Ice Fishing Glenwood Springs

[Jerry27]

Hi guys .My family is comming to GSprings  Dec28-Jan 4.Driving from Wisconsin .I'm taking my ice fishing gear with me .Any idea where in the GS area I could take my boys to catch some trout from the ice ? Don't need to know your spot just the  lake of reservoir in the area .( 1-2 hr drive ) Thank You .

[SLAYERFISH]

Rifle Gap or Harvey Gap.    Or Ruedi  Reservoir

[Jerry27]

Thanks SLAYERFISH...If you were me ,where would you go ?

[SLAYERFISH]

Thanks SLAYERFISH...If you were me ,where would you go ?

Rifle Gap.  Ruedi might not be frozen enough

[kienkhang1205]

Don’t know if Rifle have good ice yet or not,, the lake is full last year when is low we fish there around this time,

[SLAYERFISH]

Don’t know if Rifle have good ice yet or not,, the lake is full last year when is low we fish there around this time,

Hes going after Xmas.

[Baetis62]

Jerry my plan is to hit the Gaps on 26th and 27th.  Word is both are just freezing up over the last few days.  Ill send you a PM on conditions.  Should be fishable by the time you roll in.

[kienkhang1205]

Hes going after Xmas.

will find out tomorrow,, when a guy live up there check it out,,

[Jerry27]

Thanks guys .Keep me posted about the ice conditions .Here in SE  Wisconsin the  lakes just froze over few days ago , maybe 2-3" by now .Any special regulations that I need to be aware of ? Have a regulation book downloaded on my phone and I will be reading it on our way there but anything special ? I'm not planning to keep any fish but what are the baits you guys are using ? Have some spoons ,jigging raps,tubes etc .Anything else  ?Can you use spawn sucks?

[kienkhang1205]

No live bait up there, tungsten jig with small plastic or maggot work there,,

[Bigassbassman]

If you just want to catch trout and as many small perch as you'd ever want, I'd suggest Harvey instead of Rifle.  You'll have trouble keeping them off your line, and it's fun for the kiddos.

[Jerry27]

We have plenty of perch here .Would like to catch some trout instead.

[kienkhang1205]

Rifle have nice trout, fish shallow in 15FOW pike in shallow too, no live bait up there, tungsten jigs with wax or small plastic work well there

[Bigassbassman]

We have plenty of perch here .Would like to catch some trout instead.

Gotcha, makes sense --- you can have all the freakin slimers you want, lol!     I've caught my lifetime fill.     Prolly have a better chance of nice trout in Rifle, for sure.

Wish we had your "problems" from your neck of the woods.  Enough perch, crappie, bass, walleye to actually WANT to catch trout.   

Just to clarify what Kienkhang means about live bait:  no live minnows allowed, but waxies/spikes are ok (it's not an artificials only lake).  And no limits on take for smallies and pike.  Have a blast!

[Vex-Um]

Rifle has fishable ice.

- Guy who lives up here.

If you want your kids to catch a lot of fish Rifle probably isn't the best bet.

If you want to catch trout. Hit the Colorado or Roaring Fork Rivers. They're loaded with trout.

[Jerry27]

 Thanks  for the info Vex-Um .Should I bring my fly rods than .Ice is ice but if there is any chance that we could catch more fish in open water than I don't have a problem with that .Just need some action that's all .

[Vex-Um]

Fly rod or conventional gear work great.

Hell, you might as well bring open water and ice gear! Do both!

[Jerry27]

  Thanks Man .

[Steve_M]

Saw a hut out on Gypsum Ponds this week.  Usually some trout fishing there.  Sweetwater Lake is also on the east side of GWS.  Sylvan lake is closed.