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WINTER HOURS: 9am TO 6pm DAILY

Report Date: 2/17/2025

Current Conditions: 

Tarryall has been a great ice fishing destination this season. It hasnt been as busy as a lot of other popular ice fishing venues. Although chances of catching huge fish here, the average sized fish are still in the 15-18 inch range. We have had consistent reports of good fishing all over the lake. This is a great place to take the kiddos ice fishing! Chartreuse, white, and orange has been our guides hot colors in jigs.

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 upper 40's here. Yes, in the upper 40'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!

Interested in trying ice fishing or taking your existing game to the next level? We offer fully customized guided ice fishing trips. Our sister shop Pikes Peak Outfitter also rents everything you need to get out on the ice!