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Colorado => Ice Fishing Colorado => Topic started by: brown-time on Jan 06, 2024, 05:15 PM

Title: Blue Mesa fishing well
Post by: brown-time on Jan 06, 2024, 05:15 PM

A farmer friend of mine named Jon hit up Blue Mesa with me this morning. 22 fow was golden, two nice browns first drops on 2” power minnows. Caught 21 in 3 hours, despite 20 mph “breeze”. Kept 4 of each color. Fat 14-18” rainbows also on Berkley atomic teasers.
(https://i.postimg.cc/q6v0Sbxd/IMG-3338.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/q6v0Sbxd)

Title: Re: Blue Mesa fishing well
Post by: JohnnyO19 on Jan 07, 2024, 10:50 AM

Great job BT! Would really love to fish the big Blue, but it just so far for us living in the "bubble"  ;D. Would love to plan out a 2 or 3 day trip, if you've got any recommendations on where to stay. Hear that there are quite a few perch that might need help in population reduction  ;)

Title: Re: Blue Mesa fishing well
Post by: brown-time on Jan 07, 2024, 12:19 PM

Thanks, Johnny. Iola basin is loaded with perch, weedy or brushy coves are the key. We usually have a 3-5/1 catch to keep ratio but there are quite a few 12” perch there. They definitely need thinned out. A pic of my grandsons cooler from last July.
(https://i.postimg.cc/hzncKRQF/IMG-3198.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hzncKRQF)