Bonnie Meade Reservoir, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Bonnie Meade Reservoir stands in Pueblo County, Colorado. The surface lies 6,096 feet up. It covers about 12 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Supplies mean a trip to Colorado City, 1.2 miles off. After that come Walsenburg at 21 miles and Pueblo at 26 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Bonnie Meade Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. County-wide records name rainbow trout, white sucker, bluegill, green sunfish and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Work Bonnie Meade Reservoir in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 70°F, the coldest about 29°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That is the shape of the year on Bonnie Meade Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Beckwith Reservoir is 1.9 miles distant. Signs at Bonnie Meade Reservoir carry more weight than any list.