makin a trip to lakewood! need some help

[DonInDenver]

There are dozens of ponds and small lakes in the Lakewood/Littleton area. Some allow float tubes and some don't. The ones that don't are posted as such. Most of the ponds have warmwater species and some are stocked with trout as well. Many have saugeye, too. Additionally you have Chatfield Reservoir and Bear Creek Reservoir. Both have trout as well as SMB and walleye/saugeye. Bear Creek is a great float tube lake. A great resource is the Colorado Division of Wildlife publication "Fishing Close to Home" which you can order here: [url "http://wildlife.state.co.us/wildlifeStore/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=P07"]http://wildlife.state.co.us/...o.aspx?productid=P07[/url] Some sporting goods stores carry it, too, but not many.

As far as techniques go, standard trout baits and flies work, woolie buggers, hare's ears, prince nymphs and gray uglys are a good start. Jerkbaits, crankbaits, plastic worms and topwaters are producing for bass. A jig and crawler or Lindy-rigged crawler for saugeye and walleye, and jerkbaits and crawlers for walleye at night work well.

Here's a link to the weekly DOW fishing report for Colorado, including the Denver metro area:
[url "http://wildlife.state.co.us/Fishing/Reports/StatewideConditions/"]http://wildlife.state.co.us/Fishing/Reports/StatewideConditions/[/url]

There are no "kiddie ponds" as such that I know of.

Hope that gives you a decent start.
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