Fishing Belisle Reservoir in Arapahoe County, Colorado

• Overview

  Belisle Reservoir is set in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The ground round it is mixed woodland. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Arapahoe County list. For a base, Littleton sits 1.4 miles out. After that come Englewood at 1.5 miles and Sheridan at 1.6 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Belisle Reservoir

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Species logged across Arapahoe County include common carp, white sucker and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Treat Belisle Reservoir as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 73°F and January reads 31°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Belisle Reservoir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. There are picnic tables half a mile away. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Ketring Lake, 1.7 miles away. Treat access at Belisle Reservoir as something to verify.