Adams and Bunker Reservoir Number 1 in Weld County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Adams and Bunker Reservoir Number 1 is listed under Weld County, Colorado. Country round the bank runs to farm and woodlot. The water covers some 33 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Pine Bluffs is the closest town at 26 miles. Fox Farm-College follows at 26 miles, then South Greeley at 27 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Adams and Bunker Reservoir Number 1

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Species logged across Weld County include white sucker, common carp, green sunfish, longnose sucker and bluegill. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At this water the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 72°F and January at 27°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. The season on this water rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Carp respond to sweetcorn or boilies fished patiently on the bottom near feeding areas. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Adams and Bunker Reservoir Number 3 is 0.8 miles distant. Confirm before you fish this water.