Browning and Reese Reservoir Number 1 Fishing in Otero County, Colorado

• Overview

  Browning and Reese Reservoir Number 1 is listed under Otero County, Colorado. The country here is rolling hill. It lies lower than most water we list in Colorado. Supplies mean a trip to La Junta, 17 miles off. Pueblo is the closest city, 57 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules. The setting is plain rather than dramatic, and it fishes well for it.

• Where to Fish on Browning and Reese Reservoir Number 1

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Open biodiversity records for Otero County list green sunfish, channel catfish, white sucker and bluegill. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of this water decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 77°F; the cold one sits at 31°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On this water the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Brown Reservoir, 5.5 miles out. Nothing on this water should be assumed from this page alone.