Large Lakes Eastern COLO

[CAJ]

I will be spending the Month of June in Loveland, and was wondering if there are any larger lakes to fish in Eastern Colorado for Perch, Walleyes. If there is, I would bring my boat with me this summer. Have fished Glendo before, but would like something closer to Loveland. CAJ from NE Montana

[RockyMtnIce]

CAJ, North Sterling Reservoir has some great walleye fishing. I have always done good there. Check out the Colorado Division of Wildlife HSOforum for directions. Alot of the eastern reservoirs have been really low for some time and have become un-fishable. Too early for me to think about open water, with all the great ice fishing right now. Good Luck!

[zman7]

North Sterling is very nice and is only what about a 90 miles from Loveland...it has a great population of walleyes, wipers, channel catfish and crappies...not sure about perch...in the Loveland neighborhood you also have Boyd which I havent fished for a long time which has walleyes, the city lake in Loveland that has walleyes and perch...Horsetooth Reservoir in Fort Collins which supposedly is making a great comeback in the walleye sweepstakes and bass too...smallmouth I believe...Carter Reservoir about 10 miles from Loveland which I havent fished in a long time but is supposed to have a significant walleye population...and the crown jewel that I would fish 5 times a week if I lived in Loveland...about 3 or 4 miles away...Lonetree Reservoir...which has a huge population of walleyes, wipers, and channel catfish...it also has a substantial population of shad which can make fishing tough...the fisheries biologists consider it one of the best front range waters from their samplings...but it is a tough nut to crack...I have caught fish but not huge numbers but the fish finder is usually alive with fish...again it is quite the enigma but if you had a summer to fish it...it isnt very large and is a wakeless lake which keeps the waterskiers and jet skiers off...hope that all made sense and helps...I have some other info and once I find it I will post it...