This past Saturday, August 6th, CTU’s West Denver Chapter held their annual fishing day at Bartle Lakes. The net proceeds help West Denver accomplish its mission of providing education for children through Trout in the Classroom programs; teaching youngsters at Windy Peak about entomology and the environment; providing at least one scholarship to the annual CTU camp; providing a fellowship to a student at CSU's Warner College of Natural Resources; bug and water sampling in various watersheds through Riverwatch and working with the state and other stakeholders to develop a long term plan for the Clear Creek watershed. Recently West Denver partnered with the City of Lakewood and Colorado Parks and Wildlife to assist with a day of fishing, education, and camping at Bear Creek State Park.
Bartle Lakes is a private 160 acres nestled away at over 10,000 feet in elevation. Located in Park County and offering 2 lakes to fish, the water holds thousands of wild brook trout, as well as trophy rainbow and brown trout. Owner Kevin Kasparek says the land has been in his family for 98 years. You can find more information about Bartle Lakes at http://www.bartlelakes.com/
19 people took part in this year’s Bartle Lakes fishing day. The weather turned out excellent, and many folks landed some of the trophy fish.
As always, volunteering makes these types of event go smoothly. Thanks to Matt Rivera for all the hard work putting this event together and Laura Beer for co-hosting. David & Cindy Dudden provided an excellent lunch for everyone. Finally, thanks to Greg Johnson from Golden River Sports for guiding from the boat!
For more information on West Denver’s chapter activities and to volunteer, please visit https://westdenvertu.org/
