from a week of fishing in Colombia. We fished the Tomo and Terekay Rivers. Primary flyrod broke on the plane somehow. Lucky I had AWB's loaner spare 8 wt. Had a rough t

02.15.25 - forum post

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Quad Pro Charger and 3 used Batteries for sale

Hi all, I have a 5 yrs old Dual Pro Quad Pro Sportsman Series (4x10 amp) and 3 used lead acid batteries for sale. The charger is not set up to charge Lithiums. $125 for everything. Text me @ 209 7650

02.14.25 - forum post

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Live Bait Shops in Wy.

Trying to find a Live Bait Shop in Wy. where I can buy Minnows, in Area 5. Thanks.

02.14.25 - forum post

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twin lakes

Will be fishing the twin lakes tournament next week-end, haven,t seen any conditions or fishing reports since Dec. anyone been on the lake? thanks

02.12.25 - forum post

Donated lake trout available during Mac Attack fishing contest

The event aims to recruit more anglers and maximize harvest of lake trout under 25 inches in Flaming Gorge. Game and Fish will give the donated lake trout to anyone who wants them as long as supplies

02.12.25 - news article

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Found auger

Saw this on FB someone found a auger at Palmer Lake on January 17 and they are trying to get it back to the person that lost it! If you lost it or know who lost it it is safe and wants to come home.

02.11.25 - forum post

Why I gave away my boat

When a fisherman starts with, "Truth be told" be skeptical. He or she is either about to lie about fish or fishing spot, or feeling guilty over what they lied about. In my case, thought, truth be told

02.11.25 - blog

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Chatfield Ice Fishing

I drove down to Chatfield Reservoir this evening and saw two ice fishermen out on the ice. One was set up in an Eskimo tent out on the North Gravel Pond. The other fisherman was out from the N/West en

02.10.25 - forum post

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Dowdy/Red Feather Status?

Anyone been there the last couple of days? Ice thickness? Thanks in advance!! HC Out!

02.07.25 - forum post

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