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Mike Kennedy
Mike Kennedy
Mike Kennedy
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PUEBLO RESERVOIR: FALL CALL THE CONTACTS BELOW FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS. Fishing will pick up and be easier now that school has started and at least some of the boaters will be winterizing their boats and jet skis. Some fishermen will turn their thought toward hunting. For those who fish year round you can some days have the lake to yourself, especially in October and November. The size limit for bass is 15 inches and 5 walleyes 18 inches with only 1 over 21 inches. BASS: Jig 5 inch double tail Yamamoto grubs in crawdad colors scented with crawdad Smelly Jelly off points and along walls. Fish very SLOW letting your lure rest on bottom for several seconds. Shade is an effective structure at Pueblo. Look for areas of water shaded by the high rock walls and fish the edge of the shade. Jointed Rapala Shad Raps (suspending) in the 3-4 inch sizes in blue with orange belly or shad colors are also effective. Deep and slow. Using drop-shot techniques with small worms and lizards in 30-40 feet can be effective. Try lighter line in 6-8 # test which catches more fish than heavier lines. Half-ounce lead-heads placed inside tube jigs make the tube fall like an injured baitfish or crawfish. Also use 1/4 ounce Speed Traps in the Texas Craw color. Sundown to sunup bass can be taken on main lake points and secondary rock piles in Rock and Turkey Creeks. In muddy conditions fish as clost to the shoreline as possible along rocky bluffs using spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Water next to the rocks should be clearer. WALLEYE: From mid-May through June are the best times to catch walleye. Throw crankbaits (No. 7 Shad Raps in black/silver, chartreuse/white, or crawdad) early and late in the day, and at night. From 3 a.m. to daylight is the best time to catch summer walleye. At mid-day, troll worm harnesses down to 30 feet or so. Sundown to sunup is the best time. When water reaches 75 degrees walleye go deeper. Work the edges of longer points, underwater humps, etc. Tube jigs and curly tail jigs, tipped with bait works well. You get a better bite with bait on the hook. Walleye up to 14 pounds have been caught in DOW nets. In late summer walleye will go deep 20-30 feet. Use lead-core line, weighted line or down riggers and troll cow bells with a worm or leach harness. WIPER: The best time is either early mornings or late evenings before it gets light and after dark. The west inlet area seems to have the best bite. Fish will be 10-15 feet deep when not chasing shad to the surface. One of the best techniques is a live black leech on a jighead fished slowly. A white spinnerbait with a couple of small silver blades is often very effective. Anything white or silver can do the job. Ifthere's no topwater activity, troll crankbaits until it begins. Troll relatively deep crankbaits. Sometimes cloud cover will keep the wiper up longer. Fire tiger Rat-L-Traps within 3-4 feet of shore works well. During the day suspended in coved. Work the edges in the morning and evenings, looking for areas where thare's a gradual slope. Wiper hang out in the backs of cxoves in early summer then as the water warms up go just under the thermoclineduring the day, which is usually around 22 feet by early July. Any of the rocky cliffs and points will hold fish. Try the mouth of the South Marina Cove. Also try Rock Creek Cove in early morning and watch for topwater activity. Use a pearl Zoom Fluke trailer, or 6-inch Senko. Troll a crankbait until fish are located. TROUT: Trout can be caught trolling or casting spoons or spinners but this lake is not known as a trout lake and most trout are caught by accident by anglers fishing for other species. CATFISH: Catfish are much more active now as the water tops 70 degrees. If you want cats fish the upper end and shallow coves with stink baits, cut bait, chicken or turkey liver, shrimp or nightcrawlers fished on or near the bottom is your best chance. With the increased vegatation in summer often a bait suspended just above the weeds under a slip bobber can be more effective than a bait fished directly on the bottom, especially during the day. LOCATION: Take I-25 south to Hwy. 50 west, exit 101. Follow signs to either the south or north entrance to the reservoir. To get to the north entrance continue on US 50 west to McCulloch Blvd. in Pueblo West. Turn south and follow the road to Nichols. There will be an elementrary school on the right and a small green sign saying Pueblo Reservoir where you turn. Turn south on Nichols and continue over the bridge to the park. Take the first right past the entry station to get to the North Shore Marina and boat ramp. For more information call the Pueblo Park Office at 719-561-9320 or the North Shore Marina at 719-547-3880. GOD BLESS AND BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. |
