Colby Horse Park Reservoir Fishing in Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  Colby Horse Park Reservoir lies in Delta County, Colorado. Elevation runs to 10,148 feet. Around 48 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 1.1 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It ranks high for size among our Delta County listings. The nearest place of any size is Cedaredge, 14 miles away. Then Paonia, 18 miles, and Orchard City, 20 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Colby Horse Park Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Open biodiversity records for Delta County list rainbow trout, white sucker and flannelmouth sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Colby Horse Park Reservoir gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 16°F in January up to 55°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid May. Open water usually runs from mid May until about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Colby Horse Park Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Leon Lake is 1.1 miles off. The position on Colby Horse Park Reservoir is worth confirming on the day.