Blue Mesa Lake Trout

Created by Blue Mesa Dam Blue Mesa Reservoir is 36 mi long has 96 mi of shoreline and is the best trophy lake trout fishery in Colorado and the best Kokanee salmon fishery in the United States.

Blue mesa lake trout. Blue Mesa is located in one of Colorados most beautiful national parks located only a few hours from. The reservoir is located near Gunnison in western Colorado. Blue Mesa Dam was completed in 1965 becoming the first large dam built along the Gunnison River and is located in.

2018-05-27 Gary Jim and I try our hand at jigging for Lake Trout on Blue Mesa Colorado using pearl tube jigs tipped with cut sucker from Grand Mesa. Blue Mesa Reservoir is home to many species of fish and offers Wild Kokanee Salmon fishing Lake trout fishing ice fishing fly fishing and trophy trout fishing. Unsustainable levels of predation by lake trout can lead to declines in kokanee abundance and in.

Its been fun re-learning the lake at this water. The tournament sponsored by Colorado Parks and Wildlife is free and no registration is required. The Colorado Division of Wildlife has recently changed their l.

Fishing in Gunnison Colorado. Blue Mesa Reservoir spans 20 miles and boasts over 96 miles of shoreline. The tournament sponsored by Colorado Parks and Wildlife is free and no registration is required.

Also home to Brown trout Rainbows Cutthroat Brookies and Yellow Perch. We release all trophy lake trout over 22 inches to ensure opportunities for future generations. 2021-01-18 NewsEngine January 18 2021 Fishing News No Comments.

I went out on a boat to volunteer last fall and plan on doing it this fall. 2018-06-03 Jigging Blue Mesa early June for Lake Trout in about 60 foot of water. Kokanee have provided up to 85 of the May through October angler catch while lake trout over 50 pounds and 44 inches in length have been caught at Blue Mesa.