Creedmore Lakes, Colorado: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Creedmore Lakes lies within the bounds of Larimer County, Colorado. Around the bank it is rolling bush. At roughly 11 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Laporte is the closest town at 29 miles. For a city, Fort Collins is 32 miles off. Close by you have: Lost Lake 3.2 miles off, Lake Nokomis 3.2 miles away, Panhandle Reservoir 3.4 miles off, Lake Erie 3.6 miles away and Apache Lake 3.8 miles off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Creedmore Lakes

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Larimer County records list black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, white sucker and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Creedmore Lakes responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 24°F to 57°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. On average, early May opens the water and late November closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Creedmore Lakes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lost Lake is 3.2 miles off. Check the position at Creedmore Lakes before loading the car.