Delaney Report

[ice man dave]

Ice fished the Delaney Lakes for 4 days and caught a lot of bows on the North Delaney lake. The bows we caught were from 17" to 20" and real fat. Went to Lake John and it was real slow with small bows. Am going to 11 mile the 29th and 30th. Where should we start? Sounds a little slow this year.

Dave

[Don In Denver]

Thanks for the report Dave. What did you take your fish on, if you don't mind saying. My next trip to North Park I think I'm going to fish the Delaney Buttes lakes instead of Lake John. Thanks in advance and good luck at 11 Mile.

[GMCO]

Is the 2" requirement some special rule at
Delaney? My reason for asking is that 1 1/2"
is long enough to be legal on Fly and Lure
only waters. That is how I read it in the 2004 fishing manual. Just curious.

[ice man dave]

We were using hot pink heads with white sassy shade type tails. We also used brown tube minnow jigs. They have to be 2" long and no bait allowed. At the boat ramp go 50 yards out and 20 yards to the left. They were at 11' below the ice. They are also on the west side where the road ends. There is a good shelf for the browns.

[ice man dave]

you are right GMCO. It is 11/2" I was mistaken. We were using 2" lures to make sure we were within the rules.

[Dan DAN the fisherman]

Heading up to the Buttes and John on Friday for 3 days. Anymore advice would be great! Going to stay at the Roundup in Walden, like we always do. There will be a bunch of us on this trip, but would like to meet any of you on the ice. Its great to be able to put a face to a name once in a while. Just wish that I was going for some Eyes instead of trout though eh! Well maybe Glendo will have a safe top sooooooonnnnnn.
Dan DAN

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[lucky7]

Dan:

I wish I knew you guys were headed that way. I am headed out Friday to the San Luis Valley...mostly for northerns at Sanchez. We will be down there through the 29th. I'll look forward to hearing how you did and will let you know how we did.

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lucky7

[Jaquomo]

GMCO: Just make sure your "1-1/2" tubes are really that length. Many of the ones that are supposed to be that length are really somewhat less. I haven't met the new DWM up there since Jay Wenham got his promotion and left, so I don't know how strict they are this year or if they're measuring lures at all, but you'd best be safe than sorry.

East Delaney has been really hot in the afternoons in 17' of water, with the fish running around 12'. Last weekend it was so fast that it was tough to get two jigs down there. Mostly small fish, but great action for newbies or those who want some fast action after the North activity slows down.

[John19]

I've never fished the Delaneys, so maybe I'll give it a try there instead of John on Wednesday. Thanks for the info ice man dave!