[Freakish Mind]

Buying a boat this Friday, I plan on doing a lot of fishing up north at Carter, Boyd and Horsetooth. But I'm trying to find local fishing holes to take my boat and I'm not having much luck. I know Barr lake is close by, but they only allow a max of 10 hp (do I have to do anything to my boat before I go there in order to fish it, like remove the gas tank?) Just wondering what options I have within 30 minutes of me.

 

[littlemac]

your options won't include Barr the boat ramp is closed, from Thornton you can go north to st vrain or possibly west to arvada res, other than that the lakes you mentioned and bodecker or lonhagler

 

[Freakish Mind]

your options won't include Barr the boat ramp is closed, from Thornton you can go north to st vrain or possibly west to arvada res, other than that the lakes you mentioned and bodecker or lonhagler

Thanks for the feedback, the Arvada Res will definitely happen since it's only 5 minutes away from my work. I did not know that St Vrain had boat ramps. That's great to hear. i'm guessing trolling motors only?

 

[Bionic Man]

Arvada Res doesn’t allow you on the lake if you have a gas motor on your boat.

 

[kleomuttdog]

Union in Longmont will allow a boat but it's also no wake. Honestly, Boyd would be your best bet.

 

[littlemac]

union is a good lake to fish but is pretty expensive, Boyd is fine but you going to fight the crowds the boat ramp is a battle ground especially on weekends' believe there is only one lake at st vrain that has a ramp but from what I understand the crowds are tolerable, fish aren't big but its fishing

 

[Freakish Mind]

Union in Longmont will allow a boat but it's also no wake. Honestly, Boyd would be your best bet.

So when you say no wake, I'm allowed to run my motor, just not fast enough to create a wake, correct?

 

[Freakish Mind]

Arvada Res doesn’t allow you on the lake if you have a gas motor on your boat.

dang, so many rules out here. It was never this hard when I lived in Minnesota.

 

[kleomuttdog]

So when you say no wake, I'm allowed to run my motor, just not fast enough to create a wake, correct?

That is correct.

 

[Dr Cro]

Yea, sadly we are limited on the lakes in Colorado. I wish like Minnesota or Wisconsin where some of my friends are we had a lot of lakes.

 

[slayerfish]

If you don't like it go back to Minnafockingsoda!