Looking at the results it looks like about 8 teams out of 34 got limits both days...Kooser finished 4th!...with all the shad in Pueblo it seems like a disapointing lake at times size wise...you would think with its size and forage it would own all of the catfish records for the state...2.63 and 3.54 were the big walleyes saturday and sunday...nice work by the big fish winners on Sunday...they donated their big fish winnings to Ron Lowry...who is recovering from surgery...get well Ron!...
Congrats to Dave for finishing fourth..Nice job!
Truthfully, I'd say the state record channel cat is swimming in Pueblo Mark...I don't think very many people target them regularly there. It's a big lake by Colorado standards with miles of shoreline, timber, bushes..tons of structure..a lot of it difficult to impossible to fish effectively. So many places for fish to hide.
The fish I filleted yesterday were all males. Not a bad average size for males. Strategically, I could see the problem with targeting big fish in a tourney at Pueblo. As close as the standings were, you get one over twenty one and it's going in the live well. Your buddy gets another and you're now just wanting to fill a limit. Shoot, two days of just legal limits with none over 21 could put you in the money.
Plenty of big fish in Pueblo..but the night bite is better for large fish ..as it is in most lakes. Even with two to three million park visits a year..the place is deserted at night. Also, once the baby shad move out into the lake..I think the larger eyes suspend and roam the open water much like wipers..and just follow the balls of shad ...eating whenever they please...not really relating to structure.
One hint for anyone looking to target large eyes or cats at Pueblo..Wait until the baby swallows get ready to fly. It all takes place over a time span of a week or so..Fish the cliffs under the nests ...a lot of them don't make a successful flight when they're pushed out of the nest and the larger cats and eyes are there below the nests looking for an easy meal.
Fun day at the lake.
