Fishing Apache Lake in Larimer County, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Larimer County, Apache Lake is a Colorado water. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Small at around 14 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Head to Laporte, 27 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Fort Collins is 31 miles off. No border sits close enough to matter. One side gets the morning sun and the other the evening.

• Where to Fish on Apache Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Larimer County include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Apache Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 57°F, with February the cold end at about 24°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Apache Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Fishing from a pier is possible 0.9 miles away. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Hiawatha Lake is 0.4 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Apache Lake.