Brush Hollow Reservoir in Fremont County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Fremont County, Colorado, this is Brush Hollow Reservoir. The water sits 5,499 feet up. The water covers some 89 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.6 miles on foot. It is the biggest water on our Fremont County list. The nearest town is Penrose, 3.1 miles away. Pueblo sits 28 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Brush Hollow Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Open biodiversity records for Fremont County list brown trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, brook trout and arkansas darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Brush Hollow Reservoir the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 73°F and January about 33°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Plan any trip to Brush Hollow Reservoir around it. Long daylight spreads the feeding across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  This one is recorded as open to the public. Public data records a boat ramp half a mile out. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Dry Creek Flood Control Reservoir, 7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Brush Hollow Reservoir as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.