Bear Lake Fishing Guide, Conejos County, Colorado

• Overview

  Bear Lake stands in Conejos County, Colorado. The setting is rolling bush. About 14 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is high ground by Colorado standards. For supplies, Chama is 26 miles out. Pueblo is the closest city, 124 miles away. Close neighbours run: Rock Lake sits 2.9 miles out, Tobacco Lake a touch under 3 miles, Acascosa Lake sits 3.4 miles out, Timber Lake a touch under 3.5 miles and Big Lake sits 3.7 miles out. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Bear Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Conejos County include white sucker, brown trout, green sunfish and black-spotted cutthroat trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Bear Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 51°F at the top of summer and 15°F at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late May. Climate figures give an open season running late May to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Bear Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Rock Lake is 2.9 miles distant. Check the position on Bear Lake before loading the car.