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Report Date: 4/18/2025

Current Conditions: 

We are about 3 weeks into stillwater season and the fishing has been great at Antero. Shore fishing is the way to go right now as most fish are cruising tight to the banks in search of food.  Keep in mind that fish in stillwater move a lot. Staying on the move is a good bet, but pay attention to the distance from the shore you are fishing. Mimic that all along the area you are fishing. Both boat ramps opened today and are now open for the season! The boat ramps will be open at 6am each day.

Hatches:

Early season stillwater there are not many bugs active. Midges are active but not on a large scale yet. Its a game of eggs, scuds, leeches, and some chironomids right now.

Tactics:

After ice off, most of the fish will be cruising very tight to the shorelines. You wont need to cast far right now and will likely be fishing pretty shallow. The primary focus should be spotting active fish and fishing in those areas. Its pretty east to sight fish when they are only 10-20 feet from shore.

Tips:

Dodge the wind! Try to focus on the times of the day where there will be less wind. Keep your casts rather close to shore. Think more parallel to the shore.

Weather:

Short Term-  We have warmed up quick this spring. We saw summer like temperatures last week and that started to take a toll on our snowpack. This week will again be nice, but not quite as warm. Temps will be in the 50's and we will see a lot of wind this week. Wednesday and Thursday will be the windiest days of the week. As we head into the weekend, we will see some big changes in the weather. As per usual with weather in Colorado, we can quickly revert back to cold and snow anytime. This late season system will be potent and deliver significant snow for this area. Right now the forecast is for 6-8 inches on Friday with lingering snow showers on Saturday. Temps will be below freezing and we could see morning lows dip into the teens.

Long Term-  We will rebound quickly from the storm this weekend and return to temps in the 50's on Monday. We will see some nice weather through most of next week. While its still a ways out, there looks to be another disturbance moving through the area on Thursday night (4/24). Details are still spotty, but it does look like we could see some more precipitation, we just dont know if it will be rain or snow. Ah...spring time in Colorado! Longer range forecasts are hinting at active weather through the end of the month.

We have had a snowpack update on the fishing reports all year. This will be the last snowpack update on our fishing reports. The warm weather last week really took a toll on the snowpack. Statewide snowpack is at 74% of average today. This incoming storm may help that, but we are definitely past the peak snowpack for the season. Taking a closer look, the South Platte basin is doing well all things considered. As of today we are at 93% of average.

NOW BOOKING STILLWATER TRIPS FOR SPRING 2025. WE ARE FILLING UP FAST!

This is an area we offer guided fly fishing  trips. Angler's Covey is home to some of the best and most passionate anglers in the area.  Ice off can be one of the most exciting times of the year to fish stillwater. If you would like to try your hand at  stillwater fly fishing, give us a call! You wont be disappointed.

• Sunny side up eggs, all colors
• Slapshot scud, orange-grey, sizes 14-16
• Flashtail egg, orange, sizes 14-16
• Mini leech jig, black, green, sizes 14-16
• Zebra midge, black, sizes 16-18
• Balanced leech, black/green, sizes 12-14

• N/A

• Dungeon, white/natural, size 4
• Double Gonga, yellow. Size 4
• Meat whistle, white or lighter, sizes 2-8