Latest Update: 3/17/2026

High Country:

While we wait for the high-alpine fishing season to begin, it’s the perfect time to take advantage of the open lakes at lower elevations.

Stillwater trout:

Ice off is here! some of our favorite stillwater trout fisheries have begun to show some open water. With that being said, early spring is one of the best times to be out on the lakes. We have received great reports from the Red Feather Lakes, Laramie Plains Lakes and Curt Gowdy. The North Park Lakes still have a bit of ice, but expect that to change any day. As far as the fishing goes, Leeches are the name of the game. Thin mints, wooly buggers, balanced leeches, damsel nymphs and crawfish are all great options to have in your arsenal. Playing around with your depth on indicator rigs is very important, as finding the depth of those cruising fish is crucial to success. A good place to start is about 3-4ft from indicator to fly, adjusting deeper as needed from there. Fish will be cruising shallow, so finding submerged structure, rocky points, foam lines or weed edges will help you narrow down where to fish. Fish will be putting on the feed bag before the spawn gets underway, time to go get after it!

Local Warmwater:

All the ponds around town are starting to open. Most of our warmwater species are very lethargic and will remain that way until the water warms up a bit more. Check back on the report in a couple weeks!

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