Latest Update: 6/30/2026

High Country:

The high-country lakes across Colorado have opened up and been fishing well, fish are beginning to cruise shorelines looking for any kind of food they can pack on while they don't have ice overhead. Fishing chironomids and leech patterns under an indicator or stripped near drop offs has been a very effective approach. Fishing terrestrials to fish that are cruising flats or near reeds can also be successful this time of year.

If you're headed to the high country and have any further questions, whether its about bugs or the status of a specific area don't hesitate to give either shop a call.

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. With these warmer temps and weeds coming up well don't be afraid to mix in some callibaetis or terrestrial dry flies at the end of the day when the bugs become more active and the fish start to rise.

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.