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Report Date: 2/17/2025
Current Conditions:
Antero has been a bit of hit and miss recently. Anglers are either in a lot of fish or no fish at all. This highlights the importance of moving around. You may have to drill quite a few holes before you find productive water. The ice is about 20-24 inches thick right now. The best areas for our guides this week has been along the north shoreline in about 8-10 feet of water. Tipped jigs have been the ticket.
Weather:
Short Term- After an active couple of weeks in the weather, we will see things calm down for a bit...And get quite nice! This week will be around average temps with things gradually warming up as we head towards the weekend. Another spring preview is on tap and we will have some beautiful weather this coming weekend. Temps will be in the 50's here. Yes, in the 50's! Wind does not look to be a factor either. In all, this will be the nicest stretch of weather we have seen up here in a long time. Make plans to get out and enjoy it!
Long Term- The nice weather will extend into next week through at least Tuesday. Longer range forecasts are suggesting there may be some changes around then, but its pretty far out to have any confidence in right now. Models are also showing activity around March 1-4, so that may be the next time we have decent snow potential. Again, enjoy the weather during this time because its sure to change!
Our snowpack got a decent boost this last week. The South Platte basin in particular received some good snow recently. This basin is one of the strongest in the west actually and is sitting at 105 % of average as of today. This will be likely to change over the next 10 days with the forecasted weather though. As we roll into spring we will have longer days and a higher angle of the sun. This combination can start to decrease the overall snowpack at a good pace. With our biggest snow months historically on the horizon March and April), lets hope we can keep building this for our summer water. Snow now means water later, and we can use all we can get!
ICE FISHING TRIPS AVAILABLE! WE ARE NOW BOOKING FALL/WINTER ICE FISHING TRIPS. TRY SOMETHING NEW!
This is an area we offer guided fly fishing and ice fishing trips. Angler's Covey is home to some of the best and most passionate anglers in the area. If you would like to try your hand at ice fishing, give us a call! You wont be disappointed.
Antero Reservoir is a shallow reservoir with healthy plant life and more scud shrimp than you can shake a hook at. Because it is so loaded with these protein-rich scuds the trout feed on, their growth rate is significantly higher than fish in most other reservoirs within a reasonable driving distance. So if you have an appetite for catching large and beautifully colored Rainbows and Browns, consider Antero.
This is an area we specialize in and are permitted to guide, so give us a shout if you have any questions or if you are interested in allowing one of our Orvis-Endorsed guides show you how best to conquer Antero Reservoir.