Anderson Reservoir Fishing in Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  You will find Anderson Reservoir in Delta County, Colorado. It lies 10,472 feet above sea level. Roughly 38 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Size puts it in the front rank of our Delta County list. The town to know is Cedaredge, 16 miles out. Boulder sits 150 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Anderson Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Across Delta County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, white sucker, flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and brown trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Anderson Reservoir gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 57°F and January about 17°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Anderson Reservoir by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Grove Creek Reservoir Number 1 is 0.4 miles off. The position on Anderson Reservoir is worth confirming on the day.