Cemetery Lake Fishing near Loveland, Colorado

• Overview

  In Colorado, Cemetery Lake falls inside Larimer County. The setting is open valley on every side. At about 44 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.1 miles, and most of it is walkable. It lies lower than most water we list in Colorado. Loveland is the closest place, 1.2 miles off. Fort Collins is the closest city, 12 miles away. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Cemetery Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Larimer County, recorded fish include black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, white sucker, rainbow trout and brown trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Cemetery Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 71°F and January reads 27°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to Cemetery Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Westerdoll Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Cemetery Lake in particular, ask before you travel.