Beaver Lake Fishing near Chama, Colorado

• Overview

  Beaver Lake is one of the Conejos County listings for Colorado. Land around it is lake country bush. At about 26 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Chama sits 23 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Pueblo, 121 miles distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Conejos County cover white sucker, brown trout, green sunfish, black-spotted cutthroat trout and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Beaver Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 15°F and July at about 55°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Beaver Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. La Grulla Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Signs at Beaver Lake carry more weight than any list.