Recent Ice Fishing Action
Blue Mesa Ice Growing into the New Year
Blue Mesa Ice Report 1/6/24 Most of the newer ice that stretches from just west of the Lake City bridge to Elk Creek is 5-7 inches!! Some of the ice in the coves is a bit thicker and there was one spot in Southeast Iola that froze several days later that is a bit […]
Lake San Cristobal 12-29-23
Lake San Cristobal Lake San Cristobal is all capped with 7-10 inches of ice with very little snow on top. There are a few pressure ridges but they have frozen back together very nice. Fishing has been good. The fish have been very scattered across the water column so pay attention to that fish […]
Taylor Reservoir Fully Frozen 12-29-23
Taylor Res. Taylor locked up quick and grew fast. The ice is 7-12 inches. All in all, fishing has been great on a variety of colors and patterns. We’ve been catching a mixed bag of species: rainbows, lakers, and the occasional pike. The road is plowed to the marina although some days have been […]
Antero Ice 12-29-23
Antero Res. Antero has been fishing fantastic most days. It’s key to move around often and cycle through those baits looking for those less pressured fish. Ice is averaging 10 inches thick with 2-3 inches of hard pack on-top of that. No new pressure ridges have formed and the wind is blowing the hard […]
12/20/23 Antero Reservoir Ice Report
Antero Reservoir: There is a consistent 8-10″ of ice across most of the lake. The main pressure ridges have had time to solidify and are mostly safe to cross, but always proceed with extreme caution. Fishing has overall been good. Some days you need to move around to find where the active and unpressured fish […]
Taylor Reservoir 12/20/23 Ice Report
Taylor Reservoir: Ice thickness is 4-6 inches across most of the lake with some spots having less. The lake trout are feeding good where you can access them. Rainbows are fishing good above weed beds and have been a few pike being caught shallow above weeds. The marina is not plowed so the only […]
12/20/23 Blue Mesa Ice Report
Blue Mesa Reservoir 12/20/23: Ice thickness is ranging from 6-14 inches with most spots being 10-12 inches east of the Hwy 149 bridge. Ice is slowly making it’s way into the Iola Basin. Most fish are being caught in 10-30 ft of water and switching colors and moving around seemed to produce the best action. […]
Blue Mesa: More Ice Daily and Docks Still Open
Ice Fishing Conditions 12/12/2023 Our team has been on the ice most days over the last few weeks. We have had some great early season action on many of the lakes we fish!! Always be cautious on early ice, check thickness yourself, make sure to have spikes, spud bar, rope, and a throwable flotation […]
