WEEKLY FISHING REPORT 07.03.25

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY

ROAD REPORT: Thanks to everyone for giving Amy Mitchell a piece of your mind regarding the disastrous road conditions. She never got blitzed like that! Good Job. It moved them to action. She assured me the road would be graded by the weekend and it is. It won’t last long but for the next week or so its pretty smooth. The fight is just beginning. I attended the Park County BOCC meeting yesterday. I have already written a formal letter of complaint so I attended the meeting to offer my support and assistance in getting this taken care on a permanent basis ie. new paved road. That is not going to happen soon like this year. Maybe not even next but the fight will be over legislation to put more responsibility on the State. The Department of Natural Resources is our next step as the Governor is avoiding even a discussion deferring all discussion to his DNR. It’s a Holiday week so next week I will have the appropriate contact information for the Director of DNR. And we will blitz him.

There really is no good news as the BOCC passed a resolution to close CR 90/92 to all traffic accept for residents with attempts to route all Park traffic over Wilkerson Pass to CR23 to CR 59. They made application to CDOT who must approve. Sounds like a bad idea to me but they are clearly trying to avoid liability on what could happen on 90/92. They believe they can better maintain 23 and 59 which are basically straight shots. A grant was received to chip and seal 90 from Lake George to where it meets 92. This is slated for the Fall. But hardly anything to cheer about. I did meet with them after the public meeting and will be pursuing efforts with them in the legislature.

This is a fight to be sure, stay tuned.

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ARCHERY RANGE UNDER CONTRUCTION: CPW is installing an archery range near Rocky Flats. Looks to be a very big project and should be done this Summer. Very exciting indeed. Stay tuned for more details.

If you have a boat Lead Core Trolling rigs catch fish here at the Mile plain and simple. Let us show you how. We have them set up and ready to fish with leader. Buy one this weekend and get a free Needlefish to start you off.

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CURRENT CONDITIONS: Some afternoon rain showers have made things nice an green. No Fire ban but there is a Fireworks ban. All Park facilities are open. Witchers Cove boat ramp open on weekends

WATER FLOW: 127 CFS IN 105 CFS OUT

WATER TEMP: 64

ELEVEN MILE STATE PARK IS IN THE SOUTH PARK NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

PIC # 7: MARINA STORE AND LAKE SPECIALISTS: Camping, Fishing Equipment, Flies, Lures, Bait, Clothing, Food, Snacks, Drinks, Ice Cream and official purveyors of Boars Head brand products. Stop in and find out how we can help you catch. Get a topo map. They say information is gold. It's also critical to catching fish on the ice. The maps have GPS coordinates on them so you just can't miss. We want you to be successful here at the Mile. Get a map we will MARK IT UP with the hot spots. WE ARE HERE FISHING EVERYDAY AND CAN PUT YOU ON THE FISH. Spinney Maps are officially unavailable and no longer in production. You can probably find them other places but we are out. Plenty of Eleven Mile in stock get yours with all the hot spots marked up today. Information is gold for catching

PIC #1: Leslie catches a 6 pounder on a rig her Dad, who brought her to the Mile all the time, taught her. Leslie knows how to fish Eleven Mile to be sure especially on the ice. We look forward to having her as an ice fishing guide next Winter. And for you ice addicts July is usually when we start thinking about!!

PIC #2: The annual get together. 11 Mile is a spiritual place. pic courtesy T.Belanger

PIC # 3: Sundown is the time. pic courtesy D. Cunningham

PIC # 4: Graded the road from Lake George through the Park to Spinney. That will last about two weeks. It’s smooth right now.

PIC # 5. We also have a very good fly selection here at the Marina. This is one of 3 Boxes. We have all the great ones that catch fish here, the Canyon and the Dream Stream

PIC # 6 JUNE PIC CONTEST WINNER

SEND US YOUR PICS: Catching Memories. See your smiling face on the Weekly Report. Win a $50.00 gift card for the pic of the month posted on this report. Winner based on Marina staff selection. May winner to be announce next week. Stay tuned.

TROUT: VERY GOOD: Action is still strong If you are on a boat and use downriggers the bite is non stop. Lead Core also doing great but we can hardly get them out. No sooner than you drop the downrigger its fish on. Mostly Cuttbows 13 to 16 inches chunky and spunky. Bigger fish to 23 inches not uncommon. Needlefish in a variety of patterns, blue/silver Dynamic, Rapala and Tas Devils. Action from shore is good at sunrise and sunset and every now and then in the middle of the day. Nightcrawler and mallows. Power Bait salmon peach or any of them with garlic.

KOKANEE SALMON: FAIR : It is clearly one day hot one day not. Timing and conditions make the big difference. Can’t catch them if you don’t try. Kokanee Kustoms, Macks Wedding Rings with Dodger. Go through your tackle box and try different things. Long line a pink Tas when its windy the fish come close to the surface. Limits are far and few between but they do happen. If you are at the right spot at the right time its game on.

NORTHERN PIKE: FAIR TO GOOD: Bill’s Spinner Baits are back for a limited time only. He stopped making them but had a little stash that we were able to get. We like the Brown/Orange and Black/Blue available only at the Marina Store. They catch Pike!! Work the coves all around the lake. We like East of Howbert to Witchers. Most run West we head East. Time to work the Spinner baits. The 1st Gen we have are beginning to see action. Rapala and big sticks still producing. Big fish are far and few between but small to moderate size are showing up more frequently. North Shore around the Marina has seen some nice fish as well as Suckers Cove and Stoll Mountain.

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.

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