![]() The 1,053-acre lake has ample secluded fishing spots and regulations that allow anglers to bag four fish a day with an eight fish possession limit. “If you don’t get a hook-up on every cast, you’ll at least get a hit with the opportunity for bigger fish,” Steamboat’s Straightline Sports co-owner Brett Lee said. Somehow the premier trout fishing destination, one of only three lakes or reservoirs to carry the Colorado Division of Wildlife’s prestigious Gold Medal rating, is not over-fished and maintains an excellent carryover of fish populations from season to season. Steamboat Lake State Park, 27 miles north of Steamboat Springs on Routt County Road 129, is one of Colorado’s best-kept secrets. 40 near the west summit of the pass, provides a good base for exploring the stream and the trails to its tributaries such as nearby Beaver Ponds. The Walton Creek Campground, on the south side of U.S. One of the largest streams flowing down the west side of the pass is Walton Creek. ![]() ![]() “There are so many unnamed streams up there, but the tributaries and outlets of small ponds are your best bet,” Bavosi said. ![]() By the late summer and fall, the fish are still hungry but are more apt to strike stimulating dry flies and spinner lures. Once the streams are first iced off and clear for anglers, Bavosi recommends using nymph flies that the brook trout look for along with colored bead-heads such as a blue or black Copper John. ![]()
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