Baker Reservoir Fishing in Pueblo County, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Pueblo County, Colorado, this is Baker Reservoir. The setting is mixed woodland on every side. About 2 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. For a base, Walsenburg sits 20 miles out. Colorado City is 26 miles away, with Fowler at 35 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Baker Reservoir

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Pueblo County list rainbow trout, white sucker, bluegill, green sunfish and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Baker Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 33°F to 73°F. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Baker Reservoir runs to that rhythm year in and year out. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Butte Reservoir at 2.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Baker Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.