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Report Date: 4/14/2026

Current Conditions: 

As of today, the opening day for motorized boats on Antero is still May 1st.  Hand launch, non motorized (includes electric) watercraft is allowed right now. 

Fishing at Antero has continued to be really good. We have seen some very consistent conditions since ice off. Navigating the wind has been a bit tricky, but paying attention to the wind forecasts will help immensely. Days with zero wind have been tough. The fishing has been decent all over the lake, but the North shoreline has been one of our favorite spots. As we progress through spring, the fish are starting to venture and feed out farther into the lake. Fishing with tubes or kayaks will enable the angler to reach more fish. Depths have varied, but we are seeing the most success in about 6-9 feet of water. Fishing times have varied, but the angler will want to focus more on the wind forecasts than anything. Earlier in the mornings and later in the day have been solid. Its a good time to work the lake with indicator rigs or slow crawling flies. Be sure to start playing with your depth on your rigs now, some fish are feeding a little deeper.

Tactics:

While you can still fish pretty close to shore and shallow, dont be afraid to bomb those casts out there too!  Depth is absolutely key and will be the difference between a good day and a slow day.

Hatches:

The bug life is starting to become a little more active. We are seeing some decent chironomid hatches along with the standard leech, scud, and even egg patterns bringing fish to the net. This is also a great time to focus on some baitfish patterns! (streamers)We do expect all of the hatches this year to happen a little earlier than normal.

Tips:

Work tandem indicator rigs a couple feet below the surface. Play with your depth until you start finding success.

Weather:

Short Term-  We have seen a good bit of wind up this way recently. Springtime is always the windiest, and this year is no exception. Today we will see some possible precipitation here. Temps will still be pretty warm so that should be in the form of rain or even sleet. Things will quiet down for the remainder of the week until Friday. Temps this week will be in the high 50's low 60's and be quite nice. A large storm system will come through the state on Friday and will be bringing some heavy winds and cooler temperatures. Precipitation should be limited to the front range and the high country, but we could get a few flakes here. Saturday will also be cold with low temps back into the low teens/single digits. Sunday will rebound nicely with less wind and temps in the upper 50's.

Long Term-  Next week will start out nice. Temps will be slightly higher than average through about Wednesday. The highs will be in the low 60's and morning lows in the low 30's.  Later on Wednesday (4/22), another large scale system will move through. The jury is still out on this system, but it could potentially be a larger and more impactful storm. Precipitation chances are decent and we could see another shot of some snow or rain. Right now it looks like this storm will last through at least Friday. Could this be our last shot at some measurable snow? We will have to wait and see.

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