Spring Time Fishing at Rifle Gap Reservoir near Glenwood Springs

Springtime in the Rockies is here. Time for another season of great fishing on Rifle Gap Reservoir – The best multi-specie fishery on the western slope of Colorado. We’re talking huge Brown and Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Walleyes, Northern Pike, Giant Yellow Perch, Crappies and Bluegills. Early spring fishing can be lights out. Almost every specie of fish will be in an aggressive spawn mode. Almost everything except the brown trout will be spawning, and they’ll be aggressive as well.
This is an awesome time to fish this fantastic jewel, as the boat ramp will be opening on Easter Sunday –April 1st. Right now is the time to get on this event as there is only a very small amount of fishing/boating/skiing pressure on the lake. Rifle Gap is a Colorado State Park that requires a daily pass which costs $7.00 or if you want an annual pass will cost you $70.00.
Springtime is also a great time for controlled depth fishing while trolling with electronic downriggers for the really big browns and rainbows, as well as working just the right spring jig patterns for the small mouth bass. While shore fishing can be good, fishing from a well equipped boat makes all the difference in the world.
Harcourt Fly Fishing 3G would highly recommend that you come out to our seminar on March 22nd about fishing in and around New Castle, Colorado. We’ll be talking about all the fishing opportunities within 40 miles. It will be at the River Center and starts at 7:00 pm. We’d like to have you meet Mike Guffey, our new guide that specializes in Stillwater fishing. He has 25 years of experience fishing this compound along with Harvey Gap. His boat is a state of the art Ranger with all of the electronics. He’ll be doing guide trips on Sundays and Mondays. Harcourt Fly Fishing 3G is the most diversified outfitter in Colorado, offering everything from float trips, wade trips, high adventure hike in trips to still water trips. Additionally, this can be a great opportunity for some fishing when the rivers become discolored and unfishable. For more information contact dustinharcourt@gmail.com, or www.harcourtflyfishing.com, or you can contact Captain Mike about Rifle Gap at (970)379-6546.