Deluge Lake in Eagle County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Deluge Lake in Eagle County, Colorado. The country here is pine and birch. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Colorado listings. Head to Vail, 7.9 miles away, for anything you forgot. Boulder sits 57 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Deluge Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Eagle County cover brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Deluge Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 15°F in January to roughly 51°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late May. Ice usually gives way near late May, and forms again about early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Plan around that when you fish Deluge Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Snow Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Deluge Lake for certain.