[1eyered]

Does anyone fish this lake?

My latest researches tell me that this may be a real sleeper. Shh.. Don't tell anyone I told you guys.

 

[idratherbfishing]

I have ice fished it and wanted to fish it from my boat last summer but the ramp was out of the water. I agree it has probably gotten much less pressure than normal the past year and with a higher water level and lots of weed growth it should be developing some nice sized walleyes and bass. I am looking forward to hitting it this year.

Dan

 

[kirbydog]

Don't mean to pry...but where is Douglas located and how big is it? Ed

 

[1eyered]

Don't mean to pry...but where is Douglas located and how big is it?  Ed

It is NW of Ft. Collins. It is actually in the regulations brochure. I'm pretty stoked about going up there. I google searched it and found some pictures and it looks pretty darn decent.

 

[epic]

Here is the info i have on Douglas including how to get there:
Directions: From Wellington exit on I-25, go 5.5 mile west, south and west on Highway 1 to County Road 15, 1 mile north on County Road 15 to County Road 60, then 1/4 mile west to LaVina Drive. North on LaVina Drive to the lake. From Fort Collins at Highway 287 and Highway1, take Highway 1 north 4 miles to Waverly cutoff (County Road 15), north on County Road 15 to County Road 60. Then 1/4 mile west to Lavina Drive, north to the lake.
Fee: None
Boating: Wakeless only
Fish: Rainbow trout, walleye, wiper, catfish, yellow perch and largemouth bass
Water Acres: 565
Elevation: 5,150 feet
Managing Agency: Division of Wildlife. For more information, call (303) 297-1192.

 

[idratherbfishing]

Any updates on Douglas? Who is catching what and where there?

 

[epic]

Douglas Reservoir - Water level is good and the boat ramp is usable. Fishing is good for recently stocked trout with Power Bait, night crawlers and Fireballs just south of the boat ramp and off the dam face. No reports on walleyes yet; water is still too cold.

Taken from the fishing conditions page on the DOW website. http://wildlife.state.co.us/dowfish/index.asp

 

[bigfoot]

1eyeReD
Douglas is a sleeper all right, zzzzzzzzzzzzz. It's nothing to look at, mostly shallow other than by the dam. Most people fish it for stocked rainbows but there are other species though I've yet to land anything really big. Bank fishing you're pretty much limited to the boat ramp and along the dam. This lake fishes much better in a small boat trolling or jigging. I've heard about some decent fish landed but they seem to be few and far between. Most are small but the action can be lively.
Bigfoot

 

[5th reel]

sunday caught a small mouth off the boat dock useing half a crawler. no action the rest of the day.