"Halfordian Golfer" wrote in message
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On Mar 28, 6:02 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Halfordian Golfer" wrote in message

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On Mar 27, 11:21 pm, "Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:
"Calif Bill" wrote in message

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Used to be some ponds off Cherry Creek and there is Cherry Creek Res.
Been 20 years since I fished them.

Where about is the Cherry Creek area?

Cherry creek res is a city reservoir very popular with water skiers,
swimmers etc. There's very good carp fishing. The creek below runs
through downtown denver along speer avenue. If you walked down the
bike path you would get the odiferous waft of urine from the homeless
people. Be careful wading such that a discarded hypodermic needle
doesn't puncture your simms. Upstream cherry creek flows through the
high prairie of the front range. I've never heard of anyone fishing
it.

Chatfield reservoir, OTOH has the South Platte running through it. It
is on the SW side of things, up against the foothills.
It is a good fishing reservoir especially for trolling when the
boating activity is down. On the inlet side it can be interesting to
belly boat in the trees, flooded cottonwoods and the heron rookery,
for a potpourri of fish, crappies, etc. There are some really good
ponds on the inlet side that can be walked and fished for large bass,
bluegill, crappie. Then you have Waterton canyon, just upstream.
Beautiful place, but heavy hiking/biking/fishing traffic. Great place
if you have a bicycle to ride up below Strontia Springs.
http://www.denverwater.org/recreation/strontia.html

Above that you get into the Deckers area which is accessed by car in
about an hour and change from Denver via highway 85 south to Sedalia,
then west. This is a superb flyfishing environment, if you can find a
place to actually stand in the water without rubbing waders with the
next guy. Is very pretty and clear and cold and nice, though. Just
upstream from Deckers is the very private Wigwam club and above that
the famous Cheesman canyon hike in stretch. One of (if not the very)
first pure C&R waters in the country. Beautiful canyon, huge waters,
tons of highly contrary fish and, again, an embargo of flyfishermen.

Your pal,

Halfordian Golfer

There were some ponds near Cherry Creek, but 16 years ago, was not
anywhere
near the homeless or the building in Denver.

I totally believe you Calif Bill. I think this whole front range must
have been awesome at one point. I moved here in 1960. I'd really like
to know where these ponds are, maybe you could find them on Google
maps. Let me go Look. Be right back. Looks like a couple near that
golf course at Arapahoe road, do you know if they were up towards or
past Parker? I remember fishing below Cherry Creek reservoir many
times as well, though I don't recall doing any good. When Quincy
reservoir was opened we hit that hard for excellent 4# plus bows. Not
sure how that has been fishing. I hear Aurora res is good too. Also,
when I say there are carp, I am not being derogatory in the least.
These are grass carp and are highly difficult fish to catch. Very fun
to wade around the cattails stalking these fish. In the evening, with
the sun setting in the distance on a warm may night wading in your
lightweight waders wouldn't be awful. Now there are some ponds on
private property near the all girls St. Mary's Academy, two favorite
haunts as a kid, that had huge, I mean huge, trout. That story must be
told in private, however.

Another place that I hear is coming on is the tail water of pueblo
reservoir. The Arkansas might be a good bet as well. Pretty good drive
but access and fishing all the way up from Canon City. I think the
Goldens are earlier than may but I'm not positive. Either way the
golden stone is very effective year round.

Your pal,

Halfordian Golfer

I will look. But having Sometimers now, that I have turned 65, may not find
them. Mostly were bass and panfish. About the only time I get back there
now is for a cousins reunion. My parents are from the Scottsbluff / Gering
region and still have family back there. But not close enough to really go
visit. Was back there in June in Arvada as a couple of cousins live there.
No fishing, as was only there for a couple day trip. I am thinking of
towing the boat up to Flaming Gorge and on to Yellowstone maybe next year.
Then up to Canada and run a couple rivers there on my way back to Vancouver
and down the coast. Aluminum river jetboat. 21'.