10-23-2004, 05:21 AM
pathfinder sounds like a blast[
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I have another lake (reservoir) that I have mentioned me fishing before but I won't list it by name. I fish for primarily walleye there but if I target trout where the cold stream comes in or off of the bluff like when they are pushing the baitfish (some weird kind not supposed to be in there, no idea what they are fathead minnow I think) I get big fat rainbows that average 20", and in this lake they are so fat from the minnows and the abundance of crawfish that they are 6 lbs. when that length. Too bad the CDOW doesn't come when I tell them poaching is going on here (it is a hike in lake). often times some jerks will come and keep like 30 of these big bows between the two of them (usually bows in the 18-26" range). This lake would be even more amazing if the CDOW would listen to me about the poaching and be willing to have a officer monitor it instead of just saying I'm lying. This lake I am talking about is a toughy to crack (sort of like elevenmile) but if you fish it enough and get the patterns you can catch tons of big bows and some decent walleye too. Sadly those 2 poachers have the lake's patterns down too.
There are even more amazing lakes out there, such as this 4 mile hike in lake called Y and S reservoir on the mesa. It had mostly 3-4 lb. cutts and a few bows as well. But during the big drought year, 2002, they drained it without even salvaging the huge trophy fishery and putting the fish in the creek below. I found that out when I walked there and found an empty lake with hundreds of skeletons of huge fish. It was
and still makes me almost want to bawl to this day[]
Hopefully spinney is not poisoned or drained or something... that would be bad. Antero was drained but at least those fish were salvaged right?
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]I have another lake (reservoir) that I have mentioned me fishing before but I won't list it by name. I fish for primarily walleye there but if I target trout where the cold stream comes in or off of the bluff like when they are pushing the baitfish (some weird kind not supposed to be in there, no idea what they are fathead minnow I think) I get big fat rainbows that average 20", and in this lake they are so fat from the minnows and the abundance of crawfish that they are 6 lbs. when that length. Too bad the CDOW doesn't come when I tell them poaching is going on here (it is a hike in lake). often times some jerks will come and keep like 30 of these big bows between the two of them (usually bows in the 18-26" range). This lake would be even more amazing if the CDOW would listen to me about the poaching and be willing to have a officer monitor it instead of just saying I'm lying. This lake I am talking about is a toughy to crack (sort of like elevenmile) but if you fish it enough and get the patterns you can catch tons of big bows and some decent walleye too. Sadly those 2 poachers have the lake's patterns down too.
There are even more amazing lakes out there, such as this 4 mile hike in lake called Y and S reservoir on the mesa. It had mostly 3-4 lb. cutts and a few bows as well. But during the big drought year, 2002, they drained it without even salvaging the huge trophy fishery and putting the fish in the creek below. I found that out when I walked there and found an empty lake with hundreds of skeletons of huge fish. It was
and still makes me almost want to bawl to this day[] Hopefully spinney is not poisoned or drained or something... that would be bad. Antero was drained but at least those fish were salvaged right?
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