TRIPS · ISSUE 247
Lake Float Trip
$550 for two anglers
THE TRIP
1-2 anglers, dory or raft on the high-country reservoirs. Different fish, different rhythm. When the rivers are blown out, the lakes are fishing.
TRIP DETAILS
- Duration
- 8 hours on the water
- Group size
- 1-2 anglers · one guide
- Water
- High-country reservoirs · Dillon, Antero, Spinney Mountain, varies
- Season
- June through October · ice-out to ice-up
- Skill level
- All welcome · stillwater is easier than rivers
- Meet at
- 101 N Main St, Suite B · 7am
GOOD FOR
- · Anglers visiting during runoff when the rivers are off color
- · Returning clients curious about lake species
- · Couples or friends who want a slower-paced day
- · Beginners. Lake fishing is more forgiving than river fishing
INCLUDED
- · Dory or raft on the lake of the day
- · Orvis-trained guide who knows the high-country water
- · Stillwater rod setup (a different rig than river fishing)
- · Full day of gear · trail lunch · water
WHAT TO EXPECT
When the rivers are blown out by snowmelt or it's a hot summer afternoon and the trout are deep, the high lakes are still fishing. You meet your guide at the shop at 7am, drive to the day's lake (Dillon, Antero, Spinney Mountain, or wherever is on), and spend a full day in a dory or raft. Stillwater fishing has a different rhythm: longer drifts, slower retrieves, often subsurface. The fish are different too: bigger on average, harder to land, and more likely to take a streamer. A great change of pace from river days.