Welcome to CO. You're pretty much going to find Rainbow trout in almost any body of water with fish in it in Colorado. Aurora Reservoir is a good place: no gas powered engines allowed so the water is clean and wakes from skiers are non-existent. If you don't mind dirty water and motor boats/jet skies, Chatfield and Cherry Creek Reservoirs are good. I've always only used one lure in Colorado for trout: the Kastmaster. It's a spinner, and the silver with blue stripe works the best, followed by the solid gold colored one. It will also catch Walleye and Bass like a champ. Works best when it's sunny out. If you're wanting to get away from the city, 11 mile reservoir is beautiful and has great fishing (also has the Salmon run every year but I've never got around to going). I've also stopped at random streams while cruising the mountains and caught trout on the Kastmaster. Had some fly fishers ask one time what I was using to catch what they couldn't on my normal rod & reel.

-Drunk

None worth listening to. Sometimes people just take themselves too seriously.

It's been a long time since someone with opinions about my fishing choices invited himself to my party.

Your in CO, so time to change how you fish.
Forget the spinners, any body of water that you would use them in is so polluted with engine oil from all the boats/or ground water contamination into the lake, you won't want to eat them anyway.

So either a fly fishing rod/ultra light weight rod and reel instead,with flies to drift down stream.

As for where to fish, the stream up around Decker has some good areas, but if you want to take the fish home, make sure that you are not in the catch and release part of the stream. Also, fly fishing in Lake Eldora is pretty good as well (top of boulder canyon above Boulder).

Be careful to read the regulations (and the signage at streams and lakes) to avoid being cited for using bait at a locale limited to artificial baits only. Also note the regulations classify plastic baits over a certain size as being outside the permitted "artificial" bait.

I think i might do some fishing tomrrow. Thanks again for the help..

I'm also interested in some shooting... I brought an AR and a couple pistols out. Do any Denver area AR15 members ever have any shoots or get togethers?

I'm in Littleton so close to you. Shoot me a pm if you want to grab a beer. I mostly shoot at the family shooting center because it's close. If you are up for a range day let me know. Or you can always post up a get together and see who shows.

You are not shooting in national forest land this summer.

If you don't mind a drive the public range between Buena Vista and Salida is pretty nice.

Otherwise, you are going to pay for access to a range - such as the range on Cherry Creek Reservoir State Park.

In regards to fishing...

my 5 1/2 year old daughter just pulled in 3 12" Rainbow Trout with a Disney Princess fishing pole equipped with bobber and salmon eggs.

There were grown men crying holding their unbelievably expensive fly rods in their tricked out belly boats, wearing their fancy Orvis fishing outfits, and they were all empty handed.

We call her, "The Fish Slayer"

I went to georgetown this past weekend.... I caught 3 trout. I had a great time. There was some jerk with his two kids with him. He wouldnt let them even touch their poles. He was using them as an excuse to fish 4 rods. He didnt catch a thing haha!

Ummm, I would be more worried at getting shot at some of the Forest service sights than at a gun range. The rampart gun range (forest service land) was shut down because someone was shot and killed by an idiot.

I just got a 16" walleye at cherry creek resivore (on my brother's boat).

I was fishing for blue cats since it was hot out, but ended up with a nice walleye. I had to let it go though (some bs rule it has to be 18"+).

Worm + weight.

Brother got a few bass, all little shits(let em go). He was using a 4" shallow runner lure.

http://www.fishingnotes.com/lakeinfo.php?id=39900



A few days ago we went to Chatfield, no luck what so ever.

My brother did hook 5 fish on a 3" shallow runner, but did not land any. The fish were lucky enough to pop off every time.

Once again, I was fishing for cats. Used chicken liver, worms, and a lard / garlic mixture. (no bites, but tons and tons of algae)

http://www.fishingnotes.com/lakeinfo.php?id=39899

Thanks for all the advise!