While high and off-colored streams are producing for those working dark nymphs tight to the shore, Clear Creek is a good option. Up north, Horsetooth is producing good numbers of smallmouth, lots of trout and the occasional walleye. Jerkbaits are a good choice. Smaller urban ponds continue to produce lots of bass as the spawn approaches. Please release spawning fish. Crankbaits and plastics, such as lizards, are a good choice for bass. Trout anglers are finding fast action at Evergreen, Georgetown and Pinewood, thanks in part to recent stockings. While most baits are working, a fly and bubble with a hare’s ear nymph is very effective. Catfishing is starting to pick up. Many baits will produce, but cutbait (fish) tend to catch bigger cats.
Prime Times
This table of fish and game feeding activity cycles has been prepared by Prime Times Forecast. “Prime” periods generally last 1K to 3K hours, “short” periods 45 minutes to 1K hours. (Asterisks indicate periods of exceptional activity, with the more asterisks, the more intense and longer the activity.)
| May | A.M. | P.M. | |||
| Date | Day | Short | Prime | Short | Prime |
| 14 | Wed. | ***6:14 | **11:38 | **6:41 | — |
| 15 | Thu. | *7:15 | *12:14 | *7:44 | *12:43 |
| 16 | Fri. | 8:15 | 1:18 | *8:44 | 1:47 |
| 17 | Sat. | 9:17 | 2:23 | 9:46 | 2:52 |
| 18 | Sun. | 10:17 | 3:20 | 10:45 | 3:52 |
| 19 | Mon. | 11:14 | 4:24 | 11:41 | 4:51 |
| 20 | Tue. | — | 5:22 | 12:09 | 5:48 |
| 21 | Wed. | 12:35 | 6:22 | 1:02 | 6:48 |
