Going fishing this weekend was really fun. Got quite a few rainbows and browns at the lower down section of the Poudre. The group of fish showed a distance size distribution, small ones just born and the last years stockers or year old fish. This size was distinction was quite fun to see on such a fun spot as the picnic rock.
The amazing part is that last year the river was still frozen around this time. Any fishing last spring was done in town and was much less successful. It reminds me that the low snow pack will result in a mild runoff this year. A mild runoff is a two edged sword. On one side there is more quality fishing right away in summer, but the other side is that is seems that less food will be available for the fish. This less food means that next years fishing will be just slightly less than it was this year.
