West Laramie Fly Store

Fishing Report

 

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Updated:

March14, 2008

10:00 A.M.

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to book a guided fishing trip. 

 

 

FORECAST

 

Info

 Spring is on its way with the weather warming and the wind blowing.  Ice fishing is beginning to come to the end, but few people are still ice fishing.  Please us EXTREME CAUTION when ice conditions are changing daily.
   

LARAMIE Plains LAKES

 

 

Ice conditions are varying everyday due to warm weather. Please use EXTERME CAUTION. 

 

Lake Hattie:  Fishing is Good. Majority of the lake is open. 

Tackle to use:  Jigs tipped with meal worms or wax worms, in white, pink and natural colors. Spoons (gold and silver), Krocodiles, Kastmasters (Gold, Silver, Bronze), Daredevils, and Swedish Pimples can be used for bigger fish. Super Dupers (Gold, Silver, Bronze) are working good for perch.  Egg sacks are working as well for the rainbows are spawning.

Bait:  Night crawlers, Power Bait, Eggs, Mealworms, Wax worms, Salmon eggs and spawning sacks.


Meeboer: Fishing is Fair to Good.  Ice thickness variable, not recommended for for fishing. Be careful of open water or thin ice around the aerator. 

Tackle to use:  Same as Hattie.

Bait: Same as Hattie


Twin Buttes: Fishing is Slow to Fair.  3"-8" of ice.

Use same set-up as Hattie.


Gelatt:  Fishing is Fair.  3"-8" of ice.

 Use same set-up as Hattie.


Leazenby: Fishing is Fair to Good. 3"-8" of ice.

Use same set-up as Hattie.


Sodergreen: Fishing is Good.  3"-8" of ice

Use same set-up as Hattie.


Alsop: Fishing is Fair.  3"-8" of ice

Use same set-up as Hattie.

   

Northern Colorado/ Walden Area

Walden Area Lakes:  Lakes are fishing Good. Some big fish are being caught. Variable ice conditions, use extreme caution.

Tackle to use:  Jigs in pink, white and natural colors with meal worms, Krocodiles, Kastmasters and Daredevils.

Hohnholz: Lakes are fishing good.

 

   

Alpine Lakes

Lake Owen: Fishing is Good. Ice is 12"-18". Accessible by snow machine only.

Tackle to use: Jigs in white, pink and natural colors. Small spoons in gold, silver or rainbow color.

Bait: Night crawlers, Power Bait, Eggs, Mealworms, Wax worms.


Rob Roy Reservoir: Fishing is good. Ice is 12"-18". Accessible by snow machine only. Watch out for low water levels!

Use same set-up as Lake Owen


Snowy Range Lakes: Fishing is Great. Ice is 20"-30". Accessible by snow machine only.

Tackle to use: Use same set-up as Lake Owen 

Bait: Night crawlers, Power Bait, Eggs, Mealworms, Wax worms.

Laramie Area Rivers

Little Laramie: For the most part the Little Laramie is still frozen over but the days are numbered.

Wooly Buggers Black or Olive #8-12, Hot Head leeches,  San Juan Worms (red) #12, Bead Head Flashback Pheasant Tails #14-18, Scuds (olive or tan) Copper Johns (red)#18-20, lighting bugs, Crane Fly's, Small black and red midges, and princes will work the best for fishing this early in the spring.

Small spinners such as Panther Martins and Mepps in gold and silver color. 

Bait: Night crawlers, Meal worms.


Big Laramie:  In town the river is beginning to be open and fishing is possible, it will not be long before it is fishable up river.

Use same set-up as Little Laramie

   

Curt Gowdy and Pole Mountain

North. Crow Res: Fishing is Good. Ice is 4"-8".  Lots of little trout are being caught.  Ice is starting to become unsafe so be safe and use caution.

Tackle to use:  Jigs in white, pink and natural colors. Krocodiles , Kastmasters (Gold, Silver, Bronze), Super Duper (Gold,Silver, Bronze)  and Daredevils.

Bait: Night crawlers, Power Bait, Eggs, Mealworms, Wax worms.


Granite Res: Fishing is Good. Ice is 4"-8".

Use same set up as North Crow Reservoir.


Crystal Res: Fishing is Good.  Ice is 4"-8".

Use same set up as North Crow Reservoir.


Beaver Ponds on Pole Mountain:  Fishing is good. Watch for thin ice!

Tackle to use: small pink, white and green jigs tipped with a meal worm.

   

Wheatland Res #3

Fishing is Poor. Water level is extremely low.  Few but LARGE fish.  4"-8" of ice.

Tackle to use:  White, green, and pink jigs, Krocodiles and Daredevils.

Bait: Night crawlers, Power Bait, Eggs, Mealworms.

Toltec

Fishing is Fair.

Use the same set up as Wheatland #3.

East Allen

Fishing is Slow to Fair.

Use the same set up as Wheatland #3.

Saratoga Lake

Fishing is Fair to Good.

Tackle to use: White, pink, olive green and other natural color jigs tipped with meal worms.

   

North Platte River

Current Hatches: 

Midges

Gray Reef:

Fishing is Fair to Good.

Flows are 500 CFS.  Water clarity has been average.  For the most recent flows on the Reef CLICK HERE.

 

Flies: Wooly Buggers and BMB's (Brown, Black)#8-12, Nilla Buggers,   San Juan Worms (orange or red) #12, Red rock worms, Molting amber scuds, rusty scuds, PMD split foam back, bionic midges and flash midges, Pheasant tail, and prince.

Lures: Mepps and Panther Martins (gold or silver), Krocodiles, Swedish Pimples, and Cyclones, rainbow and brown trout Rapalas.


Miracle Mile:

Fishing is fair to good. 

Flows are around 500 CFS.  Water clarity has been average.

For the most recent flow on the Miracle Mile CLICK HERE.

Flies: Griffiths Gnats, Renegades, Bead Head Pheasant Tail Flash Back #18-22, 20, Orange Slickers , Black or Olive Wooly Buggers #10-12, and Nilla Wooly Buggers #8-12, San Juan Worms (red), scuds (orange or rusty), princes, pheasant tails and midges.


Saratoga Area: Fishing is fair. North Platte is starting to open up with Treasure Island to town open and floatable.  As always check before heading out.

Flies:   Bead Head Pheasant Tail Flash Back #14-16, Princes, Copper Johns, San Juan Worms (red),  lighting bugs, Wooly buggers in Black or Olive  #6-10, Orange Blossom Specials, Flystore specials, and princes.

Lures: Mepps and Panther martins (gold or silver), krocodiles, swedish pimples, cyclones, rainbow and brown trout Rapalas.

Encampment River

Fishing is fair. Same as North Platte River.

   

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