4/18/2007 9:32:00 AM
Caddis are on the move
by Paul Goetz
Mail News Editor
Suggested patterns for April 18-25
Weekend patterns for the Arkansas River are provided by Erin Bull, Anglers Junction, 845 Oak St., Salida,
www.anglersjunction.com.
Depending on weather conditions, baetis continue working well in the afternoon and in overcast conditions.
Caddis activity is starting between Parkdale and Texas Creek.
Anglers are seeing some action on streamers in deeper pools.
Tuesday the river was running at 320 cubic feet per second through Salida and 353 cfs at Wellsville.
Nymphs: No 20 Kingrey's black ice No. 16 lime copper john, No. 10 beadhead 20 inchers, No. 18 through 20 wild turkey baetis, No. 14 through 16 Kingrey's latex caddis.
Dry flies No. 16 tan elk hair caddis, No. 18 through 20 blue wing olive hatch matchers, No. 18 through 20 parachute Adams.
Streamers: No. 12 Olive woolly bugger.
Fishing conditions for local reservoirs are provided by Dave Kelly, Hi Rocky, 111 Cottonwood Ave., Buena Vista,
www.hirocky.com.
Turquoise Lake remains frozen, but offers good ice fishing for rainbow and lake trout. There are some nice lake trout being caught on the north east corner in more shallow water and rainbow trout are still hitting on the east shore by the dam.
Twin Lakes ice is about half gone and there is some good shore fishing on the west end. Power bait is working best on rainbow trout and large lures are working best for lake trout.
Fishing at the forebay is also good and rainbow trout are hitting on nightcrawlers fished on the bottom. Lake trout are hitting large lures and Rainbow Rapalas.
Clear Creek Reservoir is beginning to open on the west end and there is some shore fishing there. The ice is questionable, so be careful and check before going out too far. Fishing has improved and the fish are hitting on small jigs tipped with meal worms and salmon eggs.
Cottonwood Lake is open on the west end and fish are being caught on small lures and Montera Marvels. There is also some good fishing through the ice along the south shore.
Frantz and Sand lakes are open and fishable and have been good fishing this spring for rainbows. Frantz has been producing a few good small mouth bass.
Weekend patterns for the South Platte "Dream Stream" are provided by Pat Dorsey, The Blue Quill Angler, 1532 Bergen Pkwy., Evergreen,
www.bluequillangler.com.
Concentrate efforts in slow, deep pools. Have a good assortment of midges, larvae and pupae. Anglers can expect some sporadic dry fly-fishing with adult midges in slow, deep tailouts. Egg patterns will be effective for the next month or so.
Nymphs: No. 16 hot tail flash egg, No. 20 mercury blood midge, No. 22 and 22 mercury black beauty, No. 20 and 24 top secret midge, No 18 and 22 red mercury flashback pheasant tail, No. 18 and 20 buckskin, No 22 and 24 mercury baetis.
Emergers: No. 20 and 22 Barr's emerger, No. 20 and 22 Churchill's sparkle wing RS II.
Dry flies: No. 20 through 26 parachute Adams, No. 20 through 24 Griffith gnat, and No. 20 through 24 Hi-Vis baetis.
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