3/25/2011

Josh & brother Jed with fish caught on 3/24/11. The Crappie might be moving in!!

Water temp = 51 degrees , main lake clear, river arms lightly stained. The fishing seems to have slowed down the last few days. Yesterday I was on the water 6 hours with Josh & Jed with 30-40 mph winds. We could not find a Walleye, but we did manage some Crappie. Usually I can get some Walleye in windy conditions, but not yesterday. Fishing pressure has been light this week, but the weekend looks good weather wise for fishing.

Walleye--Slow--A few being caught in 15-20 feet of water using minnows.

White bass---Fair--They were on fire early in the week, but have since moved on.

Catfish --The Canadian arm in 4-8 feet of water continues to catch fish using Sonny's stinky bait.

Small & Large mouth---Slow to Fair-- I have seen a few caught, but there is not enough fishermen to get an accurate report.

Crappie--Fair-Good---Historically, when I start catching Crappie while trolling for Walleye it means that they are on the move. I believe they will continue to move up the Ute arm in larger numbers over the next few days. I was trolling Bombers and Flicker shad for Walleye in the Ute arm when we started to catch the Crappie.

NOTE: CASH ONLY FOR LICENSES

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

3/18/11

Preston Reid with his 20 inch Walleye and a big White bass taken 3/18/11.

March 17, 2011

March 10, 2011

Jim with a 5.25 pounder along with a 4 pounder and a couple of 2-3 pound Walleye caught 3/10/11 on minnows.

A Colorado fisherman with a nice batch of Crappie and a 19 inch Walleye taken 03/09/2011 trolling up the Ute arm.

Water temp = 46-47 degrees, lake is clear.

It has been a rather long and cold winter, but it looks like we have rounded the corner to spring. The next week is fore casted to be in the 70's and the wind is not supposed to howl. The fishing has picked up quite a bit the last few days and I think it is very close to busting loose when our water temperature hits 50 degrees. I was out a couple of days ago --- trolling the Ute arm in 30 feet of water and caught a couple 20 inch Walleye. It was right after a cold front moved through and it was what I would consider to be slow fishing, but I was encouraged to catch a couple. Since then I have seen quite a few Walleye come in and a bunch of Whites and one really nice batch of Crappie.

Walleye--GOOD--Minnows on the bottom from 12-30 feet. Work the drop offs near the main channel . Trolling is also producing --- lead core at 3 colors with Berkley Frenzies up the Ute.

White bass--GOOD to EXCELLENT--Trolling up the Ute around Rogers Park has been producing quite a few fish. Trolling Wally Divers has been the ticket. I have not been up the Canadian arm yet, but I imagine it is also a good place to fish. Historically, the Whites start to stack up in the river arms to spawn this time of year.

Crappie--SLOW to FAIR--Although you see a nice batch of Crappie in the picture, it was a situation of being at the right place at the right time. I have only been able to catch one here and one there.

Channel catfish---GOOD--Use stink baits up the Canadian near the Adobe house to catch them. fish 3-8 feet of water.

Small and Large mouth bass--Not much to report except I have been catching a few Smallies on the flats near deep water.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria