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patterns have been working well, along with some Gunnison Omelet stonefly patterns, streamers, caddis and mayfly emergers. Gunnison River Expeditions: 970-‐874-‐8184. Gunnison River Pleasure Park: 970-‐872-‐2525 Gunnison River (Upper from Almont to Blue Mesa) -‐-‐ Recent flows have been around 3,850 cfs. The runoff is under way. Fishing is difficult to impossible. Jackson Gulch Reservoir -‐-‐ Fishing has been good to very good for 10-‐12 inch rainbow trout (limit 4) and 4-‐6 inch yellow perch (no limit). Trollers are having success with in-‐line spinners and 1/4-‐ounce jigs. Shore anglers are catching trout on PowerBait, salmon eggs and night crawlers. Fly fishing should be good on calm evenings. Trout are especially active in the flowing water near the inlet. Yellow perch love those worms. Be sure to bring plenty of bait as there is no place to buy it nearby. Rainbow trout will be stocked monthly through the summer. Jackson Gulch requires an ANS inspection before launching boats. Regular inspection hours at the lake are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. A daily pass is required for day use of the park. For more information: www.parks.state.co.us or call 970-‐533-‐7065. McPhee Reservoir -‐-‐ The water level has been coming up quickly, the lake is about full and a little murky. The temperature is about 55 degrees. Fishing for rainbow trout and a few browns in the 12-‐ to 18-‐inch range has been very good. Nitro Dough, Yum PowerBait and night crawlers have been working best. Fishing for smallmouth bass and an occasional largemouth has been improving. Most have been taken on silver-‐and-‐black or chartreuse tube jigs. Crank baits and spinner baits also have taken some bass. At least seven walleyes recently were caught on silver tube jigs. The key seems to be a color that matches kokanee salmon. The thermocline is at 20 feet. Most fish are located above that. Mountain Home Reservoir -‐-‐ This lake recently was stocked with more than 3,000 catchable-‐sized rainbow trout. Fishing for rainbows reportedly is fair, with reports of fish up to 16 inches in length. Navajo Reservoir -‐-‐ The water temp is 63 degrees. Crappie fishing is still fair with minnows and John Deere-‐green grubs. Bass fishing is very good by the rocky points on crank baits and plastics. Pike fishing is fair using broke-‐back Rapalas. Catfish fishing is good on shrimp and dough baits. For the latest updates on fishing call the marina at (970) 883-‐2628. Ridgway Fishing Ponds -‐-‐ The Pa-‐Co-‐Chu-‐Puk ponds of Ridgway State Park are excellent for children because they are the only water below the dam not restricted to artificial flies and lures or catch-‐and-‐ release fishing. A limit of four trout per person may be kept there, by children and licensed adults, 16 years and older. The ponds are stocked monthly throughout the summer. Fishing continues to be good. Try worms, grasshoppers and red salmon eggs. Fly fishermen might try a black Woolly Bugger or gold-‐ ribbed Hare's Ear, size 14. Ridgway Reservoir -‐-‐ No recent reports. Rio Grande River -‐-‐ Recent water flows at Wagon Wheel Gap have been around 2,400 cubic feet per second. The salmon flies should begin to emerge over the next week or two. When the flows go down in a few weeks and the water clears up, fishing should improve. Anglers have reported some success by floating the river and on the Coller State Wildlife Area. Road Canyon Reservoir -‐-‐ Anglers reported good fishing throughout the winter. Spring fishing has been good, with a number of individuals catching their limits in a few hours. Fish have ranged in size from 12-‐ 14 inches. The reservoir will be stocked throughout the months of June and July. San Luis Lake -‐-‐ Due to low snowpack the reservoir will not be filled this season. The boat ramp has been closed to motorboats for the season and only hand-‐launched boats are permitted.
Sanchez Reservoir -‐-‐ Due to low water levels, the concrete boat ramp currently is closed and will likely remain that way for the remainder of the year. However, boats are allowed to launch from the shore, but there is some risk of getting stuck. Mandatory boat inspections are still in place and all boats must be inspected prior to launching. The inspection station will be open from approximately 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. Please make sure your boat is clean, drained and dry. Due to the discovery of rusty crayfish, an invasive species, all crayfish must either be returned to the water alive or killed by removing the head from the body or thorax before they can be removed from the reservoir. Anglers have reported fair to good fishing for northern pike and walleye. Smith Reservoir (San Luis Valley) -‐-‐ Fishing has been fair to good for rainbow trout. The reservoir was recently stocked with more than 2,500 rainbow trout. Spring Creek Reservoir -‐-‐ The reservoir is free of ice and the road is open. Expect springtime fishing conditions. Taylor Reservoir -‐-‐ The ice is gone and the lake is open to boats. The water level is low but the snowpack is deep and inlet creeks are running high. Large mackinaw have been plentiful in 10-‐20 feet of water. Jigs tipped with sucker meat, jointed Rapalas and Flatfish have been effective. Smaller lakers are being taken from the shore on standard trout baits and lures. Fishing for rainbow and brown trout also has been good, and some 10-‐pound northern pike recently were brought in. Boat inspections are conducted 5:30 a.m. to dark. Cottonwood Pass is open. Taylor River -‐-‐ Releases from Taylor Dam have come down to a still-‐high 402 cfs, but with feeder creeks running high, the volume at Almont is up to 1,130 cfs. Fishing the Taylor at these flows is not recommended. Tucker Ponds -‐-‐ The ponds will be stocked the first week of June and stocking will continue through July. STOCKING REPORT The table below identifies where catchable trout were recently stocked at the time of this report. Links to past weeks' reports (as pdf files) will be listed below the table for reference. Body of Water Location Northeast Region Bear Creek Reservoir Lakewood Carter Reservoir SW of Loveland Eaglewatch Lake Littleton Evergreen Reservoir Evergreen Flatiron Reservoir SW of Loveland
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