Ashponds Hayden Station Fishing in Routt County, Colorado

• Overview

  Ashponds Hayden Station is a Routt County water, Colorado side. The water sits 6,522 feet up. It covers about 24 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest town is Hayden, 4.3 miles away. The nearest city of size is Boulder, 106 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Ashponds Hayden Station

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Across Routt County, recorded fish include brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and mountain whitefish. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Ashponds Hayden Station the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 65°F and January at 18°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Ashponds Hayden Station the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Walrod Reservoir, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Ashponds Hayden Station before loading the car.