Fishing Box Springs Reservoir Number 5 in Crowley County, Colorado

• Overview

  You will find Box Springs Reservoir Number 5 in Crowley County, Colorado. Elevation runs to 4,478 feet. Small at around 22 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Colorado listings. The nearest town is Ordway, 11 miles away. It is 50 miles to Pueblo, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Box Springs Reservoir Number 5

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Species logged across Crowley County include common carp, largemouth bass, bluegill and gizzard shad. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Work this water in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 77°F for July and 29°F for January. A lid forms in a hard winter only. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. This water fishes to that pattern most years. Short days concentrate it into a narrow window.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Box Springs Reservoir Number 4, 1.8 miles out. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.