TASK 6: Reasons to fish in your town - Colorado Springs
There are
3 ponds in Colorado Springs that hold fish and the public are allowed to
fish. The first pond is Pikeview it is
located on Nevada and Garden of the Gods.
This is the only lake in Colorado Springs that holds tiger musky, but it
also holds everything else. Great little
pond to take kids to, trout can be caught relatively easy with powerbait and
salmon eggs, bluegill like to hide in the rocks which makes it easy for the
kids to drop worms down and pull them out, plus it has some nice saugeye and
catfish to keep you busy. There is also
a large school of carp that pull like a freight train when hooked into. There are two floating docks that are left in
year round that you can fish from. In
the winter dropping a few holes at the end of the dock can provide hours of
entertainment, pulling in rainbow trout after rainbow trout.
Heading
south we have Prospect Lake which is located in Memorial Park. This is the only lake in Colorado Springs
that allows boating, with a permit. This
lake was recently drained less than 2 years ago but has been stocked very well
since then with multiple species. It is
mostly fished for the stocked trout but the perch are also becoming a popular
target. This is a great lake to take the
family to, to enjoy the park and the lake. The park has playground equipment
which can keep the younger kids from getting too bored with fishing, by taking
time off to play. This being the largest
of the lakes in Colorado Springs but still small enough to walk around it gets
the most pressure.
Lastly, is
Quail Lake which is located off Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. behind Tinseltown. This is the prettiest lake in Colorado
Springs and provides a nice view of the foot hills. It also shares some of the better qualities
of the other lakes in Colorado Springs.
Good to take the kids to with lots of stocker rainbow trout and
bluegills in the rocks. But also has
potential for some better quality fish and numerous species. This lake is the only lake in Colorado
Springs that holds northern pike. The
lake has two fishing docks and a nice rip rap dam to fish from. Out of all three lakes the bass fishing at
this lake is probably the best.
As always if you have any questions about my review or need help finding some
small streams to fish stop by our website http://www.coloradomountainfishing.com
Join in the forum and we will be glad to help.
Rick Schroeder
Owner
ColoradoMountainFishing.com
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