I just sat in on Larimer County Natural Resources' online meeting to discuss the Horsetooth Reservoir Satanka Cove efforts to reduce angler/paddleboard conflicts. The cove so popular with both paddleboarders and fishermen has been closed to motorized boats since last summer, but Larimer County has decided to reopen it until the start of the summer season.
The county will also be launching a "paddler volunteer program" to educate lake users on safety.
At the community forum Tuesday to discuss management of the reservoir, Dan Rieves, Horsetooth District Manager, emphasized that people are also free to fish Satanka year-round they'll just have to do it from shore or a non-motorized vessel like a kayak during the summer.
No other restrictions are planned elsewhere on the lake, and the county has set up a social media site for continued Q&A. Among other things, the county will not be introducing a timed-entry system similar to ones at Rocky Mountain National Park and Mount Evans. About two-thirds of people responding to the community survey were opposed to the idea, meant to reduce crowding and user conflicts.
You can access that and other information about the reservoir forum by going here:
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