Big Ruby Reservoir Fishing Guide, Mineral County, Colorado

• Overview

  Big Ruby Reservoir is a Mineral County water, in Colorado. The setting is mixed forest. Roughly 30 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. It sits higher than most water we list in Colorado. Supplies mean a trip to Pagosa Springs, 31 miles off. Pueblo is the closest city, 143 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Big Ruby Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Reported across Mineral County: brook trout, black-spotted cutthroat trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Big Ruby Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 12°F and July at about 52°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late May. Averages place the thaw at late May and the freeze at mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Big Ruby Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Fuchs Reservoir is 0.3 miles distant. Nothing on Big Ruby Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.