06-13-2002, 01:09 PM
Well, Pudgy. I usually go for trout, they taste the best grilled with a smear of butter and a squirt of limon juice inside before wrapped in foil. Spinnerbait seems to have the handle on southern Colorado fishing, the Hayman fire is west and north of Colorado Springs so the smoke and ash hasn't effected him yet. However, there are a few fires burning in the southern part of the state that I don't much about. Anything east of I-25 should be okay for a while longer but we're talking warm water fishing now.<br> North Sterling Reservoir should be hitting on Walleye, bass, wiper, catfish and crappie right now. The last time I was up there, the lake was full with no draw-down for irrigation at that time. Jackson Lake should also be good for the same species.<br> Want high mountain lakes? Stay north of Ft. Collins then, the Coal Seam fire at Glenwood Springs is the big fire affecting that area and putting smoke and ash in the air northward. Red Feather Lake would be a good spot to try as would the smaller lakes in Moffat County (small but big rainbows, cutthroat, brown and cutbows), west of I-25. There isn't anything but antelope and rabbits east of I-25 north of Greeley to I-76.<br> Hope that helps. I might add that Spinnerbait has a good suggestion, no open fires or fireworks within the state unless you have a strong wish to see the inside of our jails. The cops have zero tolerance right now about that. I mean zero, zilch, zip, nada, none.<br><br>