11 MILE MARINA WEEKLY FISHING REPORT 01.02.25

HAPPY NEW YEAR

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HOURS: EVERYDAY DECEMBER 20 - JANUARY 13 8:00 - 4:00PM SATURDAYS 7:30AM - 4:00PM ( based on staff availability)

CONTEST SLOTS AVAILABLE TEAM EVENT: SIGN UP NOW TEAM OF TWO

2025 EAGLE CLAW COLORADO CLASSIC ICE FISHING TOURNAMENT SERIES WIN A TOYOTA TACOMA Check out the CONTEST PAGE for 2025 rules and other info. SIGN UP NOW. Click BOOK NOW box follow prompts “register here”. Please read carefully when you sign up for all three, it is just one entry per team of two. elevenmile@hotmail.com with any questions or problems signing up. You can also sign up in the Marina store and save the fee charged by Peek Travel our backend reservation/contest system if you wish. Last year all three events sold out in the first week of January. We have always been at a 150 team limit and are able to increase to 160 this year. You do not have to be in all three. But if you choose to be in just one or two as many have done in the past it would be wise to sign up sooner rather than later. You must be in all three to qualify for the Final Grand Prize and Toyota Tacoma.

NEW ONLINE STORE: 15% OFF DIGITAL GIFT CARDS ANY AMOUNT** We are very excited about our NEW ONLINE STORE. We are not trying to compete with the online giants. We are looking to primarily provide certain products and services only we have. Like curbside pick up at the lake. Like exclusive products only available from us. So if you want to pre purchase any items from our store and hit the ice without delay, give it a try. Same service will be available during boating season. CURBSIDE PICKUP NOW AVAILABLE ACCEPT ON JANUARY 11 **MAY BE USED ON ANY MARINA PRODUCT OR SERVICE INCLUDING BOAT RENTAL/OUTFITTER SERVICES NOT INCLUDING ALCOHOL/TOBACCO PRODUCTS

LETS GO CATCHING: Reservations now being taken for ice fishing Guide trips. Click the “RENTALS AND GUIDE” link top of page for details. We have been guiding on the ice since 1994. Experience counts. There are not tons of ice guides out there but there are some and most offer trips in the 6 to 8 hour range since they have to travel to get here and need to make it worth their wild. We are here at the lake and have found that if we can’t do it in 4 we can’t do it. Most of our Winter clients are first timers or still learning with a few making us an annual trip and some looking to learn more about Eleven Mile. Four hours on the ice is just about right for most people. We offer the ability to add time if the action is hot and heavy and you want to stay longer. call 719-748-0317 for your trip now.

ICE SKATING RINK: NOW OPEN

TIME TO GO HARDWATER ANGLING

CURRENT CONDITIONS: ICE ON!!! No new snow. There is still a snow crust layer on the ice but not very deep. Cleats are advisable for traction. Roads are clear with some icy spots. Some warm weather has been followed by some new colder temps with a -16 yesterday. That should firm up the ice.

ICE THICKNESS: Ice generally looking to be 6” to 12” in most parts.

PARK OPEN 24/7/365

WATER FLOW: 144 CFS IN 135 CFS OUT

ELEVEN MILE STATE PARK IS IN THE SOUTH PARK NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

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MARINA STORE AND LAKE SPECIALISTS: Camping, Fishing Equipment, Flies, Lures, Bait, Clothing, Food, Snacks, Drinks, Ice Cream and official purveyors of Boars Head brand products. Stop in and find out how we can help you catch. Get a topo map. They say information is gold. It's also critical to catching fish on the ice. The maps have GPS coordinates on them so you just can't miss. We want you to be successful here at the Mile. Get a map we will MARK IT UP with the hot spots. WE ARE HERE FISHING EVERYDAY AND CAN PUT YOU ON THE FISH. Spinney Maps are officially unavailable and no longer in production. You can probably find them other places but we are out. Plenty of Eleven Mile in stock get yours with all the hot spots marked up today. Information is gold for catching

PIC # 1: WOW what a way to start your new year. 41” We forgot to weigh it we were all so excited about the story. Waterdog PIC # 2: A NICE 37” on a waterdog. pic courtesy Christian F.
PIC # 3: EXCLUSIVE: You will not be able to find these pink “FLAMINGO” maggots anywhere in Colorado accept at 11 Mile Marina. We heard from our Distributor Discount Tackle in Denver just got a few jars. Sure to be a hot ice fishing bait. Also Strawberry Limeade with Garlic scent Power Bait exclusively at the Marina and our online store. PIC # 4: Ladies day on the ice. Pic courtesy Leslie B. PIC # 5: 26.25” 7.47lbs pic courtesy Bryan J.

SEND US YOUR PICS: Thank you for sending pics of your success here. Sometimes they end up in junk file and we lose them, sometimes they are in a format that is not supported by website backend. If you don’t get a thank you acknowledgement email that means we didn’t get it. Try again THANKS!! Send in those ice pics. If we use it stop in for a free Krystal Lazer ice jig.

TROUT: FAIR TO GOOD: The last week saw a number of frustrated anglers as the Trout were few and far between. That happens from time to time and the only cure is keeping at it. Fish are very spot specific of late and you certainly can feel frustrated when you are seeing nothing and a shelter 40 feet away can’t keep them off the hook. Pinks have been a productive color although many different baits are working. Try to flash them in with a Kastmaster or Krocodile. Work them vigorously from top to bottom. A dead stick with a Krystal Lazer just below the ice will surprise when you aren’t ready. We also like tubes of all sizes. Stink them up.

NEW ITEMS IN STORE: A couple of new items in the store this week that we like: Kenders Tungsten jigs/Waxie We have a few different patterns and so far so good. Tungsten is dense and more sensitive then other metals. Feel lighter bites and get down to the fish quickly. Some with glow patterns. check them out. A Power Bait product that has been around but suggested to us by a few anglers, Egg Cluster. Just put them on a hook and fish them off the bottom like a spawn sack. These may be used in the tournament.

SPAWN SACKS: In general these are productive baits at Eleven Mile for big fish. We sell a variety of Trout eggs that can legally be used. Colorado CPW regulations prohibit the use of spawn from a Trout or Salmon caught in the wild anywhere in Colorado. Because we cannot prove without a genetic test that someone mixed wild caught eggs with store bought we have made the use of sacks in general prohibited in the contests this year. You can still use a single salmon egg on small snell hook but no sacks of any kind. We do sell Pautzke Trout eggs that can be used in a sack anytime legally but not if you are in the contest. We do sell a Pautzke Spawn Sac Tyer. You can tie your own, a good investment or we do have some pre tied in a cup of three.

KOKANEE SALMON: POOR: Marking fish but not catching is the order of the day. Look for improvement as we move into January. The bigger ones are by themselves and can pop up almost anywhere like North Shore or Duck Island, the smaller ones are stacked up on the East End and hit every so often. Look to spoons like Swedish Pimples, Kastmasters and Krocodiles. Always tip with something. We bring everything to the hook seeing what the bait du jour may be. When you make the hike you want to have everything with you. And a hike it is.

NORTHERN PIKE: GOOD: The dogs are doing it with some really nice fish being landed. Most have been in water 8 to 10 feet deep. We like right on the edge of the weed beds Rocky Flats to Stoll and Lazy Boy to Cross Creek. Seeing plenty at North Shore also. Tip ups have been productive and the bigger dogs seem a little more productive then the smaller ones. Suckers have also been helpful with just the right size.

SPECIAL NOTE: 11 Mile Marina is located at the North Shore in Eleven Mile State Park, Lake George Colorado. A CPW Park Pass is required on all vehicles entering the Park.  Any fees for Guide/Outfitter/Rental services do not include Park fees, CO fishing license or gratuities.

BIG ROCK: Heading to Nashville for the Big Rock Sports trade show. Lots of new products on display along with tried and true ones. Time to order for the Summer!!

The WEEKLY FISHING REPORT is produced by fishermen for fishermen. We try to get it done every Thursday but some times fishing or life gets in the way. So if its not there on Thursday morning it will show up by Friday. We appreciate all the support and acknowledge that many of you won't miss a week but every now and then we might. CLICK SUPPORT THE REPORT TO HELP OUT Be Safe. Fish On!

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