Adams and Bunker Reservoir Number 3 Fishing Guide, Weld County, Colorado

• Overview

  Colorado holds Adams and Bunker Reservoir Number 3, in Weld County. The water sits 5,115 feet up. It measures about 44 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 1.4 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Ground here is low by Colorado standards. 27 miles away sits Pine Bluffs, the nearest town. For a city, Greeley is 36 miles off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Adams and Bunker Reservoir Number 3

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Survey and observation records for Weld County include white sucker, common carp, green sunfish and longnose sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At this water the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 72°F and January about 27°F. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Carp respond to sweetcorn or boilies fished patiently on the bottom near feeding areas. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Adams and Bunker Reservoir Number 2 is 0.3 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.