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I live in the south metro area (Centennial, just north of where Lone Tree and Highlands Ranch meet), and I'm on a mission to catch a catfish. I don't have a boat, so I'll be fishing from shore. Here's my plan:
1 light action spinning rod with 6lb test, a bobber, a fluoro leader, and a small hook for bluegill or any volunteer trout.
1 medium/heavy spinning rod with 17lb test and a fishfinder rig with a 3/0 circle hook.
Starting off with worms on the bobber and some store bought salted shad on the bottom rig. Hopefully switching to fresh cut bluegill pretty quickly.
I'm trying to stay mobile, so I want to keep everything in my pockets or maybe a small backpack. I think with this setup I can just carry a spare bobber, a few hooks and sinkers, and a couple spools of fluoro for re-rigs.
Looking at the Fish-n-Map for Chatfield (great buy, thanks for the recommendation!), I plan to take one of two approaches: 1. Work the eastern shoreline of the western leg from the Lakeview Parking area north to the marina area pier. OR 2. Work the southern shore of the eastern leg, starting in Roxborough Cove and to / through Plum Creek.
Any suggestions are welcome, especially thoughts on plans 1 or 2. Also, if there's a more reliable catfish hole I'd love to hear about it.
Tight lines - James
1 light action spinning rod with 6lb test, a bobber, a fluoro leader, and a small hook for bluegill or any volunteer trout.
1 medium/heavy spinning rod with 17lb test and a fishfinder rig with a 3/0 circle hook.
Starting off with worms on the bobber and some store bought salted shad on the bottom rig. Hopefully switching to fresh cut bluegill pretty quickly.
I'm trying to stay mobile, so I want to keep everything in my pockets or maybe a small backpack. I think with this setup I can just carry a spare bobber, a few hooks and sinkers, and a couple spools of fluoro for re-rigs.
Looking at the Fish-n-Map for Chatfield (great buy, thanks for the recommendation!), I plan to take one of two approaches: 1. Work the eastern shoreline of the western leg from the Lakeview Parking area north to the marina area pier. OR 2. Work the southern shore of the eastern leg, starting in Roxborough Cove and to / through Plum Creek.
Any suggestions are welcome, especially thoughts on plans 1 or 2. Also, if there's a more reliable catfish hole I'd love to hear about it.
Tight lines - James