WEEKLY FISHING REPORT 10.23.25

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CATCHING!

BOAT RENTALS AVAILABLE FRIDAY - MONDAY THROUGH OCTOBER 20

FOR BOAT RENTAL AFTER THE 12th CALL MARINA AT 719-748-0317 FOR RESERVATIONS

POST SEASON hours Saturday 8:00AM to 5:00PM Sunday 8:00AM to 4:00PM Monday thru Friday 8:00AM to 4:00PM closed Tuesday, Wed, Thursday accept for Guiding or if we are around.

NOTE: If you call and leave a message and we don’t return your call it’s usually because your phone number dropped off before we were able to get it. Call back but leave your number first…not the story.

CURRENT CONDITIONS: No Fire Ban. Most Park facilities closed for the Season. Water has been turned off effective September 30. Campsites open. Last day of boating October 31. Cold mornings mild days. BIG FISH TIME IS NOW!!

PARK OPEN 24/7/365

WATER FLOW: 127 CFS IN 93.3 CFS OUT

WATER TEMP: 51-52

ICE FISHING: It won’t be long and we are all getting stoked for a new Season. We have signed up STRIKER BRANDS as a new sponsor for the EAGLE CLAW/SHAPPELL ICE FISHING TOURNAMENT SERIES 2026. JANUARY 10, FEBRUARY 7 and MARCH 7. Striker Ice were the first to introduce flotation technology for their Winter coats and bibs developed 15 YEARS AGO! AND we were one of the first to offer their line. We carried them for a couple years, then other manufacturers jumped into the flotation market and along with the big boxers it was hard for us to compete. Now they have matured and developed a great line of products including flotation tech vests and other things. Our store has also matured and developed and we will be offering a variety of Striker Brand products this year for Men and Woman. Probably a better selection then you will find elsewhere in addition to similar if not better pricing. If you have been thinking of getting a Striker Ice product give us a call we can order it for you have it ready instore or ship it direct to you.

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

FOR FALL TROPHY SEASON HAS STARTED COME CATCH YOURS

TROUT: GOOD: Lots of big fish being caught from shore and boat. Trollers continue to have a bit of a struggle. But the ones they are catching are Big Big Big! They are not in the usual spots but once you find them you can catch them. However if you catch a few it seems they were all caught on a different bait. Tas Devils have done well in addition to a variety of Rapalas. Pitching tubes from boat and shore has been productive. Shallow water like 15 feet or less has seen the best action for popping the tube. Pumpkin Pepper, white and a few other patterns do the trick. Stop in for latest info as it seems to change frequently. Fly action on black woolies and leach patterns have done well. The trick is to change up and get creative. Shore anglers throwing out bait switch between crawlers or Power/Fire Bait. One day it’s one the and the next day is the other. Chartreuse and Salmon Peach have seen the most success. The clock is ticking on Fall action so best to get out while the getting is good.

SALMON: POOR: The river is chock full of 4 year olds and plenty fun to catch. The best flies to use are egg patterns or san juan worm. They will hit small hardware and tubes also. A boat angler came in recently and said he caught his limit straight out from the Marina in 60 feet of water. We were skeptical but he had photo proof which we forgot to get from him. They were mostly smaller fish 10 to 14 inches but that is great news. He said he was working a Dodger with a Wiggle Hootchie and was able to stay on the specific spot where they were hanging out. It was where we often ice fish for them so hopefully this is a good omen for Winter.

NORTHERN PIKE: FAIR TO GOOD: Chances are good you can catch them if you try. West End sees good action on smaller and medium size fish. Don’t neglect the East End and Witchers Cove. Big sticks, Spinner Baits and tube jigs seeing activity. Most go West but we like East in the Coves around Witchers and the Denver Water boat dock cove area. Mid morning to mid afternoon seems to be the best.

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. Apparently the story is the Contractor did the section closer to the lake when the contract was for Lake George to CR92. So the County apparently got an additional 4 miles or so done for free since the Contractor made a big mistake. We will take a better road no matter how it happens. Good for us and the County not the Contractor. CR 23 FAIR: From highway 24 CR 23 is got loose gravel, hardpacked with some washboard. It certainly has been worse. CR 92 into 59 to Spinney FAIR: Hard packed with washboard conditions here and there some ruts but still better than what it was.

PIC # 5: 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: Nice chunky Brown on an 11 Mile Marina Guide trip

PIC # 2: followed up by a big Cuttbow same trip.

PIC # 3: Good shore action happening at Rodgers Mtn. Selfie pic courtesy John F.

PIC # 4: Trolling Brown Trout Krocodile 6.25lbs Happy John!

PIC # 5: 6 plus 5 equal 11lbs Tas Devil on the troll

BAD NEWS FOR BIG ROCK: Big Rock Sports, Inc one of our major suppliers/distributors for a long time and former participating sponsor of the ice fishing contests has gone out of business. They were a big National company. Not a lot of transparency as to the why’s but they fired their entire sales staff about two months and that was that. Everyone that bought from them including us are picking up the pieces and trying to figure out where to go and what to do. We have direct relationships in place with most of our manufacturers SPECIAL NOTE: 11 Mile Marina is lo cated 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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