Benchmark Lake Reservoir Fishing in Eagle County, Colorado

• Overview

  Eagle County in Colorado is where Benchmark Lake Reservoir sits. The setting is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 14 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 0.6 miles from Avon. Beyond it, Edwards at 3.4 miles and Minturn at 6.3 miles. Neighbouring water: June Creek Reservoir (1.7 miles), Nottingham Reservoir after 2.1 miles, Beaver Lake (5.1 miles), Wilmor Lake after 5.7 miles and Waterdog Lake (6 miles). Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Benchmark Lake Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Public occurrence data for Eagle County names brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Work Benchmark Lake Reservoir in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 60°F; the cold one sits at 17°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Benchmark Lake Reservoir by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A slipway is marked about 140 yards from here. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. Public data records a pier about 130 yards out. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. June Creek Reservoir sits 1.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Benchmark Lake Reservoir.