David Gray | January 25, 2023 | No Comments

Colorado Blue Mesa Ice Fishing

Team Colorado kicked off ice fishing season with a trip to Blue Mesa last weekend. Unfortunately, through a series of unfortunate events (illnesses and flat tires), only one member, Shane, could join field staffer Chris on the early ice fun.

They had a solid 8 inches of ice covered with wind-swept snow. It was a beautiful blue sky day with temperatures in the mid to upper 20s and virtually no wind.

Due to time constraints, time had to be cut short, but they capitalized on every minute catching 15 to 20 trout.

Shane managed a three-species day catching rainbow and brown trout before ending the day with his personal best lake trout. It was a fun day. Chris and Shane became fast friends and will be fishing together quite a bit after Shane gets relocated to the beautiful Western Slope of Colorado!