Clear Lake Fishing near Georgetown, Colorado

• Overview

  Set in Clear Creek County, Clear Lake is a Colorado water. The water sits 9,902 feet up. The water covers some 26 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. It is among the larger waters listed here for Clear Creek County. Georgetown sits 2.5 miles from the bank. Idaho Springs lies 11 miles off, Upper Bear Creek another 15 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Clear Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Public occurrence data for Clear Creek County names black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Clear Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 54°F; by January the average is down near 20°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near mid May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Clear Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Green Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Clear Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.