Recent Catches At Douglas Reservoir
Jim J
Kayak fished at Douglas Reservoir on 5/12. Was a bit busy and only able to post this today. The lake was stocked about a week before my visit and I usually do well trolling the western shore from my kayak. I managed to catch about 8 trout in the 2 hours I was there, with the largest being only a modest 13". The most exciting moment of the day was a very large fish trailing one of my trout as I reeled it in. The mystery fish got to within about 10 feet of my kayak and my initial thought was walleye. But it looked very much like another trout - I would estimate it was 30" at least.
John Schaefer
Eric Holmlund
This post contains two locations fished back-to-back on the same day. First time kayak fishing Douglas Reservoir. Caught a few rainbow trout before the breezy ripples turned into whitecaps, and I retreated to the shore. I then fished a good portion of shoreline, but didn’t get any bites so I decided to go fish Horsetooth instead. With the parking lot above the north swim area open, I parked there and fished a section of shoreline that I’d never scrambled along before. The bite was slow. I missed a few bites and lost a hookup, ultimately getting skunked for the afternoon. Although the wind was forecast to escalate, it gradually tapered from blasting to a nearly calm sunset. Still, it’s a nice place to get skunked. I captured a few cool pics before and after the sunset.
Eric Holmlund
It’d been several years since I’d icefished Douglas reservoir. There was about 4 inches of ice today and the lake was very noisy making more ice! (Turn up volume on the video clip to hear the lake singing. Yes it’s real and it was making those sounds constantly!) I was hoping to catch a walleye, but only caught a couple rainbow trout. Missed a few bites, but I think those were probably trout too. Got off the ice on time to get to my daughter’s basketball game and watch her team win!
Andrew Valenciano
Our one catch today but had a good time
Andrew Valenciano
1 today in the kayak
Jim J
I caught a handful of trout in Douglas Reservoir this morning. I usually fish this reservoir earlier in the season when the water is cooler. Now that it's warmer, the trout don't seem as aggressive.
Jim J
After targeting pike in a nearby reservoir and catching nothing, I spent a short time at Douglas Reservoir and was rewarded with a trout.
