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Colorado => Ice Fishing Colorado => Topic started by: Huntfishman on Jan 26, 2021, 11:23 AM
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I live in Colorado Springs and miss living in NW CO where there are more opportunities to icefish warm water species. Not big on trout.. Wanting to target perch through the ice about 2 to 3 hours from springs. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Seen your post on FISHEXPLOITER- No answers there? ;D
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Looking to explore more locations outside the published locations. Also looking for safe ice.
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There are perch near you in Elevenmile. Just gotta find them, but that is true in every lake.
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Do some homework:
https://ndismaps.nrel.colostate.edu/index.html?app=FishingAtlas
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Seen your post on FISHEXPLOITER- No answers there? ;D
Man the walls!!!
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Man the walls!!!
Yar, Mateys!
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Have done research. Looking for areas outside the Denver metro area and the typical Aurora, Chatfield, boulder, etc.
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Boyd is full of them.
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Put a gps on SLAYERFISH truck following him around you will fine perch 😁😁😁
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I remember when I moved here a decade ago and wanted to fish perch and crappies here on the west slope. Not wanting to be a mooch, I spent the next 5 years, 1000s of miles and hundreds of dollars finding good lakes and figuring them out. Id drive 5-8hrs round trip for 3 or zero perch many times. The juice is sweeter when you squeeze it yourself. Good luck!
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420 FISH WHISTLE HELPS! ;)
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420 FISH WHISTLE HELPS! ;)
Callin em in like rutting elk ;D
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420 FISH WHISTLE HELPS! ;)
Find the cloud, find the Perch
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Boyd is full of them.
Absolute jumbos! Remember that one you got in 3 feet of water? ;D Get a photo of it?
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Absolute jumbos! Remember that one you got in 3 feet of water? ;D Get a photo of it?
The jumbo from hell. Ruined my auger blades! ;D
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I remember when I moved here a decade ago and wanted to fish perch and crappies here on the west slope. Not wanting to be a mooch, I spent the next 5 years, 1000s of miles and hundreds of dollars finding good lakes and figuring them out. Id drive 5-8hrs round trip for 3 or zero perch many times. The juice is sweeter when you squeeze it yourself. Good luck!
Squeezing juice out of perch spots isn’t the best way to describe it... ::) ;D BTW, one of those “spots” is my honey hole...
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Squeezing juice out of perch spots isn’t the best way to describe it... ::) ;D BTW, one of those “spots” is my honey hole...
You cant classify an entire lake that neither one us has figured out as a honey hole, come'on now ;)
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You cant classify an entire lake that neither one us has figured out as a honey hole, come'on now ;)
Why not?
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Why not?
Im sorry I dont believe we've met. I only engage in online banter with friends.
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You cant classify an entire lake that neither one us has figured out as a honey hole, come'on now ;)
Bwahahaha! Yeah, not the entire lake...you know the spot I mean. ;) @)
My spot where I didn't even mark a fish last time. :P
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Bwahahaha! Yeah, not the entire lake...you know the spot I mean. ;) @)
Fair enough bud. hookin up with you was instrumental to learning that lake, respect!
Cant wait to try the camera on those clear waters. Maybe a new chapter in the book.
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I think we are all learning that endless hotspotting online is hurting the numbers in the lakes we fish. Especially warm water species in CO. ESPECIALLY panfish. There are a lot of resources showing which lakes have perch. Good luck
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I think we are all learning that endless hotspotting online is hurting the numbers in the lakes we fish. Especially warm water species in CO. ESPECIALLY panfish. There are a lot of resources showing which lakes have perch. Good luck
Amen. This forum is the only place i even feel kosher posting pics. Facebook has become a complete tire fire.
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I actually think that lake needs some thinning out- Want to tell the world. :P
Could be a double-edged sword. ;)
I think a guy on Sploiter let it out. Bud? ;D
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I actually think that lake needs some thinning out- Want to tell the world. :P
Could be a double-edged sword. ;)
I think a guy on Sploiter let it out. Bud? ;D
Crazy, didnt even know that colorado fisherman forum existed until about 15 seconds ago via the sploiter thread. Illstick with the shanty.
Can think of 2 perch lakes and a crappie compound that could legitimately use thinning. Problem is what happens when theyre thinned and the people keep coming? I dunno. All these bodies of water are reservoirs, so basicslly theyre just large science projects. Nothing natural about any of these fisheries.
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If they were MY science projects, I would add walleye and pike to the equation at that reservoir! ;)
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If they were MY science projects, I would add walleye and pike to the equation at that reservoir! ;)
Bassman for chief CPW biologist. Im in!
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Bassman for chief CPW biologist. Im in!
Gubmint job? More time for fishing! ;D
I did take limnology and fish ecology in grad school...
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Mmm perch
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This sites is for bragging not asking information, every body is tied lips, can’t get any out of people so better spend time do research and check it out by yourself, Aurora and Chatfield and some other lake do have perch but it not easy to catch them metro, the farther you away from metro you have more change to find good fishing spot and away from people lolzzzzz
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I’d rather ice walleye over perch any day. ;D
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Well Mr. Huntsman, be sure and post up a report when you go slay! ;)
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This sites is for bragging not asking information,
This. ;D
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Understood. I will post once I get a chance to get out. Thanks.
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, Aurora do have perch but it not easy to catch them
It was, till a local guide & others blew it up all over FB a couple of years ago. Half the state was there, taking many perch with them.
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It was, till a local guide & others blew it up all over FB a couple of years ago. Half the state was there, taking many perch with them.
i do catch perch there but drill lot of hole and lot walking lolzzz lot of spot don’t have good ice for long, and i know different lake have them but I rather go after crappie and walleye better then only perch, im not a big fan for trout accept big laker 😁😁😁
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Bear (Bar?) Creek is loaded with 15 inchers. Here’s the directions:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XPLcSnMi5yE
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Bear (Bar?) Creek is loaded with 15 inchers. Here’s the directions:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XPLcSnMi5yE
Bwahahaha! ;D
So, I should go THAT mile then THIS mile and THAT mile by the house? Or....THIS mile followed by that other mile with the OTHER mile by the house?
Trying to pinpoint the GPS coordinates for tomorrow.
Half the state was there, taking many perch with them.
Come on, Johnny-that’s not accurate...
...it was more like 3/4 of the state! ;D
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XPLcSnMi5yE
Too funny!