The tailwater below Green Mountian Reservoir is quite the beautiful area. Also known as Jurassic Park, for it’s spectacular canyon walls and massive fish, this area is really fun to explore at lower water. Normally, a wade angler cannot access the area well at all, but when the flows drop in the winter, it gives you a chance to really see what features and suprises this river has to offer.
A frequent fishing buddy, Chad, and I headed below the dam this weekend with a flow of 151 CFS and did pretty well. Our first fish of the day came around 12:30 and it was a beauty. It took one cast in a spot most would pass by for Chad to hook up with a 21″ Rainbow. This buck came to hand after a good ten minute fight.
We explored the canyon a lot after that and were hooking up with fish everytime we came to a new hole The only problem was landing the fish; they went wild after every hook up. I lost a few nice fish early in the afternoon and landed a couple too. Meanwhile, Chad was “bringing the noise” and landed all the fish he had a chance with. After jumping the car of a fellow angler, we ended the day and headed back to good ol’ Boulder.
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