Cole Reservoir Number 3 Fishing in Delta County, Colorado

• Overview

  Cole Reservoir Number 3 belongs to Delta County, Colorado. Elevation runs to 10,308 feet. At roughly 2 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Delta County list holds plenty of bigger water. Cedaredge lies 11 miles from the water. Orchard City is 17 miles away, with Paonia at 17 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Cole Reservoir Number 3

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. 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. This water fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 16°F to 55°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing this water regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Cherry Lane Reservoir, 0.1 miles away. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.