In a couple of weeks I am going to be in Colorado to do a little elk hunting.  In the area where we hunt there is a large lake and several good sized streams that look like they would be ideal habitat for trout.  Since we always get there a couple of days before the season starts I usually have a little free time and have wondered if it would be worth while to try to see if I could catch some trout. 

My question is... will trout bite when the weather is cold ie: highs in the 40s, lows in the teens? If so what is the best technique(s).

I'll ask around when I get up there.  I'll have to check the local regs. on the artificial vs natural baits.  My brother tried using some salmon eggs in the lake a couple of seasons back with no luck.  I'll let ya'll know if I have any success.

                          Matt

If I have any luck I'll let ya'll know. 

Thanks for the advice.

These were taken on our second day in Pagosa Springs, CO. After we scouted around for elk on the first day we decided to trying our luck at trout fishing.  We drove back into town and went to the local sporting goods store.  

http://www.skiandbowrack.com  

If you are ever in the area I would highly recommend them as they were extremely helpful not only with the fishing tips but with hunting advice also. After buying our licenses we ask about the best place to start out.  They said the best place would be the San Juan River which runs right through town. The city spends a considerable sum each year keeping it stocked with fish and the streach through town is not considered by most fly fishermen to be that good because it is too swift and has too much vegitation along the bank to allow for efficient fly casting. So off we went.

 Whole kernel corn was the favorite. Athough we did have some luck on red salmon eggs and using a black and yellow rooster tail. They were delicieous eating around the camp fire that night.

 

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P.S. nice catch.

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Catching what I can and keeping what I'm allowed.

" Whole kernel corn was the favorite. Athough we did have some luck on red salmon eggs and using a black and yellow rooster tail. They were delicieous eating around the camp fire that night."

Both in 2006 and 2007 we went to Colarado. Of all the things I didn't load up in the camper the first trip was my fly rods...they got left by the door. Luckly I had both ultra lite and lite tackle. Of all the baits I used, worms produced the most. There wasn't one place I fished that I didn't outfish the locals, which was a surprise to me. I used a clear bobber, the kind you can fill with water and riged it on a slip line...with a split shot about 6" from the hook. I cast it out and retrive at about 6' intervals. Let sit about 30 seconds and retrive. Caught more then my creel limit each time. Same thing can be done with a fly, just rig float to a fixed posistion on the line. One nice thing about CO is once you buy a license you can get it renewed by the day...for an extra one time fee of $5 you can fish with a max of 2 rods. One of my favorite spots was a lake just before getting into Telluride. Also at a Stare Park which I can't recall the town it is located close to at the moment...did real well there also.

Did quite a bit in Yellowstone, but NO natural bait and no barbed hook.

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 My uncle lives in Iowa and has a trout stream in his backyard. He uses strictly wet/dry flies.

He call himself a "purist" whatever that means.

Hey Tuna man,

I'm still using some of those programs you turned me on to some time back.  I don't know if you remember, but thanks again.

I have some great pictures up that way...Had to get Susan a digital camera as she likes to take pictures, and when I say pictures I'm talking like a 1,000 of them...Hi Chris....at least you know who I am when we post...nice meeting you last month.

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Then again I'm a "Vacuous Asshat"  

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“Tell me who your friends are and I will tell who you are.”

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Or check out Kentucky a friend told me about some nice trout streams.

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