Bass_Akwards Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 I live in Boulder and just wanted to start a Colorado bass fisherman section in this forum. Any of you exist? Where do you live? Where do you fish? What's your favorite places for big ole bass? I fish up at Sawhill ponds mostly. Biggest fish so far in the two months I've fished there? 4 pounds. Average about 4 fish between 1-2.5 pounds every 3 or so hours. 20 different ponds make it fun as hell and super chill too. Never crowded, beautiful views, and some nice bass. Many of the ponds there have super strong vegitation on or near the top of the water so fishing spinners seems to be tough in a few of the ponds. Same with crank baits. Anyone else fish there? Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted July 16, 2007 Super User Posted July 16, 2007 I lived in the San Luis Valley until I was 18. I've spent the last few years in big bass heaven! Quote
Bass_Akwards Posted July 18, 2007 Author Posted July 18, 2007 So ZERO Colorado people come to this forum? Bahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Well if you're living in Colorado and love to LMB fish, especially if you happen to live in Boulder, Message me, or reply to the forum. todd Quote
juggerxx Posted August 10, 2007 Posted August 10, 2007 i live up close to fort collins and im very new to bass fishing (2 years now).. grew up in colorado and got sick of catching trout... almost crapped my pants the first time i hooked into a 5 pound large mouth... after that i nevver looked at trout the same.... iv been fishing mainly in berthoud at a private lake i just joined this year....all kinds of differnt fish in the lake.... large mouth, walleye, perch, crappy, sunfish, catfish, and caught my first whipper last night... not a single trout in the whole lake.... i know theres got to be good places to catch bass in colorado but being its colorado their far and few compaired to the southern states... iv also heard the growth rate of a bass in colorado is about half that compared to warmer states...so a 7 pound bass must be a great great great grand father.... Quote
Bass_Akwards Posted August 13, 2007 Author Posted August 13, 2007 Nice Jugger! The Colorado state record is 11.5 pounds! My biggest is about 4 pounds and about 19 inches. Do people catch huge bass at the private lake in Berthoud? How much is it to join? How did you hear about it? t Quote
juggerxx Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 11.5 lbs!!!! d**n id love to have been the one to catch that this is my first year fishing the private lake. its called The Berthoud Club ($155 a year), they also have bird hunting parts of the year. they should have web page up one of these days... some people have caught big fish out of there but their mainly catfish....not sure how many good size large mouth are in there.. the biggest iv caught out of that lake would be ~3 pounder.... just down the road 2 minutes north from the private lake is the Berthoud water source lake and they have a very good amount of good size large mouth in there.. iv also been fishing that alot with some friends becasue the first year i cant take any non-family members to the private lake...the only thing that sucks about the water source lake is you cant put a boat in the water nor can you even wade in the water.. learned that the hard way after a cop chased my father and i out of it Quote
juggerxx Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 just heard from a friend that read in the Berthoud paper someone caught a 9 lbs walleye out of Berthoud lake....thats NUTTS Quote
snowscum Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Is there any structure in Berthoud lake? I ve drivin by there many times but never seen anyone fishing it. Quote
juggerxx Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Which Berthoud lake are you talking about the public water source or the private club lake? If i think you mean structures in the water like brush piles, trees and stumps then no. Both of them are very flat. The public lake has a lot of large concrete blocks and rock on the d**n end. Had a great day out at the private lake on Sunday. Caught 10-12 2lbs crappy, 4 very small bass ~8", 1 large sun fish and 1 awsome fighting 18-20" whipper. Havent had a day like that in a long time. I wish the private lake had more larger sized bass in it. That is one thing that is great about the public lake, there are a lot of 4-6 lbs bass in there. Quote
Bass_Akwards Posted August 31, 2007 Author Posted August 31, 2007 That's weird Jugger, I'd think that a private pond that people are paying 155 a year to fish would have some monster bass in it. Like I said, the state record LMB in Colorado is 11.5 pounds, but I've talked to a few guys who have caught 10+ pounders in private ponds here in boulder. That blew my mind. I know that one of the places I fish now, Pella Crossing, has only been open to public fishing for about 3 years. It used to be home to a Front range fishing club who were the only people allowed to fish Pella. According to the ranger I talked to last week, those fishing club guys were pulling 8, 9 and 10+ pounders out of the lakes at Pella all the time! What makes me physically sick is when I saked the Ranger where the heck all those monsters were now, he told me that many of those bass club guys had them stuffed and mounted over the years. That's freaking terrible if ya ask me. t Quote
Deuceu72 Posted September 4, 2007 Posted September 4, 2007 I live in Denver so, you do have someone here from Co!! I am a member of the DenverBassmasters and a member of the 5280 Bass Hunters. I have been to Sawhill quite a bit, but I also fish Chatfield, Horsetooth and Pueblo a lot! Send me a mail if you want to know anything!!! Quote
juggerxx Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 That's weird Jugger, I'd think that a private pond that people are paying 155 a year to fish would have some monster bass in it. Like I said, the state record LMB in Colorado is 11.5 pounds, but I've talked to a few guys who have caught 10+ pounders in private ponds here in boulder. That blew my mind. I know that one of the places I fish now, Pella Crossing, has only been open to public fishing for about 3 years. It used to be home to a Front range fishing club who were the only people allowed to fish Pella. According to the ranger I talked to last week, those fishing club guys were pulling 8, 9 and 10+ pounders out of the lakes at Pella all the time! What makes me physically sick is when I saked the Ranger where the heck all those monsters were now, he told me that many of those bass club guys had them stuffed and mounted over the years. That's freaking terrible if ya ask me. t Thats what i would have thought about the private lake and large bass as well. I think a good % of people that belong to the lake take home alot of the fish they catch... they may feel that way because of the $155...me on the other hand have never kept a fish in my life... dont like to eat them I ran into someone the other day that told me about a place in longmont called Pella something that had a lot of fish in it. they said it was catch and release only.. is that the same place you are talking about?... he told me he always catches large numbers of fish in there.... how was the fishing for you when you fished there? Quote
juggerxx Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 always love pictures....what lake is that at? Quote
bassfourlife Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Pella and a un named pond, all in Bouler county Quote
juggerxx Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 here is a crappie i caught last weekend....good size for a crappie but the sad thing was he didnt put up much of a fight Quote
Bass_Akwards Posted November 19, 2007 Author Posted November 19, 2007 wow I haven't been to this part of the site in a couple months. Good to see theres some CO bass fishermen in here. Yes Jugger, Pella is sweet. I have done research on ponds using sattilite imagery, calling Colorado fish and game, open space and mountain parks, talking to biologists, and getting detailed maps from different places to find some great fishing on the front range. Here's a couple I caught at some places in boulder County. Quote
Bass_Akwards Posted November 26, 2007 Author Posted November 26, 2007 Thanks! Can't wait until spring!!!!!!!!!!! t Quote
juggerxx Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 wow I haven't been to this part of the site in a couple months. Good to see theres some CO bass fishermen in here. Yes Jugger, Pella is sweet. I have done research on ponds using sattilite imagery, calling Colorado fish and game, open space and mountain parks, talking to biologists, and getting detailed maps from different places to find some great fishing on the front range.Here's a couple I caught at some places in boulder County. VERY NICE fish!!!! but their just ticking me off because of the season and not being able to go fishing....cant wait for the ice to thicken up and try ice fishing this year....went down to basspro and bought some ice fishing gear hoping to scratch that fishing itch over the winter.... im thinking ill be able to caught some perch, crappie and with a little luck some walleye.... i wonder if its possible to caught bass ice fishing.... never heard of people ice fishing for bass before you think they will bite??? Bass_Akwards if your ever playing at a 25k sit and go holdem table on poker stars and see a player with the name JUGGERXX thats me.... Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted January 27, 2008 Super User Posted January 27, 2008 I fish Sawhill/Walden, Pella, and a few others. I fish from shore and from a float tube. Feel free to post to chat. Quote
juggerxx Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Bass_Akwards did you get the email reply i sent to your email....just dont want you to think i was blowing you off Quote
Bass_Akwards Posted February 11, 2008 Author Posted February 11, 2008 Hey paul! When are you getting your gear out to fish the front range? Do you start fishing right when the Ice melts? Do you wait until the last two weeks in April? I'm dying to get out and wet a line! Saw some nice 7+ pounders caught last year in early March! Todd Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted February 14, 2008 Super User Posted February 14, 2008 Hi Todd, I PM'd you. Quote
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