Latest Update: 6/3/2026

High Country:

Depending on which elevation you are looking at, the high country should be starting to crack open here soon. Early season alpine can be a bit of a gamble with lakes thawing at different rates. In lakes that do have open water, small leech and chironomid patterns can be highly effective in these lakes that haven't had open water for months. If you are looking for intel on a specific area feel free to give either shop a call and we can point you in the right direction.

Stillwater trout:

Warmer days and high sun have started to bring the weeds out at a number of the lower elevation trout fisheries, like the Laramie plains lakes and Delaney Buttes. With fish starting to cruise these weed lines in search of baitfish and bugs, fishing leech patterns or chironomids can find lots of success at these lakes when the weeds start to build up.

Local Warmwater:

All of our local ponds and reservoirs in Northern Colorado have really started to turn on, fish are starting to push into shallower water and become more active. Bass and sunfish have made there way to shallower water looking for crayfish, insects and small baitfish. Throwing small bugger patterns as crayfish or small poppers have been a solid approach for shallow fish, fishing baitfish in deeper water has also been effective for bass. The carp have also begun to spend more time near the bank opening up opportunities to sight fish for them, using small crayfish patterns for fish that are digging in the mud has been the best approach with cruising fish eating the odd damsel fly or leech here and there.

Feel free to give either shop a call or swing by to get some
more info on stillwater fishing.