Fishing Information. LAKE ENVIRONMENTS by Rod Scarpella

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1 AKE ENVIRONMENTS by Rod Scrp A gnc cross th surfc of on s n ir-conditionr to rsist th of th mny South Ptt Pr s summr ht nr th surfc, but my giv th imprssion tht it's just so providing highr vs of dissovd oxygn tht th owr yr ho fid with wtr. Howvr, s r ctuy vry compx. cnnot provid. Somtims pnton, minut foting invrtbrts, Mny s hv thr distinct yrs tht ffct whr fish hng out t th thrmocin cn b so thic throughout th yr. Th uppr tht it pprs s shdd bnd on yr, piimnion, is hviy infuncd by th wthr. Th frqunt cin cftri for host of sm fish-findr. This ms th thrmo- xposur to sunight, cod ir nd fish, nd th rgr prdtory fish wind m it vunrb to tmprtur chngs nd mixing. Th tht r sing thm. bottom yr of, hypoimnion, Th onst of wintr coos th wtr is oftn mor stb with codr in th uppr yr, bow th tmprtur of th owr yrs. Whn nd mor dns wtr tht is so vry ow in dissovd oxygn. this hppns, th codr dnsr surfc wtr sins to th bottom of Th midd yr, th mtimnion, th cusing n utumn turnovr, or mixing, of th. This so nown s thrmocin, is critic to fish. Sunight cn ony so hppns in spring whn ic pntrt to crtin dpth to mts into th wtr tht is nr wrm th wtr. In th summr, frzing tmprtur nd th dns incrsd tmprturs continu to wtr sins. Nutrints r brought wrm th uppr yr of wtr, down into th dpths of th, whi th midd nd owr yrs oxygn mixs throughout th systm, wtr tmprturs bcom sty coor. Th thrmocin cn form btwn 20 nd 50 ft dp mor uniform, nd oftn th thrmocin dispprs. As th yrs or showr, dpnding on th wtr crity, nd my b 7-10 ft form, cod wtr fish spcis bgin thic. Th tmprtur diffrnc to migrt bc to th thrmocin. btwn th surfc nd th r bow th thrmocin cn b s Nxt tim you oo t th surfc of much s 10 or 15 dgrs, with th pcid or wd in its shows, trnsition s rpid s on dgr s yoursf if thr is yr somwhr out of sight tht might b pr foot. A thrmocin cn provid qutic tming with if in word you if th bst of both words, srving cn't s. Fishing Informtion $1 Suggstd Dontion South Ptt Pr & Th Crson Ntur Cntr 3000 W. Crson Dr. ittton, CO Boot info currnt s of Jnury

2 Fishing ws It is your rsponsibiity to now nd undrstnd th Coordo Division of Widif s (CDOW) rus nd rgutions bfor going out to fish. CDOW fishing informtion cn b obtind t: No bots or by bots r owd in South Ptt Pr (SPP) s. Bots r owd in th rivr. Fishing sson is yr-round. Evryon fishing in pubic wtrs must hv vid fishing icns, xcpt: (1) thos undr 16 yrs of g, (2) during th first fu wnd of Jun ch yr, nd (3) "Coordo rsidnts on ctiv duty with U.S. rmd forcs out of stt cn fish fr without icns whi hr on tmporry v, mx. 30 dys yr. You must crry offici v pprs whi fishing." Th ony CDOW-pprovd spci rgution in SPP wtrs is 15" minimum siz imit for rgmouth nd smmouth bss. 2 Diy imit Possssion imit Trout-in ggrgt 4 8 Wy 5 5 Bss (rgmouth / smmouth) 5 5 bugi/sunfish-in ggrgt yow prch chnn ctfish bufrogs unimitd unimitd cryfish Unimitd* Unimitd* Yow Prch-Yow prch t worms, sm qutic inscts nd rv, pus othr itt orgnisms. Thy r bst cught with itt pic of worm through th ic in wintr. Wy-Wy cn offr surpris find in South Ptt Pr. Th ucy fishr might mt on tht hs wshd out of Chtfid nd found its wy into Rdti, sinc it's connctd to th rivr. Thy hv big tth to fd vorciousy on fish. A rfctiv yr in thir y cd tptum ucidum improvs thir vision in th ow ight conditions of dp wtr. Sinc thy i coo wtr, t Spring nd F r th bst tims to fish for thm. Othr qutic orgnisms uring bnth th surfc incud bufrogs nd thir tdpos, crp nd Asin, or Corbicuid, cms. Bufrogs, originy prizd for thir gs, r hrdy nd vorcious nuisnc prdtors. Thy' t nything tht sms or oos tsty, ws, swims or crws nd fits in thir mouth. Frightning, huh? Thy'r SPP's rgst frog; it's good thing thy ony grow to 2 pounds. Grss crp, nown for thir rntss pnt nd g consumption, hv bn stocd into Buffhd. Common crp wr introducd from Chin s fin food fish. Hv you vr trid thm? Crp cn wigh mor thn 25 pounds nd cn ovrpoput nd compt with ntiv spcis. Common crp r somtims sn spwning in s or r cught in th rivr with bit. Asin cms r proific nd fitr microscopic pnts nd nims from th wtr coumn. Rmmbr tht stt fishing rgutions ppy in South Ptt Rivr incuding th gnr bg nd possssion imits. A vid fishing icns is rquird. A court summons is bd wy to nd fishing trip. It is ig to hv or hrvst "nongm spcis," incuding pins topminnow, drtrs, oprd frogs nd mouss in our r. Archry is considrd projcti wpon by oc ordinnc nd SPP rus nd is not prmittd. Gigs r prmittd for crp, sucrs nd bufrogs. Post your ctchs & photos on Chumming is prohibitd sttwid. Ting of bit fish from ntur wtrs is ocy prohibitd. th Pr s fcboo pg: Thrfor, sining for cryfish is so prohibitd. Pr Bufrogs r non-ntiv spcis, hrvst s mny s you cn. *Cryfish r diminishing in siz & quntity in SPP. Considr imiting your ctch siz. 11

3 Aqutic Crittrs uring undr th surfc of SPP's wtr r mny spcis of scy nims covrd with yr of simy mucous. Ar ths phntoms or fish? Th fish you' find incud rinbow nd brown trout, rgmouth bss, chnn ctfish, bugi, yow prch nd wy. Surprisingy, non of ths r ntiv to th wtrs of our r. So, which of our fishy frinds wr hr historicy? itt fish i whit nd ongnos sucrs, Iow nd Johnny drtrs, cr chubs, ong-nos dc, shinrs, stonrors nd othr minnows r ntiv. Som of thos itt fish r sti hr, but th xotic sport fish r th ons tht bring out ngrs in vry sson. Rinbow Trout-As th ic fds in Mrch, rinbow trout r cruising th shors nd m for good fishing in Egwtch. Thy strt biting ry bcus thy'r hungry from thir wintr fst. Thy fd mosty on qutic invrtbrts, sm fish nd othr orgnisms. Strt fishing with dry fis in ry spring, thn rsum in th f. If you'r bit fishr, you cn do so whnvr; spciy, during 10 th summr whn trout r in dpr, coor wtr. rgmouth Bss-Bss r fish trs nd fisty during My. At this tim, thy'r hunting, stting up trritoris nd spwning t nr-shor wd bds. Fishing cn b prticury succssfu with ny ur or bit tht oos i big, tsty crittr; thy vn t crwdds! Crwdds t ot of dd nd dcomposing orgnic mtri nd pss thir nrgy up th food chin. Rmmbr tht SPP hs 15" minimum siz imit on bss. Try fishing in Bcroc, Egwtch, Rdti or Buffhd. Bugi-n Jun, during thir spwning, itt bugi strt picing fis off th surfc. Try fy nd bobbr fishing t this tim in Buffhd. Aong with prch, bugi cn b tn through th ic in wintr by jigging pic of worm. Rngrs msur ic thicnss nd prmit fishing ony during priods of thic ic. Wtch for signs t th, or s t th Ntur Cntr if ic fishing is owd. Chnn Ctfish-n summr, whn othr fish r chiing out down dp in th, ctfish r spwning nd gtting hppy in th wrmr wtr. Thy forg nr th bottom or in dr rs nd t most nything dd or iv. WARNING DANGER Th s in South Ptt Pr (SPP) wr formd from grv mining pits; s such thy gnry hv stp nd unstb sids. A th s r t st 16 ft dp. Wding out from shor cn b dngrous s th sids my vnch foot or so of wtr my instnty bcom 20 ft or mor. South Ptt Pr Informtion for Fishrmn Th s in th South Ptt Pr (SPP) r priodicy stocd by th Coordo Division of Widif. Informtion bout whn nd whr th stocings occur is vib t: StocingRport.spx+ Som of th s in South Ptt Pr hv bn improvd. Stff nd vountrs hv gon bc in to crt wtnds nd vrid shorins with qutic pnts nd cottonwood trs providing hbitt for bby fish nd cryfish. Bow bout 7 ft dp, vry fw pnts grow to provid food or shtr for qutic if. Sinc most SPP's s r ft dp, thr ws itt structur or shtr. Mny rtifici structurs hv bn pcd in th s to nhnc pcs for fish to hid from prdtors nd find food nd to improv th fishing opportunitis. Ths structurs incud: Cribs og cbin crossd og structurs which my b hoow, or fid with bron roc or concrt to provid hiding pcs. Concrt Pips - crt hiding pcs for rg ctfish nd othr bottom-dwrs or fish tht prfr drr pcs Stbds - vrtic sts crt spcs for sm fish to scp prdtors. Tir Whs - provid crvics for sm fish nd crwdds to hid Sunn trs nd brush pis - concrt hps p ths structurs on th bottom whr thy crt pcs for g to grow nd fish to hid. Thns to vountr Dvis P for crting this boot! 3

4 4 in th South Ptt Pr R i v r B c r o c 1 E g w t c h 2 R d t i 3 d y b u g 4 B u f f h d 5 Cooy Acrg n Dpst Spot (Ft) Shorin (1000 Ft) Addition Informtion n NA p7 p6 p8 p9 p7 p7 No gnr pubic ccss owd Bss, rgmouth Bss, Smmouth Bugi Crp Chnn Ctfish Grn Sunfish Trout, Brown Trout, Rinbow Wy Whit Sucr Yow Prch Fishing is not owd in Cooy. This is Widif Rstrictd Zon 12.0 crs 30 ft dp 3,280 ft of shorin Bss, rgmouth Bss, Smmouth Chnn Ctfish Trout, Rinbow Wy Whit Sucr Fish hbitt structurs Rdti 9

5 Egwtch 41.7 crs 30 ft dp 7,920 ft of shorin Trout, Rinbow Bss, rgmouth Hbitt improvmnts nd dpth soundings If you r fishing Egwtch in th wintr thn b sur to occsiony scn th tops of th cottonwood trs on th wst sid of th for gs. Fishing rs highightd in this boot 8 5

6 7.4 crs 37 ft dp 2,400 ft of shorin Bss, rgmouth Bugi Chnn Ctfish Trout, Rinbow Bcroc 64 crs 19 ft dp 3,040 ft of shorin Bss, Smmouth Bugi Yow Prch Grss Crp Buffhd Fun Fct: North of Pcoc Widif viwing Bind. nmd ftr on of th rgur wintr visiting duc spcis. Hndicp ccssib Fishing Pir 6 Hndicp Accssib Fishing pir. Hbitt improvmnts md s indictd. GPS coordints for 1H51: UTM H52: UTM H53: UTM H54: UTM H55: UTM H56: UTM dybug 0.4 crs 16 ft dp 480 ft of shorin Bss, rgmouth Bss, Smmouth Grn Sunfish Rivr 25,040 ft of shorin Chnn Ctfish Rinbow Trout Brown Trout 7