WEEKLY FISHING REPORT 04.30.26

IT’S ABOUT THE CATCHING

MARINA STORE HOURS: MONDAY - SUNDAY 8:00AM TO 4:00PM SATURDAY CLOSE 6:00PM REGULAR SEASON HOURS MAY 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15 DAILEY 8:00AM TO 6:00PM SATURDAY 7:00AM TO 7:00PM

CURRENT CONDITIONS

WATER TEMP: 49-50

WATER FLOW: 57.2 CFS IN 56 CFS OUT

PARK FACILITIES: Water turned on May 1. Check with CPW for details

FIRE BAN: Current fire ban in place. 5” of snow last night. More on the way tonight. This should help our situation but we need more

FORECAST: Saturday, Sunday, Monday forecasts look good and then hopefully more moisture. The last week has been fraught with difficult weather.

2026 11 MILE MARINA PIKE A THON MAY 2 - 16 details posted on contest page PARTICIPANT SIGN UP: If you would like to sign up for the catch a thon part of the event you can do that anytime before you go fishing between May 2 and May 15 in person at the Marina Store. $35.00 per participant. Heaviest weight for the two week period awarded $500.00 and bragging rights. Other places awarded cash based on number of sign ups.

SEMINARS AND FISH FRY

OPEN TO PUBLIC DO NOT HAVE TO BE A SIGNED PARTICIPANT

MAY 2ND, NORTHERN PIKE 101 LARRY FALK 11:00AM MARINA DECK “WHERE TO START, EQUIPMENT AND TIMING” PIKE 201 2:00PM MARINA DECK “WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO USE”

MAY 9TH: NORTHERN PIKE 101 10:30AM LARRY FALK, PARK AMPHITHEATRE “WHERE TO START. EQUIPMENT AND TIMING”

THE BIOLOGY OF NORTHERN PIKE 11;30AM BRIAN JOHNSON, COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE Learning about the specie is part of learning how to catch.

PIKE 201 LARRY FALK 2:00PM PARK AMPHITHEATRE “WHERE TO GO WHAT TO USE”

MAY 16TH: THE WAY TO FILLET: 10:30AM MARINA DECK: Now that you caught one or more what’s the plan?? Alex Falk demo’s the do’s and dont’s of cleaning/filleting a Northern Pike.

FHNB FISH FRY: Beer batter Pike is on the menu as well as other BBQ favorites. Open to General Public $10.00/minimum donation per plate. Help our good friends at Fishing Has No Boundaries, Colorado Springs Chapter.

TROUT: GOOD: Shore anglers still seeing big spawners mostly in sandy bottoms 3 to 8 feet of water. Flies, lures and bait all productive but not necessarily at the same time. It seems each bait has it’s moments through out the day. Boaters seeing lots of smaller fish all around the lake as action is picking up as the water warms. Trolling doing well as it often does here. Shallow or deep fish are being caught. Mostly Cuttbows but some nice Browns and occasional Cuttthroats.

SALMON: GOOD TO VERY GOOD: Bite is still on. So from April 6 until now boaters targeting salmon have been doing well. Have not seen a “bite” like this in 5 or 6 years. Two and three year old mostly. Limits being caught but we are happy just to catch them for a change. Very spot specific. Find the spot work it get rewarded. Try Duck to Deer Island and stright out form Marina. They are deep. 60 feet of water suspended 30 to 50 feet. Some like Green Rainbow Pop Gear but not required. We catch them without pop gear on a downrigger with just a lure like a brass bikini Needlefish of 7 gram Brown Trout Tasmanian Devil. Mack’s Wedding Rings and Wiggle Hootchies doing well tipped with Gulp Flamingo Pink Garlic Maggots. A kernel of shoe peg corn does pretty good too. Stop in for latest updates.

CPW has completed this years stocking with 500,000. They have been stocking those numbers for the last several years and hopefully we will see the bite continue.

NORTHERN PIKE: FAIR: Bite has slowed a bit but fish still being landed. Big sticks in 8 to 12 feet of water have seen good action. The F18 Pike pattern is one of our favorites particularly in spawn season and not always easy to find. We just got some in. Bite times vary but mid morning has been good

ROAD: GOOD: They have chip and sealed the road from Lake George to CR/92 then dirt for about 2 miles then chip and seal to the General Store. The 2 miles of loose dirt and gravel was just graded and sprayed. It is as good as it will be right now but washboard conditions returning. The new chip and seal installed by mistake and not done as well as the CR90 section is seeing some wear due to the heavy logging equipment going in and out. Crickets out of Park County BOCC. For now the way in from Lake George is still way better than last year.

CR 23 to 59: FAIR: They recently graded and it is better than it was but wash board conditions already appearing.

CR 92 to CR 59: FAIR: The stretch through the Park was just graded (thank you very much) but washboard conditions returning

PIC # 1: Our staff often take their ten minute break with ten casts. This one took one cast.

PIC # 2: The head of heads with laser sharp teeth. Celebrating Northern Pike

PIC # 3: He was looking to catch and we told him don’t go far. Right here is good and so it was.

SPECIAL NOTE: 11 Mile Marina is located at the North Shore in Eleven Mile State Park, Lake George Colorado. A CPW Park Pass is required on all vehicles entering the Park. Any fees for Guide/Outfitter/Rental services do not include Park fees, CO fishing license or gratuities.

The WEEKLY FISHING REPORT is produced by fishermen for fishermen. We try to get it done every Thursday but some times fishing or life gets in the way. So if its not there on Thursday morning it will show up by Friday. We appreciate all the support and acknowledge that many of you won't miss a week but every now and then we might. CLICK SUPPORT THE REPORT TO HELP OUT Be Safe. Fish On!

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