Thursday, June 26, 2025

South Park - June 14-15, 2025

 After recommendations from ZD and a few others, I decided not to hit up the D's, but rather hit South Park instead.  I got intel they were catching them right by the boat ramp - which I found out later was because the stocking truck had just been there two weeks earlier and the fish hadn't really spread out yet.


I headed up early on Saturday morning, getting there around 7am - took my time getting the float tube set up and out on the water.  It was quiet.  Dead calm - no wind at all.  I caught a few stockers right off, then lost a big fish.  Around 10:30 it picked up and I did manage a nice rainbow (kipe and all).  Manage a bunch of stockers and a decent brown trout the rest of the morning until my buddy showed up around 1:30.  The wind picked up, he caught a few more stockers.  

We hit the Tomahawk area, but it was blown out - not too off colored, but high water.  Had a few dinks hit dries.  Ate at the Park Bar in the lovely Fairplay Colorado - before camping out at the lovely Chaparral General Store parking lot/camping area.  

Up early on Sunday, still no wind - more dinks.  Did manage a porky brown trout, and my buddy had on a tank, but lost it.  We were out by noon time, home by 2pm.  Not a great trip - but still good to get out - managed a hell of a sunburn.  All caught on calli's - they were popping!!












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