Another Good Day On The PT ~ Bigs Are Out For Spawn 21Mar25

The cutbow spawn on the Arkansas tailwater in Pueblo is in full swing. One implication is that the sections' biggest fish are out getting randy, and displaying spawning behaviors. We don't fish on the redds or disturb them (always wade far around the spawning beds) but nearby resting and feeding fish are fare game. Often the largest fish fin off beds nearby and above their normal deeper holes, so they can escape back to the depths readily. It's a great time of year to be fishing our rainbow tailwaters in CO. My outing to the PT began late at 11am and ended early at 2pm but I still caught many larger and stronger fish at about 2/hr. Flows are still low @ 153cfs; temps were low 60's; wind was minimal. All fish today were taken on a gray-brown midge emerger; all were 18"-20", so I did score my 1st 20"er of the year (shown eating the guy beneath me ~ not a great pic as to showing size really, but funny); only one lady was in the mix. I toted the keen Rodfather Ghost Bomber; it landed all the big fish readily respecting my 5.5X tippets.