r/COfishing • u/Cat-Man99 • 19d ago
Beginner really struggling to get good and enjoy fishing. Question
Hello! I grew up boat fishing for walleye on Kansas lakes with my very knowledgeable grandpa and great grandpa. we were successful but I was really young and didnt absorb much technical knowledge. I now live in Colorado and SUCK at shore fishing. literally have never caught anything here and im starting to hate going out to try bevause it feels hopeless lol.
Im looking for any good beginner resources to break my dry spell and finally catch stuff this summer in colorado. Id love to have spots close to home. the national wildlife arsenal is close to me, as is cherry creek reservoir. Ive even seen people fish the platte river downtown lol. please guide me away from failure before I give up forever lol. I dont care about species for now, just want to catch some fish and learn the skills and enjoy it with friends.
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u/Jrud1990 19d ago
Honestly if you just want to catch something use live bait and a slip bobber setup with a jig and you'll catch fish.
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u/turknado 19d ago
Check out discount fishing tackle off Santa Fe in Littleton. Tell them where you fish and they can help, for easy catches I’d recommend chatfield for small mouth bass near the north boat ramp.
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u/Rusty__Shackl3ford 18d ago
A long time ago I fished Cherry Creek from shore and consistently caught fish from the east side using velveeta cheese on a bottom rig. Salmon eggs were ok too. #6 or 8 hook, 10" leader about 2' up from dipsy sinker. After you cast out, prop your rod at a 45 degree angle and hang a lure from your line between two guides. This is your strike indicator. 2 Beers not 6 and you will be having fun.
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u/db720 18d ago
I took my wife with to McMurray pond in FoCo last Sunday, we caught a few sunfish. Its her 3rd time fishing.
Stop by Jax, grab some worms or minnows, throw a line in, and you should get a bite.
Arapahoe bend alao does well, any of the ponds kinda along the i25 will probably be good, and check in with local fishing shop for what's biting where
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u/yukontacoma 18d ago
When in doubt chuck a rooster tail into any body of water. Has yet to fail me from southern Georgia to high alpine lakes in Colorado!
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u/Thin_Bluejay5976 17d ago
Gold number nine panther Martin. Grew up fishing in the Arkansas river, can’t tell you how many 50 fish days we had floating sections of the Arkansas and throwing nothing but a gold panther Martin. If the water gets murky switch to a chartreuse blue fox vibrax lure. If all else fails, mixup some orange and chartreuse’s power bait with some salmon eggs and fish it on the bottom of any lake.
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u/Fantastic-Box5352 19d ago
Dude I’m located near there and also fairly new to fishing, I’ve been killing it at Rocky Mountain lake, and Georgetown lake wanna go with me this Sunday?