Blue Lake Fishing near Georgetown, Colorado

• Overview

  Blue Lake falls in Clear Creek County, part of Colorado. The setting is pine and birch. At 2 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Clear Creek County list. The town to know is Georgetown, 6.8 miles out. Fraser is 11 miles away, with Idaho Springs at 13 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Blue Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Clear Creek County cover black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Blue Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 51°F and January near 17°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late May. Ice clears near late May and comes back about early November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Blue Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Ethel Lake, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Blue Lake before loading the car.