Boyd

[Tipup50]

I'm thinking of hitting boyd this weekend. Does anyone know if the ice will be any good,considering how warm it's been lately.

Thanks Tipup

[lucky7]

The ice was fine last weekend but the fishing slowed way down. If you go use a Berkley tube jig with a meal worm in about 17' of water (pink and white). The earlier the better.

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lucky7

[John19]

Man, my secret is out! It's all about catching fish! The ice will be just fine!
Good luck! John

[Sir Fish Alot]

Hey guys, hit boyd on thursday and fished about 4 and half hours. Ended up catching 27 rainbows. All were mainly 12 to 16 inches, including about 5 two pounders. All came on wax worms or meal worms or crawlers, it didn't really matter. Only saw about two other fish caught around me and some real curios fisherman looking at me. I got them all around the marina area.

[Sir Fish Alot]

Oh yeah, also the lake is still iced over and where i was fishing it was a good 6 to 8 inches in spots.

[lucky7]

John:

Your secret may be out but where I am at those jigs are hard to come by right now

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lucky7

[John19]

Didn't go to Boyd for the nite walleye bite (Lake Loveland instead) But my daughter and I went Sunday morning. Man were there alot of people! Got there late, fished 10-1, but still caught 8 trout. Biggest was 18inches which my daughter caught on my rod, as I was fixing hers. (I think she had that planned!!) No one else was really catching much, and once again the usuall jigs did the trick! And Lucky, I just got a new bag!!! Chad, once again I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sonner, hope you had a good Friday.
John

[Chad In Broomfield]

John,

No problem there. I went up Friday and met some guy from Pueblo and for both of us it was our first trip to Boyd. We both did well in the AM and then it slowed a bit. I started looking for them and finally found them. Caught about 35 fish Friday and then went back Saturday with my daughters and we caught 20-25 fish. I noticed there are some Cuts or Cut bows not sure which. The highlight of the day was my youngest daughter (4) put about a 16" cut on the ice by herself while I was talking with a few guys about 50 yds away. Nice weekend to be fishing. Saturday it looked like a carnival out on the ice. I've never seen so many people.

[behmer]

I went to Boyd on Saturday and talk about alot of people, I never saw so many people in one place at one time, could have been a local tournament or something, but I bet there was over 100 or so right inside the inlet. I had a horrible day on saturday, caught a whopping 2 rainbows, used all the usual baits that have been good. I was seing them come up from the bottom in 16 feet of water my jig was at 15 1/2 or so they would come up look and head back down. I tried downsizing...no better luck, tried changing colors ...no luck, tried doing the swidish pimple in silver and gold....no luck, just inactive...tried to dead stick and deffinetly no action....it seems they wanted it moving but wouldn't commit. Just weird I guess.

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FISH OR GO HOME

[milehighfishing]

Hey, I was also out at Boyd Saturday. Fished from 8:30 - noon. Caught 8 bows and missed about just as many. It was my first time up there and I agree the place was packed. I fishing about 150 yds outside the small town of anglers. I used a 1" pink tube jig with a white head tipped with a meal worm. I was fishing with two rods about 7 feet apart and would jig one rod. I would say about 90% of the fish hit the dead stick rod.

[Fish Hook boy]

Yea, I was their also Sat,fished from about 8 untill 2,caught about 20 trout using waxies and one rod,the vexilar sure made it fun.

[lucky7]

John:

Where are you getting those tube jigs?

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lucky7

[EricCO]

Uncle Milty has a pretty good selection of Micro Power Tubes.

[behmer]

I must have been in the wrong place, I couldn't find my previous "spot" due to the snow cover, I must of just hit the wrong spot. Seems everyone else did really good.

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FISH OR GO HOME

[Sw icer]

Chad---Boyd sounds like a great lake ,comfirmed by that guy from Pueblo[Polar Tech].The traffic is all that will keep us guys from southern Colo.away.Can you recomend a motel in the area? Thanks<<>>SW icer

[John19]

Fished Boyd Friday morning, 8:30-12, and it was still pretty steady. 19 rainbows, although the average fish was smaller than they've been all year. Usual methods worked, but had to work the jigs alittle more.

Lucky, I've got plenty of those tubes! we need to get together to give ya some! May fish Aurora sunday, try to find some perch.
John

[Fish Hook boy]

Has anyone fished Boyd the last couple of days with all this warm weather? Thinking about going this Sat. if the ice is still good.

[Chad In Broomfield]

I went last Sunday with a friend and we did very well. Between the two of us I'd say 30+ fish. I went yesterday before work (6:30-8:15) and only had 4 hits and caught 3 fish but one was about 17 inches and fat! very fat. The guy I was with caught 3 as well and he lost a few. I've always done good right at first light and then from about 9:30 on to about noon. The ice was very good still. Remember its below freezing in the AM up there.

Good luck

[Chad In Broomfield]

Went up to Boyd this AM with my youngest daughter. First two fish were real nice, One being about 18 inches. Ended up catching about 12 fish in that spot. We then moved to another spot and we ended with a solid 50ish fish day. Unreal! I had the finder on and as I was dropping down to the bottom I was marking two, three, four fish at a time coming to get the jig. It was so good I just let it hit the bottom ( if it made it that far) pulled up and they were on!

[Fish Hook boy]

Chad - Thanks for the report, I was also their today,fished the north area,caught about 15 or so,3 real nice fat ones.With all this warm weather,this may have been the last weekend,what do you think.

[Chad In Broomfield]

Fishhook,

Glad to hear you got into them. I've been seeing a few guys down on that North end and was wondering how things were going. Did you catch anything besides trout?

I think the ice will still be there for a bit, but it really depends on how warm it gets in the following week. I would still think next week should be fishable.

I'm heading to Chatfield this AM to try it out. I've heard it's slow, but the fish are pretty nice if you land any. Will let you know.

Chad

[Fish Hook boy]

Chad- Have you been to Boyd this week sometime? I would like to go up there Sat. but with the weather being so warm this week I'm not so sure it would a good choice.

[Chad In Broomfield]

FishHook,

No I haven't been by the lake since last week. With the weather we've having the ice is going to be iffy for sure. I would think you'd still be able to fish some of the coves but not sure. If you go, you might want to take an open water rod.

I might head up Sunday.

[Chad In Broomfield]

Went up today and the ice was pretty bad. I was the only one out there. One guy was fishing off the dock and that was it. It was cold and very windy so I just caught my four and left. It would need to get cold again for me to go back. The ice is iffy at best.

[John19]

I agree. Fished Boyd Friday morning, and the ice lokked pretty scary. Fished closer to the docks till another guy showed up, then moved out towards the marker. Caught lots of fish, but don't think the ice will last to much longer.