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Colorado => Ice Fishing Colorado => Topic started by: lefty2053 on Feb 21, 2015, 10:16 AM

Title: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: lefty2053 on Feb 21, 2015, 10:16 AM

Wife and I hit Elk Creek and each caught 3 and both lost one at the hole. We missed a lot of bites. Fish were in 55 FOW but only hitting at 12-16'. Boy it was a beautiful day right up until 1PM when the wind around 40MPH hit the tent that wasn't staked out. I had just stood up to go out and stake it down and instead had to grab a hold before it blew to Denver. Called it quits then. All fish were between 16-19". Got a video of the wife trying to keep a fish from going back down the hole by first kicking at it and almost falling to her butt and then swiping it with her hand to save it. Pretty funny but I was told it can not go on the internet. The funniest thing about it is she released it anyway.
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa414/lefty2053/100_3396_zps4adq1qg7.jpg) (http://s1196.photobucket.com/user/lefty2053/media/100_3396_zps4adq1qg7.jpg.html)
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa414/lefty2053/100_3397_zpsv0otobbq.jpg) (http://s1196.photobucket.com/user/lefty2053/media/100_3397_zpsv0otobbq.jpg.html)
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa414/lefty2053/100_3404_zpslwj3aqao.jpg) (http://s1196.photobucket.com/user/lefty2053/media/100_3404_zpslwj3aqao.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: Catfishking on Feb 21, 2015, 10:24 AM

Nice job on the bows I wanted to get up there but probobly won't til July

Title: Re: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: HDSIV on Feb 21, 2015, 10:25 AM

Right on lefty. Glad you caught a few

Title: Re: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: brown-time on Feb 21, 2015, 10:54 AM

Very nice sized fish Lefty.  That wind can come on fast n furious.  The wife's big one dance had to be a hoot!  I gotta get out one more time there but the river is calling too.

Title: Re: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: lefty2053 on Feb 21, 2015, 11:04 AM

Quote from: brown-time on Feb 21, 2015, 10:54 AM

Very nice sized fish Lefty.  That wind can come on fast n furious.  The wife's big one dance had to be a hoot!  I gotta get out one more time there but the river is calling too.

Yes the River is awaiting. Wife and I had a few real good days there. We just use Lures no Flies and do pretty good. Last time out the wife caught a beautiful Brown out of the upper part from Pleasure Park.

Title: Re: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: brown-time on Feb 21, 2015, 12:20 PM

Yep. Its running 627 ft now in the canyon just about ideal.

Title: Re: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: JohnnyO19 on Feb 21, 2015, 10:26 PM

Awww, tell her to let ya post the video. We're all friends  ;D

Title: Re: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: Fisherguyd on Feb 23, 2015, 03:52 PM

It appears that you guys are by the dam, if so, how thick is the ice there?

Title: Re: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: lefty2053 on Feb 23, 2015, 05:32 PM

No where near the dam. If you read the post you would see I said Elk Creek and that is the Marina docks in the picture.

Title: Re: Fun Day at the Blue Mesa.
Post by: Fisherguyd on Mar 06, 2015, 08:40 AM

I see it now, I must have had a 'brain freeze'.