Blue Mesa
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Fair
Tuesday, Mar 14 2023
15+ inches of fresh snow and with the warm temps the edges are getting soft ! Iola/Willow creek 30+ inches covered in snow , Snow depths up to 14 inches Dry creek 26+ inches covered in snow , Elk creek 24+ inches covered in snow , Cebolla including Bay of Chickens 20-28 inches depending on where you're fishing . Red creek islands 20+ inches with snow on the ice . Middle bridge , Pinnacles 16-20 inches , and Lake fork/Mac island 12-18 inches Soap creek is capped 12-16 inches . (If you have an extension for your auger , bring it) Perch fishing is picking up 10-25 feet using small plastics and spoons tipped with wax worms , Larger Macs have been caught in the shallows and pups are scattered from 40-80 feet, best depths for rainbows and browns have been 5-50 feet using plastics and spoon tipped with mealworms or waxworms . Glow colors stirring up debris on the bottom aggressive jigging has been effective .
Tuesday, Mar 14 2023
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Can access by foot or by boat.
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Blue Mesa
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Fair
15+ inches of fresh snow and with the warm temps the edges are getting soft ! Iola/Willow creek 30+ inches covered in snow , Snow depths up to 14 inches Dry creek 26+ inches covered in snow , Elk creek 24+ inches covered in snow , Cebolla including Bay of Chickens 20-28 inches depending on where you're fishing . Red creek islands 20+ inches with snow on the ice . Middle bridge , Pinnacles 16-20 inches , and Lake fork/Mac island 12-18 inches Soap creek is capped 12-16 inches . (If you have an extension for your auger , bring it) Perch fishing is picking up 10-25 feet using small plastics and spoons tipped with wax worms , Larger Macs have been caught in the shallows and pups are scattered from 40-80 feet, best depths for rainbows and browns have been 5-50 feet using plastics and spoon tipped with mealworms or waxworms . Glow colors stirring up debris on the bottom aggressive jigging has been effective .
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