Hey all, I was hoping to head up to Williams Fork reservoir tomorrow morning and hopefully land a big ol pike. Anybody know if the bite is good this early in the year? Any tips on how to catch a pike from shore? I'm a beginner. Thank you

Are there any rivers/streams to check out that require 4x4 vehicles to get to them anyone can recommend with decent trout fishing? Not necessarily wheeling or advanced rock crawling, but just nice scenic and overland/dispersed drives that having a 4x4 is highly recommended to get to them. I want to adventure a little more this summer and try to find more "off grid" spots that would be nice to drive out, set up camp, fish a little, and sleep overnight.

Only place I personally have found is Hecla Junction @ Browns Canyon to get to it (though once there, it's pretty nicely maintained more than what I'm looking for), but I was hoping to find more "out there" locations that won't necessarily have more than offroad vehicles with campers on the beds. I love camping in Hecla when its quiet and once I wade across the Ark it's pretty quiet, but the atmosphere usually gets ruined at the camp by the one or two guys who have to run their generators all day in their huge motor home.

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I could use some pointers finding smallmouth in the South Platte.

Ive tried early spring by Englewood/Chatfield/Blackrock area, and lately been trying up North by the Thornton Gravel Ponds and the river by Engineer Lake in Denver but I haven’t been able to catch anything.

Ive used a dark sleeper, a chatterbait, a crankbait, and a shakeyhead with a craw trailer.

Is the water simply not warm enough yet? Any pointers?

Chatfield Shoreline Bass Fishing & May Tips

Hi all! Been awhile since I’ve been fishing but getting back into it.

Wondering if anyone has fished the ponds south of the main reservoir at Chatfield for bass? If anyone could share tips on where to go or what to throw there, that would be greatly appreciated!

Also curious on what’s best to throw during this time of year for bass in the area in general? Go to in the past was always a weightless 5” senko in green pumpkin but have not caught anything on it the past couple weeks since Ive gotten back out there!

looking to see if its worth going out their

looking to get on some good sized small mouth bass

I have a bag of 50+ streamers I rarely fish anymore. I tied all of these over the past few years but have gotten more proficient with fly trying and don’t use these anymore. I’ve caught plenty of fresh with these. Mix of saltwater, bass flies, crawfish,etc. Free to a good home who can pick up in Denver.

Anyone ever fish cleat creek below Coors? I fish it pretty regularly up stream, but wondering if anyone's caught anything down lower. Thanks.

Sorry if this is a dumb question. Are than any areas of south platte in Denver you can’t fish at I should be aware of?

First one to crack 4 lbs after fishing this lake for the past 4 years. Caught at lunch during the big wind storm on Monday along with 10 others in 45 mins of fishing. Big jerk bait fished through the new aeration system was the ticket!

Long story short, I moved to Colorado from south Florida in 1997, tried fly fishing after growing up fresh water and then salt water fishing and just didn't care for it. So I went on a LOOOONG fishing hiatus and I've recently gotten back into it pretty heavily.

I'm looking for more spots in my area for bank fishing to hit up. I've scoured Google Maps as well as Fish Brain and am hitting the usual suspects around...St. Vrain State Park, Lake Erie, open space spots in Longmont, etc. I've been getting a variety of trout and panfish and my buddy caught a nice bass the other day.

Anyplace in particular anyone recommends within a 30ish minute drive from Erie?

Also, what about the creeks around these parts where they get a little deeper with some pools. Are there smallmouth or other species besides trout for the catching in them?

I was looking at bear Creek but I want any river I can catch a fish in. Anyone got any spot recommendations?

I’ll have two free days after doing a light backpacking trip with my family over Memorial Day weekend.

Since I’m flying in, I’m bringing my ultralight hammock camping system and my tenkara rod with a small fly box.

Any recommendations for a trail within ~1 hour of Denver that allows camping and follows a productive stream?

Don’t care about big fish, I love little brookies just the same. Just looking for a nice trail with opportunity for catch and release. Thanks!

Edit: Also I know snow and snow melt may still be a factor! I’ll have my cold weather gear and microspikes. I was going to do the tailwater at waterton canyon but they don’t allow camping.

How Is access currently with the construction, specifically the area just west of the dam?

How is the fishing for lake trout there, any recommendations on what to use/where?

Anyone have good experience with these apps to find lower pressured water access in Colorado? I saw that it can help identify private land boundaries so that you can fish waters near them, and also identify access to those areas. I’ve also heard that these apps are better in other states for fishing purposes.

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I’ve been in CO for about 5 years now and have yet to find a decent catfishing spot near me. I know Pueblo is great for em and I know there are some in Chatfield but that’s always hit or miss. I’ve tried most ponds around me with no luck. I’m really not asking for honey pots or anything and I don’t care about trophy sized flatheads I’m just looking for a somewhat consistent spot for eater sized channels. My gf and I are from south Texas and we really just miss catching and cooking up some po boys. Any decent recs or spots??

Anybody here have any tips they’re willing to share for walleye fishing in Colorado? I’m a longtime angler but I’ve been fly fishing for trout pretty exclusively since I moved to Colorado. I am looking to broaden my horizons this summer and get into some warm water fishing. After catching and eating one walleye a few weeks ago I’m hooked and want to improve my catch rates as best I can.

I use a decent fishing kayak with a depth finder, and I’ve been out twice at Lathrop state park with only one walleye to show for it. I seem to have trouble fishing the fish, so any tips on locations (not actual spots) to start looking would be great.

What type of areas do you usually find walleyes in? What are you favorite lures for walleye? Do you troll or still fish? Any insight would be incredibly helpful and very appreciated.

Hey friends, I've been fishing for bass in the south lake in Wash Park, and yesterday I saw a ton of beds on the north side of the lake near the playground. Even though I saw tons of bass sitting on the beds, none were interested in what I was throwing in.

I tried a small minnow rattle trap for a while, then switched to a 1/8 jighead (I tried a lizard and a couple of different colors of single tail grubs). The plastics were all variations of green - I think I was using green pumpkin and chartreuse.

Any recommendations for what baits/colors I should be using for bass this time of year?

Anyone fish Bear Creek above Morrison/in the Lair O the Bear area? I'm tired of making the trek to Deckers and hoping to get into some front range trout elsewhere.

I caught this one in south boulder creek below gross a couple years ago. It was a beautifully colored fish, the picture doesn't do it justice. I just wrote it off as a gorgeous rainbow, but haven't ever been sure. What does everyone think?

How’s Georgetown looking these days?? Icy or open?

I’ve got to travel to Nederland next week any recommendations for places to fly fish? Not looking to steal anyone’s honey hole just looking for a spot to get on some trout!

Has anyone started fishing for crappie and had success? Not sure if it’s a bit too early to drive 2-3 hours from Denver to decent reservoirs or not. Thanks for any input!