Bolen Reservoir Fishing near Palisade, Colorado

• Overview

  Bolen Reservoir is listed under Mesa County, Colorado. The water sits 9,948 feet up. Surface area is around 50 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 1.3 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It ranks high for size among our Mesa County listings. 9.3 miles away sits Palisade, the nearest town. Boulder is the closest city, 171 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Bolen Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Open biodiversity records for Mesa County list flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, green sunfish, white sucker and common carp. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Bolen Reservoir the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 61°F for July and 19°F for January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Bolen Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Bolen, Anderson, and Jacobs Reservoir Number Two sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Rules at Bolen Reservoir are worth checking on the day.