Day 7 - Arapahoe Bends Ponds

Date: 3/18/2012 

Location:  Arapahoe Bend Ponds
 Time:  4:00- 6:30pm
Weather:  70 Degrees and no wind

Thea and I took a trip to Arapahoe Bend ponds to check out the smaller ponds that we hadn't fished yet.  I caught 4 small crappie in the NW corner of Cormorant Pond.  There was a huge school of thousands of 2-3" crappie that were swimming in that corner with some good sized bass busting them.  There appeared to be a lot of nice Largemouth Bass in Cormorant Pond, but fly fishing was difficult due to the bank height and all the brush and trees surrounding the pond.  The Bass were all holding close to the banks in woody structure.  Fishing with a spinning rod for fly fishing from a float tube or Kayak is necessary for this pond.

Day 6 - Troutman Park

Date: 3/16/2012 

Location:  Troutman Park
Time:  5:00 - 6:30pm
Weather:  70 Degrees and no wind
Dad, Thea, and I fished Troutman Park on the Friday afternoon and caught a few bluegill each on the small pond.  We also fished the large pond for a little bit without catching anything.  Thea caught her 5 fish near L14 and all were in the 4-6" range.  I caught 4 fish near F14, one of which was around 8" and the rest were in the 4-6" range.  Dad caught a 7-8" green sunfish at Coordinate I15. 

Dad With Green Sunfish:

Day 5 - Troutman Park

Date: 3/15/2012

Location:  Troutman Park
Time:  5:00 - 6:30pm
Weather:  70 Degrees and no wind

I fished alone after work with a tandem rig of a pink Bully Bluegill Spider and a rubber legged pheasant tail about 3 feet under a small indicator.  The biggest fish of the day was an 8" bluegill caught at S14.  I caught 9 more bluegill between 4-6" in the triangle from S14-U13-U14.  I also caught a 7" bluegill and a 6" Bass near T12.  Something large (Bass or Carp) swirled at my indicator at the end of the day.  Only 1 bluegill hit the pink BBS, everything else went for the rubber legged Pheasant tail.

Here is a photo of the 8" bluegill. 

Day 4 - Troutman Park

Date: 2/13/2012

Location:  Troutman Park
Time:  5:00 - 7:00pm
Weather:  70 Degrees and sunny with wind 5-10 mph from the West

I fished with Dad, Thea and Uncle Mike.  I didn't catch anything, but they all did very well.  The corner of the big pond from N8 to 08 produced a dozen 4-6" bluegill for Uncle Mike and Dad on rubber legged pheasant tails.  Dad caught 3 bass (2-6" and 1-12") near V15, all on rubber legged pheasant tails fished dead drifted with the wind under a topwater spider.  Thea caught a 7" bluegill at S13 and an 8" bluegill at Q8, both on black Bully's Bluegill Spiders.

Day 3 - Troutman Park

  

Date: 2/10/2012
Location:  Troutman Park
Time:  4:00 - 6:00pm
Weather:  65 Degrees and sunny with wind 0-5 mph from the South

Uncle Mike, Dad, and I fished for a few hours on Saturday March 10th.  I caught my first bluegill (7") underneath the tree near E14.  I then caught two more bluegill at S13.  One was the biggest of the year so far at 9".  Dad caught a couple of bluegill near K14 and Uncle mike caught about 10 near S14.  My fish were all caught on Coachman Bully's Bluegill Spiders, while Dad and Uncle Mike caught their fish on rubber legged pheasant tails. 

Day 2 - Troutman Park

Date: 2/6/2012
Location:  Troutman Park
Time:  5:00 - 6:30pm
Weather:  60 Degrees and sunny with wind 0-5 mph from the Southwest

Dad and I fished Troutman Park for a little over an hour after work.  The ponds just thawed over the weekend and everything still seemed really cold and slow.  Dad fished with Yellow Gurlger with no success, even after adding a Pheasant Tail dropper late.  I fished a Royal Coachman version of the Bully's Bluegill Spider and caught just one Bluegill near F13.  I had one other bump that could have been a fish or weeds, but everything is still very slow.  There were a few rising fish as it got dark.

Catch:  1 - 7" Bluegill on Royal Coachman colored Bully's Bluegill Spider, near coordinate F13

Day 1 - Cottonwood Glen Park

Date: 2/4/2012
Location:  Cottonwood Glen Park Pond
Time:  2:30-4:30
Weather:  60 Degrees and sunny with wind 0-10mph from the Northwest

Thea and I decided to check out a new pond that we haven't fished before.  The pond is pretty small but looked like it could hold some fish.  The water is still pretty cold and I didn't see any fish at all in the shallows, not even bluegill.  We fished the North side of the pond (from H10 to Q2) for about two hours without a hit or a sign of fish.  We started with surface flies (gurglers) and then tried some nymphs and small streamers.  The pond is supposed to hold bass, crappie, and bluegill.  We will have to try again later in the season when things warm up a bit.  There are extensive shallows and the water is pretty clear, so it could be fun sight fishing for bluegill if they are active.  The park and adjacent bike trail were very busy, so it would be best to fish this on a weekday evening to avoid the crowds.   The narrow section of the pond near M9 is intriguing, as there is a quick drop off with some cattails on the shore providing structure.