Arkansas Tailwaters (Pueblo)
This trip opens the 2023 season of Come Fish With Us – Moving Waters!
Where: Arkansas Tailwaters (Pueblo)
Meet: 7:45am, March 25 (Saturday) Park-n-Ride
C-470/University Blvd (SW Quadrant) 8392 S Burnley Ct, Highlands Ranch
Last season we explored several locations on the Arkansas River between Canon City and Salida. This season we may explore additional Arkansas locations, but we are also going to include new rivers (with similar drive times) such as the rivers Blue, Colorado, Williams Fork, South Platte, and Big Thompson. More about these possible destinations in future newsletters.
If you are new to these trip, the daily agenda is generally the following:
• 7:45am - Organize carpooling
• 8:00am - Leave park-n-ride
• 10:00am - Arrive at river
• 1:00-ish - Lunch
• 4:00pm - Conclude fishing
• 4:30pm - Begin return trip
• 6:30pm - Arrive park-n-ride
We are going to try to explore some additional rivers this season, but one thing to note regarding snowpack: all drainages have above average snowpack numbers this year except the Arkansas which is below average. With spring run-off, we play it by ear, so we may find ourselves with rivers blown out except the Arkansas, and in this case we may choose to go to the Arkansas. Again, we’ll play this decision on the destination by ear as we see how run-off unfolds.
Questions? Contact Harlan Husmann at (701) 893-6068 or harlan.husmann@outlook.com.
If you want to mark the future dates on your calendar, here are the tentative dates for next few (all Saturdays):
• April 29
• June 3*
• July 22
• August 19
• September 23
• October 14
* - Run-off may be happening around this time, so we’ll adjust as necessary depending on conditions.
Questions? Contact Harlan Husmann at (701) 893-6068 or harlan.husmann@outlook.com.
(I may have a conflict with a trip later in the season, so I’m looking for someone who would be willing to co-pilot a trip in my stead. If you are willing, please contact me.)