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Report Date: 4/18/2026

North Shore boat ramp is now open for the season. Witchers cove boat ramp is still closed.

Current Conditions

11 Mile has continued to fish strong. While it doesnt get the same press as Spinney or Antero, this lake can definitely hold its own. We have seen some very consistent conditions since ice off. Navigating the wind has been a bit tricky, but paying attention to the wind forecasts will help immensely. Days with zero wind have been tough. We have had a lot of success on the south shoreline this year. There have even been some banger days in the backcountry cove area. The boat traffic has been pretty intense on some days, especially weekends. This can be a great place to get out in a kayak on the less windy days. As we progress through spring, the fish are starting to venture and feed out farther into the lake. Fishing with tubes or kayaks will enable the angler to reach more fish. Depths have varied, but we are seeing the most success in about 6-12 feet of water. Fishing times have varied, but the angler will want to focus more on the wind forecasts than anything. Earlier in the mornings and later in the day have been solid. Its a good time to work the lake with indicator rigs or slow crawling flies. Be sure to start playing with your depth on your rigs now, some fish are feeding a little deeper.

Tactics:

While you can still fish pretty close to shore and shallow, dont be afraid to bomb those casts out there too!  Depth is absolutely key and will be the difference between a good day and a slow day.

Hatches:

The bug life is starting to become a little more active. We are seeing some decent chironomid hatches along with the standard leech, scud, and even egg patterns bringing fish to the net. This is also a great time to focus on some baitfish patterns! (streamers)We do expect all of the hatches this year to happen a little earlier than normal.

Tips:

Work tandem indicator rigs a couple feet below the surface. Play with your depth until you start finding success.

Weather:

Short Term-  Today will remain cooler behind a quick storm that came through the state yesterday. This storm brought some much needed snow and precipitation to the high country. Things rebound quickly and we will be back in the low 60's on Sunday. Nice and mild weather will continue well into next week with highs in the 60's and morning lows in the 20's. Wednesday (4/22) we will see some pretty intense wind up this way. This is ahead of another and potentially larger system that looks to be coming into Colorado late next week and into next weekend.

Long Term-  Late next week we will see some large scale changes coming to the area. Exact details are still spotty, but we will see a significant increase in precipitation and cooler temperatures. Temps will cool into the 30's and 40's. This system will hang around for 3-4 days and give us a chance to get some key precipitation. Temps will be cold enough that any precipitation will be in the form of sleet and snow. This will be a great opportunity for the high country to get some more snow. In all, we are pretty excited about this weather late next week!

April is definitely feeling more like spring.

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