Deep Lake Fishing near Glenwood Springs, Colorado

• Overview

  Within Garfield County, Colorado, you have Deep Lake. The country here is rolling bush. Roughly 36 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 0.8 miles keeps the choices simple. The closest town, Glenwood Springs, is 15 miles distant. Then New Castle, 19 miles, and Gypsum, 20 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Deep Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Garfield County include cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Deep Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 15°F and July at about 53°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around late May on average, with the water closing again about early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Deep Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A slipway half a mile out gives trailer access. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Heart Lake Reservoir at 1.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Deep Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.