01-22-2004, 02:40 PM
I finally managed to get up the Cache La Poudre Canyon and check out the river and fishing conditions. Frozen describes it best. There were a few open spots but nothing big enough to even toss a fly or lure in. It was snowing when I drove up there with very few other vehicles (the DOW officer must have thought I was crazy driving up there). But once past all the little wide -spots-in-the-road, it was prestine conditions for peace and quiet. Stopping at the Lower Narrows campground (closed for the winter. Bummer.), my favorite fishing spot was frozen, as in three feet of ice and snow in a normally fast moving stretch of river. I didn't stay long after seeing the bear and mountain lion tracks in the parking lot. I thought bears hibernated during the winter?
On to Boyd Lake, Ft. Collins. The last time I saw it, it was very, very, very low. It's now filling nicely and should be full come springtime. There were several die-hards out on the ice jigging for walleyes, none caught while I was there. The ice must have been safe, there were plenty of ATV tracks out onto the lake and several led across to the opposite shore.
Carter Lake, Berthod. Down at least 150 ft and it doesn't look like it will fill this year. Maybe by the time we next put a man on the moon. Maybe.
It just doesn't feel like winter time in the Rockies, its been just too warm. A low of 18 at night and a high in the high 40s during the day. The higher elevations has been getting a lot of snow but none down here in the Front Range, where we need it to fill the reservoirs and lakes. Besides, I love seeing all those shiny SUVs belly-up in the ditch when there's only an inch of snow on the ground. Damn flatlanders!!
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On to Boyd Lake, Ft. Collins. The last time I saw it, it was very, very, very low. It's now filling nicely and should be full come springtime. There were several die-hards out on the ice jigging for walleyes, none caught while I was there. The ice must have been safe, there were plenty of ATV tracks out onto the lake and several led across to the opposite shore.
Carter Lake, Berthod. Down at least 150 ft and it doesn't look like it will fill this year. Maybe by the time we next put a man on the moon. Maybe.
It just doesn't feel like winter time in the Rockies, its been just too warm. A low of 18 at night and a high in the high 40s during the day. The higher elevations has been getting a lot of snow but none down here in the Front Range, where we need it to fill the reservoirs and lakes. Besides, I love seeing all those shiny SUVs belly-up in the ditch when there's only an inch of snow on the ground. Damn flatlanders!!
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