Anyone on here had any Conejos reports or visits this year? Headed up July 3-7. Camping at Lake fork and hitting all the usual spots but looking for an out-of-the-way creek or reports from the lower Conejos.

Thank you!

What a great place!!! Dying to get back there.My favorite SOCO place. That's not a lot of time you are there, but if you hit a nearby fly shop? they should help you out a lot.

Conejos anglers helps, but they mainly focus on the lower river and hold secrets on their creeks. always stop there before my trip up FR250

PM sent jeff

how did it go?

I think the biggest fish there, although I may be wrong, come from the private waters - and there are fences that let you know all about private waters in Colorado!

Pics? I haven't been there since I moved to Alabama.

Any pictures or stories?

Pics from Conejos and other nearby drainages. Main stem conejos was decent, but they continue to play with the faucets and the fish don't like it much. I fished from the village down to and slightly past lake fork. The actual campground stretch was the best - 20 browns in under 2 hours. Nothing big but a wide variation in coloring. I caught a few in Lake Fork and Saddle, but they aren't really fishing like they used to. My favorite little creek one drainage over was it's usual intimate self. Very few anglers, one Rio Grande Cutty per pool, gorgeous scenery, and a great hike into the canyon to end the day. Cutties ranged from bland and 8" to a variety of colors and one hit the 17" mark. I call them dreamsicle orange. I also visited another off the grid creek (25 miles down a bumpy, divot filled road) and struck gold (and green, and red, and well, brown). The area doesn't look like much, but a former volcanic/glacial field with two little creeks winding their way thru it was the place to be the day I was there. Amazing. 70 fish in 6 hours. 2 browns, 2 Rios, 10 Tigers, and about 55 brookies. I set my PB for brookies 3X in one day. a 14", then a 15" and finally a fat 16.5" mama. It was a day to remember. I had my dog, blue sky, 65 degrees, willing fish, not a person in sight, and two little creeks never more than 7 feet wide. I won't mind sharing this one if someone wants to make the journey - PM me.

Beautiful pics nice job man thanks for sharing.

Jeff, stop breaking my heart! What an awesome trip! I wonder how that area would be fishing late August / early September?

JR

Thank you. I miss the Conejos River valley. Probably have my ashes scattered there above Lake Platoro. Hopefully not soon!

Thanks Jeff. Awesome report and pictures.

Haha awesome Jeff I own the entire Conejo valley and trips Awsome stuff right there!!

Tributaries not trips smh. Looks like great trip.