Biskup Reservoir Fishing in Moffat County, Colorado

• Overview

  Colorado holds Biskup Reservoir, in Moffat County. The bank is 6,306 feet above sea level. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Craig is the closest place, 4.7 miles off. For a city, Boulder is 120 miles off. Within a short run: Dresher Reservoir sits 1.4 miles out, Leftwich Reservoir within 2.4 miles, Kowach Reservoir sits 3.4 miles out, Elk Head Reservoir within 5.7 miles and Greasewood Flat Reservoir sits 10 miles out. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Biskup Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Moffat County: flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, white sucker, common carp and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Biskup Reservoir the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 20°F to 65°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Biskup Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Dresher Reservoir is 1.4 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Biskup Reservoir.