Beaver Lake in Conejos County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Beaver Lake is listed under Conejos County, Colorado. Elevation runs to 9,659 feet. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Conejos County are larger. The nearest town is Chama, 17 miles away. The nearest city of size is Pueblo, 126 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Conejos County cover white sucker, brown trout, green sunfish and black-spotted cutthroat trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Beaver Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 17°F in January and 55°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Beaver Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Rock Lake is 0.4 miles off. What applies at Beaver Lake may have changed since it was mapped.