Fishing Coon Creek Reservoir Number 4 in Mesa County, Colorado

• Overview

  Coon Creek Reservoir Number 4 stands in Mesa County, Colorado. The surface lies 9,987 feet up. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Mesa County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Cedaredge, 14 miles away. It is 163 miles to Boulder, the nearest city. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Coon Creek Reservoir Number 4

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Reported across Mesa County: flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, green sunfish and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Anyone new to this water should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 17°F in January and 56°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On this water that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, West Griffith Lake is 0.1 miles off. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.