Somthin' besides trout!

[The Woodsman]

Living in Northern Colorado and wondering where to go - reasonable day-trip range - to find Perch, Walleye, something besides trout.
Whaddaya think folks?
Thanks,

The Woodsman

[stinkyfingers]

The age old question. Where does Mother Nature meet DOW? There's some Goldilocks water near you closer than you think. Let's see if the forum feels like turning that card over for you. Pretty tight lipped bunch in general.

[lefty2053]

Plenty of Lakes in Wyoming that holds a variety.

[fishslap]

Living in Northern Colorado and wondering where to go - reasonable day-trip range - to find Perch, Walleye, something besides trout.
Whaddaya think folks?
Thanks,

The Woodsman

Fish the hell out of Douglas and let us know how it goes.  PM me specifics if it works out.  A flasher will be your friend on this quest.

[SLAYERFISH]

I know Boyd has perch, gills, and crappies.

[Bigassbassman]

Head further North!!  Or East!!  Or North-East!!   

Hey Mike, I thought you always suggest to avoid the Boyd!!   But as others have said, Douglas and Boyd should give you a decent chance at perch, crappie, eyes, and bass.  Not sure about ice conditions at either place.  I iced Douglas two years ago, on a mission to find the crappie.  Tried out by the trees and brush, and then off the dam.  Only found bobos. 

[Raptortrapper]

I used to live in Greeley.  Hit Boyd and, actually, city park in fort collins a lot.  It was close, and I could hit the park after school / work almost every day.  Some city parks have some great fishing in them, if ya don't mind being in the middle of all the crap that goes with being inside city limits....   Caught my first catfish through the ice at that little pond in the park.  Lot of perch there too.  Trout as well, but it was fun.

[SLAYERFISH]

Fort Collins does NOT allow any icing in the city ponds. NONE!

[Bigassbassman]

Fort Collins does NOT allow any icing in the city ponds. NONE!

City Park lake (Sheldon Lake) is the only place that allows ice fishing in FC --- I'm not sure you'd want to, though.  Not much in there.  None of the FC Natural Areas allow icing.  Man there are a few places I'd like to hit in that town.  Wish they allowed more icing.

[SLAYERFISH]

My bad.

[Raptortrapper]

Yeah I was gonna say--  We got checked by the game warden on city park pond almost every year, and nothing was said about us not supposed to be there!  We caught mostly trout, but we did get a few other species back then as well (early 2000's).  They would even have part of it blocked off for the ice skaters / hockey players as well.

[Catfishking]

Yeah I'm gonna look for some panfish Friday I have several spots to check out

[Steve_M]

Talk to the Department of Parks and Wildlife,  they will tell you where people have illegally introduced non-native species and will often encourage you eliminate them often without limits.

[stinkyfingers]

Talk to the Department of Parks and Wildlife,  they will tell you where people have illegally introduced non-native species and will often encourage you eliminate them often without limits.

Anybody have any extra Dorado fingerlings they'd like to dump in my local lake? Jack Crevalle? Wahoo?

[Raptortrapper]

Anybody have any extra Dorado fingerlings they'd like to dump in my local lake? Jack Crevalle? Wahoo?

I've been trying to get Tuna to make it in Rifle Gap.  Just isn't working....

[MtnTempo]

Fish the hell out of Douglas and let us know how it goes.  PM me specifics if it works out.  A flasher will be your friend on this quest.

My son and I are wanting to fish Douglas this winter.  I really don't know the structure or depths.. besides the boat ramp do you have any suggestions on where to start?