Box Elder Reservoir Number 4, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Box Elder Reservoir Number 4 in Moffat County, Colorado. It lies 5,568 feet above sea level. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Moffat County are larger. The closest town, Rangely, is 13 miles distant. Then Meeker, 43 miles, and Naples, 45 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Box Elder Reservoir Number 4

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Moffat County, recorded fish include flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, white sucker, common carp and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On this water the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 72°F and January at 19°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. The water is typically free of ice between late March and early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect this water to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Box Elder Reservoir Number 3 at 0.8 miles is the sensible second choice. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.