![]() ![]() Vrain State Park Manager Scott Reffel and company stock the park’s ponds with an extensive variety of fish, including trout, walleye, catfish and pike.A word of advice from Reffel on a successful ice fishing venture: use smaller bait.”Smaller is usually better: Swedish pimples, meal worms or just the head of a live worm will land substantially more fish than large jigs or bait,” Reffel said. Vrain is the go-to spot for Weld County winter anglers, offering ice fishing at 10 of its 11 ponds during the winter. That’s not to mention the numerous lakes in the foothills and Front Range mountains within a few hours drive of Greeley and Weld County.St. Vrain State Park, Boyd Lake State Park, Jackson Lake State Park or Frank State Wildlife Area. 3, OrchardStock: walleye, saugeye, wiper, channel catfish, crappie, trout, rainbow trout, cutbow Barr Lake State Park13401 Picadilly Road, BrightonStock: rainbow trout, walleye, wiper, black crappie, yellow perchWeld County and its surrounding area offer several locations for ice fishing – whether it’s St. 11-C, LovelandStock: walleye, white bass, catfish, trout, perch, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill Jackson Lake State Park26363 Morgan Co. 13 (south of the Poudre River), WindsorStock: largemouth bass, catfish Boyd Lake State Park3720 N. ![]() ![]() Stock: trout, crappie, saugeye, walleye, catfish, pike, musky, bluegill, sunfish, pumpkin seed, perch, grass carp, trophy largemouth bass Frank State Wildlife AreaExit 262 off I-25, 2.3 miles east on Colo. Blue Heron Reservoir (largest body of water at St.24.5, FirestoneAll ponds except Pelican Pond are open for ice fishing in the winter. Ice fishing does require some relocation at times since many of the fish do not quickly swim into near areas. Kelly Ragan drills a hole into the ice for a new spot to fish during her excursion to St. ![]()
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