Horsetooth Reservoir

Was hoping to keep the streak alive with a fourth consecutive master angler qualifying trout. The biggest I caught today was a 21” cutbow, 1” shy of the master angler mark! It was a nice session with four decent trout landed so I sure can’t complain! #catchking

I feel like a #CatchKing This was the third consecutive session landing Colorado master angler qualifying trout. This one was an unmistakable cutbow hen of 22.5” with football-like dimensions. I told my wife I was going to go catch a fish and then come back and play scrabble, so that’s what I did!

PB rainbow trout 24”. Back-to-back with my PB cutbow the previous day! It’s possible this could be a cutbow, but it shows no obvious cutthroat traits that I can see so I’m classifying it a rainbow. Such a fat hen, and a CO master angler qualifier. Caught a few bass, and finished up the evening with 22” rainbow! I caught the PB on a saltwater jerk shad that I found in California that I thought would be a good match for the smelt in this lake (same color I caught most of those rock fish on during the CA trip). Final pic is a second angle of the PB. She seems to be missing the upper lip flap, which makes it look like she’s smiling. #catchking

PB cutbow 23.5”. I’ve caught several cutbows in the 22-23” range in the past, but I believe this is my first 23.5 so I’m calling it a PB. Definitely my biggest if we count its girth! Got windy for awhile. Caught a couple other decent trout. The last pic is another shot of the PB, I had to get a second angle of that beauty. Lovely evening on the home lake. #catchking

Back on the home lake! First catch was a solid 20”+ trout, but it jumped out of the net while I was untangling the hook from the net, so no picture. Got into a couple of nice white bass, 16” and 16.5”. Master angler is 17”, so close! And a smallmouth to round out the evening. I know the white bass look like wipers in this lake. #catchking

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Just wondering what you guys use at horsetooth this time of year?

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