I know not another urban fishing blog, but lets face it most of us live in an urban environment. When most people think of urban fishing its usually a city park pond or city reservoir. If you look hard enough there are always other options. Many of the cities and towns here in Colorado have multiple small streams and creeks flowing into them or through them. Because of their
I love fishing small streams and with the weather we’ve had this year I was hopeful they would be opening up early. So Friday I got off work early and headed out to some local BLM land that has a great small stream on it just to check it out and see if it was even fishable yet. After the longer then I remember because I’m still pretty out of shape hike I spotted the stream
3 or 4 Fresh Brook Trout 6 fresh mushrooms, sliced 2 med. onions, chopped 1/4 c. chopped parsley butter 1 1/2 c. italian bread crumbs Pinch of sage 1/4 tsp. onion powder 1/4 tsp. garlic salt 1/4 tsp. celery salt Fresh ground pepperWash trout in cold water, pat dry. Saute mushrooms, onions and parsley in 4 tablespoons butter until onions are soft. Toss onion mixture with bread crumbs. Add sage,
First fish of the year… Well my “fishing” year has started off slow but at least it’s started. I have finally hit the water, hard water that is. Wanting to test out some of the fishing gear I got this holiday. I finally took out the Clam Nanook I scored to put it through the paces. What better place to do this at than South Park. I met my buddy at the lake around 7am
I had the pleasure to take 3 first time fisherman fishing last weekend, one 2nd timer and Cody who has been fishing with me for many years now. I think the most important thing for first timers is catching fish. The easiest fish I know how to catch is a bluegill fishing worm and bobber. The excitement of watching the bobber go under and trying to hook the fish then reeling them
Rick Schroeder is the creator and founder of ColoradoMountainFishing.com a website designed for those who share his passion for high country fishing, four wheeling, hiking, camping, and photography. Rick is also on the Blogging staff of Fish Explorer http://www.fishexplorer.com and a moderator on the oldest Colorado forum http://www.coloradofisherman.com. Rick has spent a significant portion of his life in the back country of the United States, starting at a young age in the Scouts, then in the Infantry with the 82nd Airborne, and after the military as a avid fisherman. In the summer months, Rick can often be found in the shadow of one of Colorado’s many fourteeners casting to some hungry cutthroat at one of the many alpine lakes in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. He also spends long hours on the summit of those peaks, capturing those unforgettable panoramas with his trusty Nikon. Rick has had photographs published on multiple websites, CMC books, and American Angler Magazine. During the colder weather, Rick frequently enjoys fly fishing one of the many tail waters in Colorado or using the short rod on the hard water with the South Park Junkies ice team. When he’s not wetting a line, Rick works as an IT Professional for the US Army and spends his off time moderating multiple Colorado fishing websites.
