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COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE Fishing ReportFishing Regulations Friday August 18th, 2017 News and Information Review Discarded Fishing Line Kills Osprey in Northwest Colorado In early August, Colorado Parks and Wildlife received a call about a dead Osprey on the banks of Trout Creek in the Routt National Forest in northwest Colorado. The person who made the report said it looked like the bird had been shot. When CPW Wildlife Officer Andrea Sponseller investigated she found that the bird had become entangled in fishing line. Anglers should never discard fishing line, hooks or bait along a water way. All of these can be harmful to wildlife. Family Cast N’ Blast in Craig, August 19 Colorado Parks and Wildlife, in cooperation with the Wyman Museum, Northwest Colorado Outfitters Chapter, Mule Deer Foundation, Nine Mile Guest Ranch and Northwest Pawn, will host a free, 'Family Cast N’ Blast,' Saturday, August 19, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Wyman Museum in Craig. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers and volunteers will help anyone interested in learning the basics of shooting, archery and fishing in a fun, family environment. Kids Fishy Crafts Day at Eleven Mile State Park, August 19 Anyone can catch a fish, but how would you like to make a fish? Bring a parent and join an interpreter for a fun morning of fishy crafts; including the ancient Japanese art of Gyotaku. An adult must accompany children. This event is from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the North Shore Amphitheater. Mueller State Park Basics of Fly Fishing Class, August 22 Mueller State Park will be hosting a ‘basics to fly fishing’ class at Dragonfly Pond. This event is open to all ages and will be held on August 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. New Flathead Catfish Record by Weight Set at Lake Pueblo A Canon City man fishing in Lake Pueblo State Park has reeled in a state record flathead catfish, for weight. Fishing from a boat with his family on Father’s Day, June 18, Michael Flock landed a flathead that weighed in at 30 pounds, 9.6 ounces and measured 38⅝ inches long. Flock’s catch erases the previous record set on January 19, 2015, by Tony Chavez of La Junta, who caught a 27 pound flathead catfish below John Martin Reservoir. Colorado Residents Urged to Take Advantage of Late Season Whitewater Rafting Conditions Huge winter snowpack followed by steady monsoonal rainfall in the central mountains has produced what experts describe as rare late season whitewater rafting conditions on the Arkansas River. Most rafting customers come during peak flow months of June and July. Now, the crowds are dropping fast making this late whitewater a real bonus for area residents. Now you can take the #ColoradoOutdoors anywhere. Follow us on @instagram @coparkswildlife! http://instagram.com/coparkswildlife Check out our CPW community on Facebook. Colorado anglers can "like" the CPW Facebook page to get tips, share stories and more. If you love the outdoors, this is the place to be. Before you head out, head for facebook.com/ColoradoParksandWildlife/. Fish with us on Twitter Colorado anglers can get updates directly from CPW on Twitter. Follow @COParksWildlife. COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE ▪ 1313 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203 ▪ (303) 297-1192 ▪ cpw.state.co.us Stocking Report Body of Water Region Report Date Chalk Creek Lake Southeast Region 8/18/2017 Clear Creek Reservoir Southeast Region 8/18/2017 Evergreen Reservoir Northeast Region 8/18/2017 Georgetown Lake Northeast Region 8/18/2017 Lake O'Haver Southeast Region 8/18/2017 Montgomery Reservoir Northeast Region 8/18/2017 Mount Elbert Forebay Southeast Region 8/18/2017 Ridgway Reservoir Southwest Region 8/18/2017 San Isabel Lake Southeast Region 8/18/2017 Tarryall Reservoir Northeast Region 8/18/2017 Teal Lake Northwest Region 8/18/2017 Tiago Lake Northwest Region 8/18/2017 Wrights Lake Southeast Region 8/18/2017 Yampa River #6 Northwest Region 8/18/2017 COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE ▪ 1313 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203 ▪ (303) 297-1192 ▪ cpw.state.co.us Catch of the Week Zach Bernhardt with a Rifle Falls Ponds rainbow trout. Have a fish you're proud of? Share your photo COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE ▪ 1313 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203 ▪ (303) 297-1192 ▪ cpw.state.co.us Conditions Report – Metro Area Aurora Reservoir The reservoir will be closed to the public all day on August 26th for an event. The current water temperature is around 71 degrees. The trout fishing from shore has been on and off lately. We are still seeing some success near the dam for anglers using PowerBait and crawlers. It is best to cast a slip rig out into the deep water. Boat anglers are reporting fair to good success on trout while trolling with pop gear, crawlers, and silver bright colored spoons and spinners. The walleye fishing is fair to good for boat anglers trolling with bottom bouncers and jigs tipped with crawlers and leeches. The perch fishing is good for shore and boat anglers using jigs and worms. A majority of the perch from shore are being caught from the dam. There are no reports for other species being caught at this time. Quincy Reservoir The current water temperature is around 72 degrees and the water level is low with heavy aquatic vegetation along the shoreline. Boat rentals are unavailable at this time due to the low water levels. The trout fishing has been slow. The bass fishing is rated as slow to fair from shore with an occasional good report. We are receiving reports of soft plastics, spinner baits, and top water lures getting some strikes. Boat anglers are getting into some bass in 10 to 15 feet of water just outside of the weeds beds using soft plastics, top water lures and chatter baits. The perch action is fair to good for anglers using jigs. The perch are averaging small in size. Conditions Report - Northeast Colorado Antero Reservoir The current water temperature is around 70 degrees and the water clarity is very clear. Anglers are reporting seeing many fish swimming along the shoreline looking for insects and crustaceans. Fly anglers are still having luck stripping streamers and damsel flies near the weed beds. Dry flies are a good option when the water is calm in the morning and evening. Spin anglers are catching fish on gold and red spinners, and Kastmasters. Overall, the fishing has slowed down considerably over the past 2 weeks. Boyd Lake The current water temperature is around 75 degrees with a depth of approximately 50 feet. The largemouth bass fishing is good for anglers using plastics and lures near the northwest portion of the lake. The smallmouth bass fishing is poor. The trout fishing is excellent for anglers using flies, lures, worms, and PowerBait. The walleye are biting bottom bouncers with worms throughout the lake. The pan fish have slowed down, but some anglers are having luck using minnows and worms. Boyd Lake State Park Dream Stream The current water flow is around 240 cfs with excellent clarity. These flows are above average for this time of year with the recent rainfall. The dream stream has been fishing very well lately. Anglers should prepare for hatches of midges, caddis, yellow sallies, blue-winged olives, and tricos. Currently nymphing is your best bet with the higher flows. Anglers can expect to see excellent hatches of pale morning duns, caddis, and tricos. The slower pools, back channels, and tail outs are providing some good surface activity. Effective patterns include #14 San Juan Worms, #14 Scuds, #10 Pine Squirrel Leech, #18 Mercury Flashback Pheasant Tails, #18 Buckskins, caddis larva, #18 Barr's Emerger (PMD) and #16 Barr's Graphic Caddis, #16 Elk Hair Caddis, #14-16 yellow Stimulators, #16 Mathew's Sparkle Dun (PMD), #10 Amy's Ant, and #24 Stalcup's Trico. Crowds have been heavy so plan accordingly. COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE ▪ 1313 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203 ▪ (303) 297-1192 ▪ cpw.state.co.us Eleven Mile Reservoir The trout fishing is good as of recently. The action is the best early in the morning and it tends to drop off significantly after 10:00 a.m. Anglers have been experiencing strong bites right before afternoon rain storms. The fishing at night is excellent. Boat anglers who are trolling are still doing well on Needlefish, Kastmasters, Krocodiles and Tasmanian Devils. The color of choice changes frequently, so if you are not catching anything, change up or check that you are not dragging a weed. The callibaetis hatch is very consistent everyday during mid morning. Boat anglers who are drifting bait with long leaders are doing great on the west end of the reservoir. Jigging is also picking up. Shore anglers are doing well at night and sundown. PowerBait in green, chartreuse, salmon, peach, and garlic work well. The kokanee salmon action is very sporadic. The bite has been very early and very late. The best chances to catch kokanee are still near the North Shore to Duck Island, although a few big ones have been caught off of Rocking Chair. Lazy Boy and Rodgers Mountain continue to fish well. The fish are still hugging the bottom in whatever depth you are in. Every now and then you might get surprised to find them up high in the teens. Greens and pinks with an occasional orange are the best colors. Dodgers and Pop Gear are still helping. Mack's Wedding Rings and Kokanee Killers are a good choice. Pink has been the predominate color of choice.