Spin and Bait casting reels

Glenwood Springs, at 5,800 ft between the gold-medal Roaring Fork and Colorado River, offers prime spin and bait fishing just minutes from downtown, with late summer through fall delivering clear flows and aggressive trout. Top spots include Two Rivers Park (wade the confluence for browns on spinners), Grizzly Creek (pocket water rainbows crush #4 Panther Martins), and Ruedi Reservoir (30 min up Fryingpan Rd—shoreline pike on Kastmasters). We stock open-face reels like the Shimano Sedona 2500 ($69) with 6–7 ft medium-light rods for finesse, plus baitcasters such as the Abu Garcia Max Pro ($89) to bomb ⅜ oz Rooster Tails or nightcrawlers under bobbers. Hot rigs: Carolina with salmon eggs for whitefish, #2–#6 inline spinners for trout, and nightcrawlers on #4 baitholder hooks. Barbless hooks required on Roaring Fork catch-and-release. Stop in for fresh line, local maps, and the spinner that’s crushing it this week—we’re open 9 AM daily.