Club Gulch Reservoir Fishing in Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  The Delta County entry here is Club Gulch Reservoir, in Colorado. The water sits 5,423 feet up. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Delta County are larger. Start from Delta, 8.3 miles down the road. Lakewood sits 181 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Club Gulch Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Survey and observation records for Delta County include rainbow trout, white sucker, flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and brown trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Club Gulch Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 76°F in July and bottom out at 28°F in January. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan any trip to Club Gulch Reservoir around it. The first frost of the year slows things for a few days.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Shortcut Reservoir, 1.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Club Gulch Reservoir.