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SPRING HOURS: 9AM TO 6PM DAILY
Report Date: 4/15/2025
Spinney is now open for the 2025 season!
ONLY hand launched boats at this time. Spinney is at 52% full.
Current Conditions:
Spinney opened with a bang this last Friday with the typical rush of people. The fishing has been on the slow side on most of the lake. There was an accident over the weekend that shut down the entire north shoreline, but that has been resolved. There have been a TON of people fishing Homestake cove since opening. This is where a lot of the spawning fish are right now. As we see in the rivers, its important to let these fish do their thing. Moving around will be the best suggestion. Try to focus on areas that do have some gradient and be careful of the mud. Fish are cruising pretty tight to the shore all over the lake.
Hatches:
Early season stillwater (ice off) 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:
At 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. Focus on the edges of the ice.
Tips:
Wind is good here. Not brutal hurricane force wind, but some chop is key. Keep your casts rather close to shore. Think more parallel to the shore. The clarity is off a bit but you still mat be able to see some fish cruising and sight fish them.
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
- Frenchie, black, natural, size 16
- Flashtail egg, orange, sizes 14-16
- Mini leech jig, black, green, sizes 14-16
- Zebra midge, black, sizes 16-20
- 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
NOW BOOKING STILLWATER FLY FISHING TRIPS FOR THE SEASON! BY BOAT, FLOAT TUBE, HOBIE KAYAKS, OR WALK/WADE. WE DO IT ALL!
This is an area we offer guided fly fishing trips. Angler's Covey is home to some of the best and most passionate stillwater experts in the area. If you have never tried Stillwater flyfishing, ice off is one of the best times to do it!
See below for Spinney Mountain Reservoir Map, or CLICK HERE for a downloadable PDF.
Spinney Reservoir is one of the best stillwater fisheries in the entire western US. The regulations are flies and lures only and you can harvest one trout over 20 inches. Fish species include: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, Cuttbow trout, yellow perch, and Northern Pike. There are two boat ramps and several parking areas around the reservoir. It is a $9.00 daily pass fee to get in. Anglers bringing a boat make sure to clean it thoroughly because they are now inspecting for Zebra Mussels.
This is an area we specialize and are permitted to guide in, so give us a shot if you have any question or if you interested in allowing one of our Orvis-Endorsed guides to show you how to conquer Spinney Reservoir.