Looking to ice perch

[Huntfishman]

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.

[SLAYERFISH]

Seen your post on FISHEXPLOITER-  No answers there?

[Huntfishman]

Looking to explore more locations outside the published locations. Also looking for safe ice.

[DoctorPerch]

There are perch near you in Elevenmile.  Just gotta find them, but that is true in every lake.

[Bigassbassman]

Do some homework:
https://ndismaps.nrel.colostate.edu/index.html?app=FishingAtlas

[fishslap]

Seen your post on FISHEXPLOITER-  No answers there?

Man the walls!!!

[SLAYERFISH]

Man the walls!!!

Yar, Mateys!

[Huntfishman]

Have done research. Looking for areas outside the Denver metro area and the typical Aurora, Chatfield, boulder, etc.

[SLAYERFISH]

Boyd is full of them.

[kienkhang1205]

Put a gps on SLAYERFISH truck following him around you will fine perch 😁😁😁

[TimK]

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!

[SLAYERFISH]

420 FISH WHISTLE HELPS!

[TimK]

420 FISH WHISTLE HELPS!

Callin em in like rutting elk

[Hookerhooker]

420 FISH WHISTLE HELPS!

Find the cloud, find the Perch

[Bigassbassman]

Boyd is full of them.

Absolute jumbos!  Remember that one you got in 3 feet of water?    Get a photo of it?

[SLAYERFISH]

Absolute jumbos!  Remember that one you got in 3 feet of water?    Get a photo of it?

The jumbo from hell. Ruined my auger blades!

[Bigassbassman]

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... BTW, one of those “spots” is my honey hole...

[TimK]

Squeezing juice out of perch spots isn’t the best way to describe it... 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

[skifisher]

You cant classify an entire lake that neither one us has figured out as a honey hole, come'on now

Why not?

[TimK]

Why not?

Im sorry I dont believe we've met.  I only engage in online banter with friends. 

[Bigassbassman]

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. 

[TimK]

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.

[Broll89]

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

[TimK]

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.

[SLAYERFISH]

I actually think that lake needs some thinning out- Want to tell the world.

Could be a double-edged sword.

I think a guy on Sploiter let it out. Bud?

[TimK]

I actually think that lake needs some thinning out- Want to tell the world.

Could be a double-edged sword.

I think a guy on Sploiter let it out. Bud?

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.

[Bigassbassman]

If they were MY science projects, I would add walleye and pike to the equation at that reservoir! 

[TimK]

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!

[Bigassbassman]

Bassman for chief CPW biologist. Im in!

Gubmint job?  More time for fishing! 
I did take limnology and fish ecology in grad school...

[randingo]

Mmm perch