[Dougzilla]

I'm trying to put a fishing kit together for my Niece who lives in Colorado.

Can ya'll please help me decide what kind of lures and equipment to put in the kit?

I've already got a nice freshwater reel and rod for her, but im not sure what kind of fish are out there.

She's in Aurora, Colorado, so i'm assuming she'll be fishing in nearby lakes or ponds.

Ive already added snap swivels, hooks and bobbers......

 

[Denverbill]

Colorado is a Trout and Bass state. So Smaller rapalla spoon lures are good. Salmon Eggs and worms work great too.

I fly fish myself but will break out a spinning reel once in a while.

 

[Dougzilla]

Thank you Bill ! That's exactly what i needed to know.

 

[Congo]

Who will she be fishing with?
I'd get her barbed shank hooks, slip sinkers, sinkers, and those clear plastic water fillable "bobbers" they use out west. Most people use power bait and for a female, that's preferred over nightcrawlers. I'd guess she's not experienced enough to use live bait.

Spinners (mepps/panther martins/etc.) would be OK too.

If she's denver metro, she'll probably be doing reserviors. Most of CO fish are stockers, so powerbait should work fine.

 

[evergreencatch]

I'm trying to put a fishing kit together for my Niece who lives in Colorado.

Can ya'll please help me decide what kind of lures and equipment to put in the kit?

I've already got a nice freshwater reel and rod for her, but im not sure what kind of fish are out there.

She's in Aurora, Colorado, so i'm assuming she'll be fishing in nearby lakes or ponds.

Ive already added snap swivels, hooks and bobbers......

If you you lures. use a mepps #3 with white hackle, trim the hackle to hook
and then you have a good Colorado lure. good luck

 

[texdoug1]

I'm fond of the small Rooster Tails. Always seem to do allright with them when I go up there.

 

[Mr Nice Guy]

I'm fond of the small Rooster Tails. Always seem to do allright with them when I go up there.

Me too. I use to hit lots of trout with them on the Blue River by Silverthorne and Dillon

 

[Canyon Wind]

For spinning the alpine lakes go with #0 and #1 Mepps Aglia. Silver or gold with and without tails. A daredevle or Thomas 1/6th ounce spoon works good also.

Crawlers are always a good bet so send some baitholder hooks. Size 6 or 8.

 

[Congo]

Nice fish CW.
I ditched the mepps/rooster tails in favor of panthers.

 

[vicdotcom]

For spinning the alpine lakes go with #0 and #1 Mepps Aglia. Silver or gold with and without tails. A daredevle or Thomas 1/6th ounce spoon works good also.

Crawlers are always a good bet so send some baitholder hooks. Size 6 or 8.

That is the second prettiest trout I have ever seen. Golden trout will always be my number 1 fish though.

I feel bad that all we have are ugly sunfish here in Fl LOL (excluding saltwater)

 

[Congo]

I feel bad that all we have are ugly sunfish here in Fl LOL (excluding saltwater)

If you're a fisherman, just be thankful you live in a place like FL.
In CO, scenery is wonderful, but fishing *****. It's an arid state, so everything follows that.

 

[krock]

nice brookies.

1/16 to 1/8 oz roostertails,all black.(any color will work,i just catch more on black for some reason)