Aspaas Lake, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Aspaas Lake in La Plata County, Colorado. Height above sea level is 8,435 feet. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our La Plata County list holds plenty of bigger water. Durango at 22 miles is the nearest place to stop. After that come Mountain Village at 24 miles and Telluride at 24 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Aspaas Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Records held for La Plata County cover rainbow trout, brook trout, bluehead sucker and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Aspaas Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 58°F; by January the average is down near 20°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Aspaas Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Papoose Lake, 0.6 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Aspaas Lake.