I stopped in 11 Mile Canyon as I was returning from Summit via Breck. The road was decent, a grader actually was working the entire stretch as I was at the head end, though 30% was covered in snow & ice making somewhat slower going. I was there mainly to find out how to get an annual pass ~ which I could not from entry signage; my check & letter was "returned to sender" using the same scheme/address I used last year and RMRC doesn't have a "Pikes" landing page either any more. I wrote Angler's Covey but they didn't respond. Mystery. I'm just gonna jam my check into the "stuff tube" next time I am out there.
There were ~25 cars in the canyon and plenty of fishermen; I can't quite tell you why though. I fished only briefly and didn't catch anything (likely my 1st time being skunked in 11 Mile) but checked out most of the deep holes along the head end from the last bridge to the dam. The water was cold and the fish are concentrated still in the deeper holes without much current (still conserving energy). The fish are not spread out at all. The air was nice at 48° or so and sunny. There was no sign of cut's and 'bows spawning and precious little redds already finned well... it is just a bit higher and colder here. The feeding I observed was on super tiny midges I couldn't see... I expect my #24s were huge in comparison.
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